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Greater amberjackShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker70
- Spot70
- Atlantic tarpon63
- Florida pompano59
- Southern flounder57
- Crevalle jack56
- King mackerel56
- Red drum56
- Gray snapper55
- Spotted seatrout55
- Little tunny52
- Summer flounder52
- Black drum50
- Spanish mackerel50
- Gray triggerfish46
- Red snapper46
- Black sea bass45
- Gag grouper45
- Red grouper45
- Cobia44
- Sheepshead44
- Greater amberjack42
- Weakfish42
- Bluefish35
Best score today · 8 AM · Greater amberjack
- Now
- 426 AM EDT
- Best window
- 6-10 AMEbb tide
- Tide now
- Ebbing0.6 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 · 6 AM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
17Tide: EbbingCurrent: WeakWind & pressure
ECMWF
100Wind: 8 kt NNEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
79Water temp: 80°F, warmLight: DawnSolunar: Near a majorSeas: 0.9 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 today
Seasonality · 52-week view · this week ringed
When Greater amberjack is best here
Shoulder season for Greater amberjack · 10 more weeks at shoulder
- Peak
- Shoulder
- Off
- This week
Spot profile
Pingleton 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 Pingleton Point
Pingleton 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 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 southern flounder, and shoulder season for Florida pompano, little tunny, black drum and Spanish mackerel. 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
- Otter Creek76
Bay · 2.3 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 76
- Spot 75
- Southern flounder 66
8 kt NNEL 11:57 AM · 0.3 ftH 6:50 PM · 0.7 ft
- Rawls Point73
Cape · 2.5 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 73
- Spot 72
- Atlantic tarpon 64
8 kt NNEL 11:57 AM · 0.3 ftH 6:50 PM · 0.7 ft
- Pains Point70
Cape · 1.6 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 70
- Spot 70
- Atlantic tarpon 63
8 kt NNEL 11:57 AM · 0.3 ftH 6:50 PM · 0.7 ft
- Juniper Swamp Point70
Cape · 2.2 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 70
- Spot 70
- Atlantic tarpon 63
8 kt NNEL 11:57 AM · 0.3 ftH 6:50 PM · 0.7 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.