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Greater amberjackShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker73
- Spot71
- Florida pompano58
- Atlantic tarpon56
- Red drum55
- Crevalle jack54
- Gray snapper54
- Southern flounder48
- Summer flounder48
- King mackerel47
- Spotted seatrout47
- Black drum46
- Red snapper43
- Weakfish43
- Spanish mackerel42
- Black sea bass41
- Gray triggerfish41
- Sheepshead40
- Gag grouper39
- Red grouper39
- Cobia38
- Little tunny36
- Bluefish34
- Greater amberjack34
Best score today · 12 AM · Greater amberjack
- Now
- 341 AM EDT
- Best window
- 1-6 AMEbb tide
- Tide now
- High0.6 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
Tuesday, Sep 29 · 5 PM
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
78Tide: FloodingCurrent: 0.2 knWind & pressure
ECMWF
100Wind: 4 kt ESEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
Open-Meteo Marine
88Water temp: 76°F, primeLight: DuskSolunar: Near a majorSeas: 0.1 ftSeason & habitat · Greater amberjack
Species seasonality
40Season: ShoulderHabitat: Poor fitDepth: Out of range
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
White Perch Bay
- Depth
- 1-4 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 White Perch Bay
White Perch Bay is a bay in Pamlico Sound, North Carolina. Depth is 1-4 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 Florida pompano. 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. Florida pompano peak from March through April and from October 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
- Judith Narrows75
Channel · 0.7 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 75
- Spot 70
- Florida pompano 61
13 kt NEH 1:18 AM · 0.6 ftL 7:10 AM · 0.3 ft
- Tolers Bay73
Bay · 0.8 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 73
- Spot 71
- Florida pompano 58
13 kt NEH 1:18 AM · 0.6 ftL 7:10 AM · 0.3 ft
- Middle Creek73
Bay · 0.8 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 73
- Spot 71
- Red drum 58
13 kt NEH 1:18 AM · 0.6 ftL 7:10 AM · 0.3 ft
- Drum Cove73
Bay · 1.1 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 73
- Spot 71
- Red drum 60
13 kt NEH 1:18 AM · 0.6 ftL 7:10 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.