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SpotPeak seasonCape · Virginia
Bluff Point
37.69°N · 76.30°W · Cape · Chesapeake Bay from Smith Point to Windmill Point VA
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Best score today · 9 AM · Spot
- Now
- 757 PM EDT
- Best window
- 7-11 PMEbb tide
- Tide now
- Flooding1.5 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
Tuesday, Sep 22 · 9 AM
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS
100Tide: EbbingCurrent: 0.3 kn floodWind & pressure
ECMWF
100Wind: 8 kt ESEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
85Water temp: 80°F, primeLight: MorningSolunar: Near a majorSeas: 1.8 ftSeason & habitat · Spot
Species seasonality
75Season: PeakHabitat: Poor fitDepth: In range
Current regulations
What you can keep here today
No rule for Spot is on file here yet, so its status is unknown, not closed. Confirm limits with VMRC before you keep a fish.
Source: VMRC · synced today
Seasonality · 52-week view · this week ringed
When Spot is best here
Peak season for Spot · 4 more weeks at peak
- Peak
- Shoulder
- Off
- Not here
- This week
Spot profile
Bluff Point
- Depth
- 2-7 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Point · Inner · Semi-exposedPoint · flat bottom
- Season
- Peak seasonSpot
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 Bluff Point
Bluff Point is a cape in Chesapeake Bay from Smith Point to Windmill Point VA, Virginia. Depth is 2-7 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads point, inner water and semi-exposed.
Waterlands scores 17 species here; the best right now are spot, little tunny and scup. It is peak season now for spot, little tunny, scup and Spanish mackerel, and shoulder season for Atlantic croaker, bluefish, black sea bass and king mackerel. Spot peak from August through October. Little tunny peak from September through October. Scup peak from June through October.
Tackle & technique
- 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.
- Little tunny
- Little tunny travel fast in schools that pin bait against inlets, points, jetties and tide rips, usually within a few miles of shore and often in less than 60 feet. Stay off the school's path, wait for it to surface within range, and cast small metal or epoxy jigs with a fast retrieve. When fish stay down, troll small feathers along bait edges and color changes to find them.
- Scup
- Scup school over hard and mixed bottom, rock piles, mussel beds, piers and jetties, usually in 10 to 60 feet of water. Fish a high-low rig with small hooks and squid or clam strips on the bottom, and chum with clam to hold a school under the boat. If nothing bites within 15 minutes, move to the next piece of structure.
Nearby spots
Other spots within an easy run
- Arthur Cove80
Bay · 2.3 mi
Top: SpotPeak season- Spot 80
- Spanish mackerel 72
- Scup 71
7 kt EH 8:08 PM · 1.5 ftL 2:41 AM · 0.7 ft
- Grace Point80
Bay · 2.7 mi
Top: SpotPeak season- Spot 80
- Scup 71
- Atlantic croaker 69
7 kt EH 8:08 PM · 1.5 ftL 2:41 AM · 0.7 ft
- Jarvis Point74
Cape · 2.3 mi
Top: SpotPeak season- Spot 74
- Little tunny 71
- Spanish mackerel 69
7 kt EH 9:15 PM · 1.1 ftL 3:48 AM · 0.4 ft
- Kent Point74
Cape · 2.8 mi
Top: SpotPeak season- Spot 74
- Little tunny 72
- Spanish mackerel 69
7 kt EH 9:15 PM · 1.1 ftL 3:48 AM · 0.4 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 VMRC before you keep a fish.