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Spotted seatroutShoulder season

Cape · Virginia

Fisher Point

37.55°N · 75.87°W · Cape · Chesapeake Bay from Windmill Point to New Point Comfort VA

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Best score today · 7 AM · Spotted seatrout

66/100Great
Now
304 AM EDT
Best window
6-8 AMFlood tide
Tide now
Flooding0.4 ft ▲

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24-hour conditions · rolling from now

Conditions · 4 AM · now

Time4ANOW
Score30Fair
Tide0.4 ft ▲Flooding
CurrentEbb0.3 kn · toward S
Wind17 kn NEgusts 27 · steady
Sea stateModerate3.0 ft · 5 s
Air temp66°Mild
WeatherOvercast43% chance of rain
Water72°FObserved

Current regulations

What you can keep here today

IN EFFECT NOW

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 yesterday

Seasonality · 52-week view · this week ringed

When Spotted seatrout is best here

Shoulder season for Spotted seatrout · 1 more week at shoulder

Spotted seatrout season by week of the year. Shoulder season for Spotted seatrout · 1 more week at shoulder.
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Spotted seatrout in Virginia

Spot profile

Fisher Point

Depth
4-6 ftNearest water
Structure
Point · Inner · ProtectedPoint · 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 Fisher Point

Fisher Point is a cape in Chesapeake Bay from Windmill Point to New Point Comfort VA, Virginia. Depth in the nearest water is 4-6 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads point, inner water and protected.

Waterlands scores 17 species here; the best right now are little tunny, scup and bluefish. It is peak season now for little tunny, scup, spot and sheepshead, and shoulder season for bluefish, striped bass, black sea bass and weakfish. Little tunny peak from September through October. Scup peak from June through October. Bluefish peak in May and from October through November.

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.
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

  • Shields Cove

    Bay · 0.6 mi

    56
    Top: ScupPeak season
    • Scup 56
    • Spot 55
    • Red drum 51

    17 kt NEH 8:50 AM · 1.6 ftL 3:24 PM · 0.3 ft

  • Young Point

    Cape · 1.0 mi

    53
    Top: Little tunnyPeak season
    • Little tunny 53
    • Scup 51
    • Spot 50

    17 kt NEH 8:50 AM · 1.6 ftL 3:24 PM · 0.3 ft

  • Scarborough Gut

    Gut · 2.4 mi

    44
    Top: Black sea bassShoulder season
    • Black sea bass 44
    • Striped bass 41
    • Bluefish 39

    21 kt NEH 8:50 AM · 1.6 ftL 3:24 PM · 0.3 ft

  • Gaskins Point

    Cape · 2.8 mi

    44
    Top: BluefishShoulder season
    • Bluefish 44
    • Striped bass 43
    • Black sea bass 39

    21 kt NEH 8:50 AM · 1.6 ftL 3:24 PM · 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.