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Greater amberjackShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker62
- Spot62
- Atlantic tarpon59
- Crevalle jack59
- Gray snapper59
- Red drum58
- King mackerel55
- Summer flounder54
- Spotted seatrout52
- Black drum51
- Southern flounder51
- Red snapper50
- Spanish mackerel48
- Black sea bass47
- Gray triggerfish47
- Weakfish47
- Florida pompano46
- Gag grouper46
- Red grouper46
- Sheepshead46
- Little tunny44
- Cobia42
- Greater amberjack42
- Bluefish35
Best score today · 7 AM · Greater amberjack
- Now
- 423 AM EDT
- Best window
- 6-9 AMFlood tide
- Tide now
- Ebbing0.3 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 · 3 AM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
58Tide: EbbingCurrent: 0.4 knWind & pressure
ECMWF
75Wind: 14 kt NNEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
58Water temp: 80°F, warmLight: NightSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 2.4 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
Long Bay
- Depth
- 6-10 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 Long Bay
Long Bay is a bay in Pamlico Sound, North Carolina. Depth is 6-10 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads bay, inner water and semi-exposed.
Waterlands scores 24 species here; the best right now are Atlantic croaker, spot and Atlantic tarpon. It is peak season now for Atlantic croaker, spot, Atlantic tarpon and crevalle jack, and shoulder season for black drum, red snapper, Spanish mackerel and black sea bass. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October. Spot peak from September through October. Atlantic tarpon peak from July through September.
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
- Stump Bay65
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- Spot 65
- Atlantic tarpon 61
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- Piney Island Bay60
Bay · 1.4 mi
Top: Red drumPeak season- Red drum 60
- Atlantic croaker 59
- Spot 59
14 kt NNEH 8:41 AM · 0.3 ftL 2:53 PM · 0.2 ft
- Owens Bay58
Bay · 1.4 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 58
- Spot 58
- Red drum 57
14 kt NNEL 4:30 AM · 0.2 ftH 9:40 AM · 0.6 ft
- Corn Sage Point51
Cape · 0.6 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 51
- Spot 51
- Atlantic tarpon 50
14 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.