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Greater amberjackShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker70
- Spot68
- Red drum65
- Atlantic tarpon64
- Gray snapper61
- Southern flounder60
- Spotted seatrout60
- Crevalle jack57
- Florida pompano53
- King mackerel53
- Black drum52
- Summer flounder52
- Red snapper50
- Gray triggerfish48
- Little tunny48
- Spanish mackerel48
- Black sea bass47
- Gag grouper46
- Red grouper46
- Sheepshead45
- Weakfish45
- Cobia42
- Greater amberjack42
- Bluefish35
Best score today · 7 PM · Greater amberjack
- Now
- 4211 PM EDT
- Best window
- 11 PM-12 AMEbb tide
- Tide now
- Ebbing0.6 ft ▼
Data from: NOAA CO-OPS + ECMWF + Open-Meteo Marine · Waterlands engine
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14-day forecast
Best days to fish
24-hour conditions · rolling from now
Conditions · 11 PM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
46Tide: EbbingCurrent: WeakWind & pressure
ECMWF
97Wind: 4 kt NEPressure: FallingWater temp & sky
Open-Meteo Marine
53Water temp: 83°F, warmLight: NightSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 0.5 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 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
Upper Island 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 Upper Island Point
Upper Island 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 red drum. It is peak season now for Atlantic croaker, spot, red drum and Atlantic tarpon, and shoulder season for Florida pompano, black drum, red snapper 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
- Middle Shoal Creek76
Bay · 0.7 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 76
- Spot 73
- Red drum 72
4 kt NEL 3:59 AM · 0.3 ftH 9:58 AM · 0.5 ft
- Deep Bay75
Bay · 0.9 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 75
- Spot 73
- Red drum 71
4 kt NNWL 3:59 AM · 0.3 ftH 9:58 AM · 0.5 ft
- Middle Creek75
Bay · 1.3 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 75
- Red drum 74
- Spot 73
4 kt NNWL 3:59 AM · 0.3 ftH 9:58 AM · 0.5 ft
- Bernice Creek75
Bay · 1.4 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 75
- Red drum 74
- Spot 73
4 kt NNWL 3:59 AM · 0.3 ftH 9:58 AM · 0.5 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.