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Greater amberjackShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker71
- Spot69
- Atlantic tarpon60
- Florida pompano59
- Crevalle jack57
- Gray snapper56
- Red drum56
- King mackerel53
- Summer flounder52
- Southern flounder50
- Little tunny49
- Spanish mackerel49
- Black sea bass48
- Gray triggerfish47
- Red snapper47
- Black drum46
- Gag grouper46
- Red grouper46
- Spotted seatrout45
- Sheepshead43
- Greater amberjack41
- Weakfish41
- Cobia39
- Bluefish35
Best score today · 7 AM · Greater amberjack
- Now
- 415 PM EDT
- Best window
- 5-10 PMEbb tide
- Tide now
- High5.3 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 PM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
19Tide: High slackCurrent: 0.2 knWind & pressure
ECMWF
100Wind: 5 kt EPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
71Water temp: 84°F, warmLight: Late afternoonSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 1.5 ftSeason & habitat · Greater amberjack
Species seasonality
43Season: 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 SCDNR before you keep a fish.
Source: SCDNR · 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
Northeast Point
- Depth
- 4-20 ftNearest water
- Structure
- Point · Inner · Semi-exposedPoint · slope
- 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 Northeast Point
Northeast Point is a cape in Charleston Harbor, South Carolina. Depth in the nearest water is 4-20 ft, with a slope. 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 crevalle jack, and shoulder season for Florida pompano, little tunny, Spanish mackerel and black sea bass. 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
- Bull Harbor78
Bay · 1.7 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 78
- Spot 78
- Crevalle jack 65
5 kt EL 10:56 PM · 1.4 ftH 4:49 AM · 4.7 ft
- Bulls Bay77
Bay · 3.0 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 77
- Spot 75
- Atlantic tarpon 65
5 kt EL 10:56 PM · 1.4 ftH 4:49 AM · 4.7 ft
- Bird Island Shoal72
Bar · 2.0 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 72
- Spot 70
- Florida pompano 66
5 kt EL 10:56 PM · 1.4 ftH 4:49 AM · 4.7 ft
- Bull Breakers71
Bar · 3.6 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 71
- Spot 69
- Florida pompano 66
5 kt EL 10:56 PM · 1.4 ftH 4:49 AM · 4.7 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 SCDNR before you keep a fish.