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Greater amberjackShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Spot59
- Atlantic croaker57
- King mackerel57
- Crevalle jack53
- Gray snapper53
- Summer flounder50
- Florida pompano49
- Black drum47
- Red drum47
- Spotted seatrout47
- Black sea bass46
- Spanish mackerel44
- Red snapper43
- Sheepshead43
- Weakfish43
- Cobia40
- Gag grouper39
- Gray triggerfish39
- Red grouper38
- Little tunny37
- Atlantic tarpon35
- Southern flounder35
- Bluefish34
- Greater amberjack34
Best score today · 12 AM · Greater amberjack
- Now
- 344 AM EDT
- Best window
- 5-9 AMFlood tide
- Tide now
- Flooding0.2 ft ▲
Data from: NOAA CO-OPS + NDBC + ECMWF + Open-Meteo Marine · Waterlands engine
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14-day forecast
Best days to fish
24-hour conditions · rolling from now
Conditions · 4 AM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
26Tide: FloodingCurrent: 0.3 knWind & pressure
ECMWF
68Wind: 15 kt NNEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
59Water temp: 80°F, primeLight: NightSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 2.4 ftSeason & habitat · Greater amberjack
Species seasonality
40Season: ShoulderHabitat: Poor fitDepth: Out of rangeRegulations: no rule on file
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 · 9 more weeks at shoulder
- Peak
- Shoulder
- Off
- This week
Spot profile
Henry Hills Harbor
- Depth
- 1-5 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Bay · Inner · Semi-exposedBay · 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 Henry Hills Harbor
Henry Hills Harbor is a bay in Pamlico Sound, North Carolina. Depth is 1-5 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads bay, inner water and semi-exposed.
Waterlands scores 24 species here; the best right now are spot, Atlantic croaker and king mackerel. It is peak season now for spot, Atlantic croaker, king mackerel and crevalle jack, and shoulder season for Florida pompano, black drum, black sea bass and Spanish mackerel. Spot peak from September through October. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October. King mackerel peak in May and from September 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.
- Spot
- Spot school over mud and sand in bays, tidal creeks and channels and around piers and bridges, generally in less than 25 feet of water. Fish a two-hook bottom rig with small hooks and bits of bloodworm or shrimp, and move until you find a school. In fall the biggest fish run out of the sounds past piers and inlets, and the bite can go all day.
- Atlantic croaker
- Croaker feed on mud and sand bottom along channel edges, oyster bars, piers and deeper holes in bays and sounds, mostly in 5 to 30 feet of water. A two-hook bottom rig with small hooks and shrimp, bloodworm or squid catches them from piers, the surf and small boats. Fish the hours around high tide and into the evening.
Nearby spots
Other spots within an easy run
- The Narrows59
Channel · 0.7 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 59
- Spot 56
- Crevalle jack 54
15 kt NNEH 8:41 AM · 0.3 ftL 2:53 PM · 0.2 ft
- East Bay58
Bay · 1.3 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 58
- Red drum 58
- Spot 58
15 kt NNEH 8:41 AM · 0.3 ftL 2:53 PM · 0.2 ft
- Peters Cove55
Bay · 0.4 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 55
- Spot 55
- Crevalle jack 51
15 kt NNEH 8:41 AM · 0.3 ftL 2:53 PM · 0.2 ft
- Deep Hole Point53
Cape · 0.2 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 53
- Spot 53
- King mackerel 50
15 kt NNEH 8:41 AM · 0.3 ftL 2:53 PM · 0.2 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.