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Greater amberjackShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker65
- Spot65
- Red drum64
- Crevalle jack63
- Gray snapper59
- King mackerel59
- Southern flounder59
- Spotted seatrout59
- Atlantic tarpon58
- Summer flounder58
- Red snapper53
- Weakfish51
- Black sea bass50
- Gray triggerfish50
- Black drum49
- Gag grouper49
- Red grouper49
- Spanish mackerel48
- Cobia47
- Greater amberjack47
- Sheepshead45
- Florida pompano44
- Little tunny44
- Bluefish35
Best score today · 1 AM · Greater amberjack
- Now
- 472 AM EDT
- Best window
- 5-11 AMHigh slack
- Tide now
- Ebbing0.4 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 · 2 AM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
73Tide: EbbingCurrent: 0.5 knWind & pressure
ECMWF
86Wind: 12 kt NNEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
58Water temp: 80°F, primeLight: NightSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 2.5 ftSeason & habitat · Greater amberjack
Species seasonality
41Season: 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
Juniper Creek
- Depth
- 1-6 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Estuary · Inner · Semi-exposedEstuary · 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 Juniper Creek
Juniper Creek is a bay in Pamlico Sound, North Carolina. Depth is 1-6 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads estuary, inner water and semi-exposed.
Waterlands scores 24 species here; the best right now are Atlantic croaker, spot and red drum. It is peak season now for Atlantic croaker, spot, red drum and crevalle jack, and shoulder season for red snapper, weakfish, black sea bass and gray triggerfish. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October. Spot peak from September through October. Red drum peak from August through November.
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.
- 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.
- 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.
Nearby spots
Other spots within an easy run
- Harbor Creek69
Bay · 0.7 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 69
- Spot 69
- Red drum 67
9 kt NNEL 3:23 AM · 0.4 ftH 8:03 AM · 0.6 ft
- East Bluff Bay69
Bay · 0.7 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 69
- Spot 69
- Atlantic tarpon 68
9 kt NNEL 3:23 AM · 0.4 ftH 8:03 AM · 0.6 ft
- Drum Point64
Cape · 1.1 mi
Top: Atlantic tarponPeak season- Atlantic tarpon 64
- Atlantic croaker 63
- Gray snapper 63
9 kt NNEL 3:23 AM · 0.4 ftH 8:03 AM · 0.6 ft
- North Bluff Point60
Cape · 0.5 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 60
- Spot 60
- Gray snapper 59
12 kt NNEL 3:23 AM · 0.4 ftH 8:03 AM · 0.6 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.