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Spotted seatroutShoulder seasonCape · Virginia
Jarvis Point
37.72°N · 76.31°W · Cape · Chesapeake Bay from Smith Point to Windmill Point VA
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Best score today · 9 AM · Spotted seatrout
- Now
- 419 PM EDT
- Best window
- 9 PM-12 AMHigh slack
- Tide now
- Flooding1.1 ft ▲
Data from: NOAA CO-OPS + NDBC + ECMWF + Open-Meteo Marine · Waterlands engine
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14-day forecast
Best days to fish
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Conditions · 9 PM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS
63Tide: FloodingCurrent: 0.4 kn floodWind & pressure
ECMWF
32Wind: 13 kt NEPressure: RisingWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
58Water temp: 79°F, warmLight: NightSolunar: Near a majorSeas: 2.6 ftSeason & habitat · Spotted seatrout
Species seasonality
54Season: ShoulderHabitat: Poor fitDepth: In rangeRegulations: no rule on file
Current regulations
What you can keep here today
No rule for Spotted seatrout 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 Spotted seatrout is best here
Shoulder season for Spotted seatrout · 1 more week at shoulder
- Peak
- Shoulder
- Off
- Not here
- This week
Spot profile
Jarvis Point
- Depth
- 2-10 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Point · Inner · Semi-exposedPoint · flat bottom
- Season
- Shoulder seasonSpotted seatrout
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 Jarvis Point
Jarvis Point is a cape in Chesapeake Bay from Smith Point to Windmill Point VA, Virginia. Depth is 2-10 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, scup and little tunny. It is peak season now for spot, scup, little tunny and red drum, and shoulder season for bluefish, Atlantic croaker, striped bass and black sea bass. Spot peak from August through October. Scup peak from June through October. Little tunny peak from September through October.
Tackle & technique
- Spotted seatrout
- Trout hold over grass beds and sandy potholes in 2 to 8 feet of water most of the year and slide into channels, deep creek bends and canals during cold snaps. A live shrimp under a slip or popping cork, a paddle tail on a light jighead, or a topwater walked at first light covers most situations. Keep the drag light because their mouths tear easily.
- 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.
- 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
- Ingram Cove65
Bay · 1.9 mi
Top: SpotPeak season- Spot 65
- Scup 58
- Atlantic croaker 53
13 kt NEH 10:04 PM · 1.2 ftL 4:29 AM · 0.3 ft
- Bluff Point61
Cape · 2.3 mi
Top: SpotPeak season- Spot 61
- Scup 55
- Atlantic croaker 49
13 kt NEL 3:23 AM · 0.6 ftH 9:17 AM · 1.5 ft
- Kent Point60
Cape · 0.5 mi
Top: SpotPeak season- Spot 60
- Scup 53
- Little tunny 52
13 kt NEH 10:04 PM · 1.2 ftL 4:29 AM · 0.3 ft
- Hughlett Point60
Cape · 0.9 mi
Top: SpotPeak season- Spot 60
- Scup 53
- Little tunny 52
13 kt NEH 10:04 PM · 1.2 ftL 4:29 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 VMRC before you keep a fish.