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Greater amberjackShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker62
- Spot61
- King mackerel59
- Florida pompano58
- Atlantic tarpon55
- Crevalle jack55
- Gray snapper55
- Red drum53
- Summer flounder52
- Little tunny47
- Red snapper47
- Spanish mackerel47
- Black sea bass45
- Gray triggerfish45
- Gag grouper44
- Black drum43
- Greater amberjack43
- Red grouper43
- Weakfish43
- Cobia40
- Sheepshead39
- Bluefish35
- Southern flounder30
- Spotted seatrout30
Best score today · 8 AM · Greater amberjack
- Now
- 439 PM EDT
- Best window
- 9 PM-12 AMHigh slack
- Tide now
- Flooding0.6 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 · 9 PM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
60Tide: FloodingCurrent: 0.8 knWind & pressure
ECMWF
84Wind: 12 kt NEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
56Water temp: 81°F, warmLight: NightSolunar: Near a majorSeas: 3.1 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 today
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
Lookout Point
- Depth
- 1-6 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Point · Outer · 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 Lookout Point
Lookout Point is a cape in Pamlico Sound, North Carolina. Depth is 1-6 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads point, outer water and exposed.
Waterlands scores 24 species here; the best right now are Atlantic croaker, spot and king mackerel. It is peak season now for Atlantic croaker, spot, king mackerel and Atlantic tarpon, and shoulder season for Florida pompano, little tunny, red snapper and Spanish mackerel. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October. Spot peak from September 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.
- 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
- Rumley Bay67
Bay · 0.8 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 67
- Spot 66
- Florida pompano 62
12 kt NEH 9:38 PM · 0.7 ftL 4:30 AM · 0.2 ft
- Thorofare Bay67
Bay · 1.8 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 67
- Spot 66
- Florida pompano 62
12 kt NEH 9:38 PM · 0.7 ftL 4:30 AM · 0.2 ft
- Hall Point62
Cape · 1.5 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 62
- Spot 61
- King mackerel 59
12 kt NEH 9:38 PM · 0.7 ftL 4:30 AM · 0.2 ft
- South Point61
Cape · 2.0 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 61
- Red drum 60
- Spot 60
12 kt NEL 3:33 AM · 0.2 ftH 8:41 AM · 0.3 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.