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Greater amberjackShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker73
- Spot73
- Atlantic tarpon66
- Red drum60
- Southern flounder59
- Gray snapper58
- King mackerel58
- Florida pompano56
- Spotted seatrout56
- Crevalle jack55
- Black drum54
- Summer flounder54
- Red snapper51
- Weakfish49
- Black sea bass48
- Gray triggerfish48
- Little tunny48
- Spanish mackerel48
- Gag grouper47
- Red grouper47
- Cobia46
- Sheepshead46
- Greater amberjack42
- Bluefish35
Best score today · 9 AM · Greater amberjack
- Now
- 425 AM EDT
- Best window
- 4-11 PMHigh 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 · 5 AM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
38Tide: FloodingCurrent: 0.2 knWind & pressure
ECMWF
100Wind: 4 kt WNWPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
60Water temp: 80°F, warmLight: NightSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 1.2 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 · 10 more weeks at shoulder
- Peak
- Shoulder
- Off
- This week
Spot profile
Sandy Point
- Depth
- 2-10 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 Sandy Point
Sandy Point is a cape in Pamlico Sound, North Carolina. Depth is 2-10 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 red drum, and shoulder season for Florida pompano, black drum, red snapper and weakfish. 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
- Stumpy Point Bay78
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Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 78
- Spot 78
- Atlantic tarpon 70
4 kt WNWL 12:51 PM · 0.4 ftH 7:03 PM · 0.6 ft
- Sandy Bay77
Bay · 1.1 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 77
- Spot 77
- Atlantic tarpon 70
3 kt NWL 12:51 PM · 0.4 ftH 7:03 PM · 0.6 ft
- Drain Point73
Cape · 4.0 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 73
- Spot 73
- Atlantic tarpon 66
4 kt WNWL 12:51 PM · 0.4 ftH 7:03 PM · 0.6 ft
- Parched Corn Bay72
Bay · 3.2 mi
Top: Atlantic tarponPeak season- Atlantic tarpon 72
- Atlantic croaker 71
- Spot 71
3 kt NWH 6:52 AM · 0.6 ftL 1:02 PM · 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.