Question? Amberjack

[prokevin]

I was just wondering if Amberjack have seasons or are they around all year round?

[masonbo]

Depends on where you are.Up here in North Carolina they are 24/7 365 day's a year, but the bigger species 100lb+ are around during the winter month's.
If you feel like fighting a big one give me a call.I can hook you up.

[War Bird]

They're year-round in Florida. Just find a wreck or reef in 80-200 feet of water, send down a butterfly jig, and hold on.

[word-doctor]

Check out the new closures and lawsuit from the FRA. Last trip out into federal waters I caught more little AJs than I ever have. Guess the whole Gulf population was on just one spot.

[prokevin]

Thanks for the replys, gonna go try and catch some.

[eaglesfanguy]

Aj's are year round open.. inside state waters! Thats within 9 miles of the gulf coast and 3 miles atlantic. Federal waters they ARE Closed till january 2010... so far.

[eaglesfanguy]

Recreational Closure for Greater Amberjack in the Gulf of Mexico

In 2008, NOAA Fisheries Service implemented a recreational quota of 1.368 million pounds for greater amberjack harvested in the Gulf of Mexico. Recreational landings data indicate the recreational quota has been met. Therefore, in accordance with the regulations, beginning at 12:01 a.m., local time, on October 24, 2009, the recreational fishery for greater amberjack in federal waters is closed. The recreational harvest and possession of greater amberjackin or from federal waters will be prohibited through the end of the current fishing year, December 31, 2009. A person aboard a vessel for which a federal charter vessel/headboat permit for Gulf reef fish has been issued must also abide by this provision in state waters.
NOAA Fisheries Service has determined this action is necessary to prevent overfishing and to keep the recreational sector from exceeding its quota during the 2009 fishing year.
If despite the closure, recreational landings exceed the quota, NOAA Fisheries Service will file a notification with the Office of the Federal Register, at or near the beginning of the 2010 fishing year, to reduce the length of the recreational fishing season for the 2010 fishing year by the amount necessary to recover the overage from the prior fishing year. This action is required by regulations implemented under the Fishery Management Plan for Reef Fish Resources of the Gulf of Mexico.
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[word-doctor]

The "landings data" is a freaking joke.