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Atlantic croakerShoulder season

Cape · Virginia

Mill Point

37.36°N · 76.27°W · Cape · Chesapeake Bay from Windmill Point to New Point Comfort VA

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Best score today · 9 AM · Atlantic croaker

76/100Great
Now
486 PM EDT
Best window
6-7 PMFlood tide
Tide now
Flooding2.7 ft ▲

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14-day forecast

Best days to fish

Best: Mon · 84

24-hour conditions · rolling from now

Conditions · 6 PM · now

Time6PNOW
Score48Good
Tide2.7 ft ▲Flooding
CurrentSlack0.2 kn
Wind15 kn ENEgusts 28 · steady
Sea stateModerate2.6 ft · 4 s
Air temp71°Warm
WeatherOvercast99% chance of rain
Water79°FObserved

Current regulations

What you can keep here today

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No rule for Atlantic croaker is on file here yet, so its status is unknown, not closed. Confirm limits with VMRC before you keep a fish.

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Seasonality · 52-week view · this week ringed

When Atlantic croaker is best here

Shoulder season for Atlantic croaker · 1 more week at shoulder

Atlantic croaker season by week of the year. Shoulder season for Atlantic croaker · 1 more week at shoulder.
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Spot profile

Mill Point

Depth
2-7 ftFlat bottom
Structure
Point · Inner · Semi-exposedPoint · flat bottom
Season
Shoulder seasonAtlantic croaker

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 Mill Point

Mill Point is a cape in Chesapeake Bay from Windmill Point to New Point Comfort 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, scup and little tunny. It is peak season now for spot, scup, little tunny and Spanish mackerel, and shoulder season for Atlantic croaker, bluefish, black sea bass and king mackerel. Spot peak from August through October. Scup peak from June through October. Little tunny peak from September through October.

Tackle & technique

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.
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

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  • Winter Harbor

    Bay · 2.2 mi

    71
    Top: SpotPeak season
    • Spot 71
    • Scup 65
    • Red drum 62

    13 kt ENEH 6:56 PM · 1.9 ftL 1:48 AM · 0.6 ft

  • Horn Harbor

    Bay · 0.4 mi

    69
    Top: SpotPeak season
    • Spot 69
    • Scup 62
    • Spanish mackerel 58

    15 kt ENEL 1:18 AM · 0.6 ftH 7:06 AM · 2.5 ft

  • Deep Creek

    Channel · 3.3 mi

    66
    Top: SpotPeak season
    • Spot 66
    • Scup 60
    • Atlantic croaker 57

    15 kt ENEL 1:18 AM · 0.6 ftH 7:06 AM · 2.5 ft

  • New Point Comfort

    Cape · 3.7 mi

    60
    Top: SpotPeak season
    • Spot 60
    • Red drum 56
    • Scup 55

    15 kt ENEL 1:18 AM · 0.6 ftH 7:06 AM · 2.5 ft

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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.