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Greater amberjackShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Little tunny71
- Weakfish69
- Atlantic croaker67
- Bluefish67
- Spot67
- Black sea bass66
- Spotted seatrout66
- Red drum65
- Southern flounder65
- Black drum62
- Gag grouper62
- Red snapper59
- Striped bass59
- Sheepshead58
- Summer flounder57
- King mackerel49
- Florida pompano47
- Greater amberjack47
- Crevalle jack44
- Atlantic tarpon35
- Cobia35
- Gray snapper35
- Gray triggerfish35
- Red grouper35
- Spanish mackerel35
Best score today · 5 PM · Greater amberjack
- Now
- 471 AM EDT
- Best window
- 3-7 PMFlood tide
- Tide now
- Ebbing0.4 ft ▼
Data from: NOAA CO-OPS + ECMWF + Open-Meteo Marine · Waterlands engine
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14-day forecast
Best days to fish
24-hour conditions
Friday, Nov 13 · 7 AM
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
88Tide: EbbingWind & pressure
ECMWF
82Wind: 10 kt NWPressure: Rising fastWater temp & sky
Open-Meteo Marine
70Water temp: 67°F, coolLight: DawnSolunar: Between periodsSeason & habitat · Greater amberjack
Species seasonality
40Season: ShoulderHabitat: Poor fitDepth: Out of range
Current regulations
What you can keep here today
No rule for Greater amberjack is on file here yet, so its status is unknown, not closed. Confirm limits with NCDMF before you keep a fish.
Source: NCDMF · synced yesterday
Seasonality · 52-week view · this week ringed
When Greater amberjack is best here
Shoulder season for Greater amberjack · 4 more weeks at shoulder
- Peak
- Shoulder
- Off
- This week
Spot profile
Drum Point
- Depth
- 1-6 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Point · Inner · Semi-exposedPoint · flat bottom
- Season
- Shoulder seasonGreater amberjack
NOAA NCEI DEM, sampled Sep 13 on a 3.4 m grid. Depths are feet below NAVD 88, not chart datum (MLLW), so they can differ from a chart by a few feet. Not for navigation.
About this spot
Fishing Drum Point
Drum Point is a cape in Pamlico Sound, North Carolina. Depth is 1-6 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads point, inner water and semi-exposed.
Waterlands scores 25 species here; the best right now are little tunny, weakfish and Atlantic croaker. It is peak season now for little tunny, weakfish, bluefish and black sea bass, and shoulder season for Atlantic croaker, spot, black drum and red snapper. Little tunny peak from October through November. Weakfish peak from October through November. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October.
Tackle & technique
- Greater amberjack
- Amberjack school around wrecks, oil rigs, towers and high-relief reefs in 60 to 250 feet, often suspended well above the bottom. Drop a live blue runner or work a heavy jig through the school, then pump hard, because a big AJ runs straight back into the structure. Heavy conventional gear with 50 to 80 pound line is standard.
- Little tunny
- Little tunny travel fast in schools that pin bait against inlets, points, jetties and tide rips, usually within a few miles of shore and often in less than 60 feet. Stay off the school's path, wait for it to surface within range, and cast small metal or epoxy jigs with a fast retrieve. When fish stay down, troll small feathers along bait edges and color changes to find them.
- Weakfish
- Weakfish hold along channel edges, grass beds, oyster bars and bridge shadows in bays and sounds, usually in 5 to 40 feet of water, and feed hardest at dawn, dusk and after dark. Swim soft plastics or bucktails slowly near the bottom, or drift peeler crab and bloodworms. They have soft mouths, so keep the drag light and the pressure steady.
Nearby spots
Other spots within an easy run
- Point of Narrows75
Cape · 1.0 mi
Top: WeakfishPeak season- Weakfish 75
- Atlantic croaker 73
- Black sea bass 70
11 kt NEL 2:03 AM · 0.3 ftH 7:50 AM · 0.5 ft
- Drum Cove72
Bay · 0.3 mi
Top: WeakfishPeak season- Weakfish 72
- Red drum 71
- Spotted seatrout 71
11 kt NEL 2:03 AM · 0.3 ftH 7:50 AM · 0.5 ft
- Middle Creek72
Bay · 0.7 mi
Top: WeakfishPeak season- Weakfish 72
- Atlantic croaker 69
- Red drum 69
11 kt NEL 2:03 AM · 0.3 ftH 7:50 AM · 0.5 ft
- Tolers Bay72
Bay · 0.9 mi
Top: WeakfishPeak season- Weakfish 72
- Atlantic croaker 69
- Spot 69
11 kt NEL 2:03 AM · 0.3 ftH 7:50 AM · 0.5 ft
Scores and forecasts are for planning only and can be wrong. Conditions on the water change fast; check the marine forecast before you go. Regulations change during the season, so confirm limits and closures with NCDMF before you keep a fish.