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SpotPeak seasonCape · Virginia
Walnut Point
37.17°N · 76.66°W · Cape · James River from Jamestown to the James River Bridge
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Best score today · 7 PM · Spot
- Now
- 706 AM EDT
- Best window
- 4-9 PMHigh slack
- Tide now
- Ebbing1.9 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 · rolling from now
Conditions · 6 AM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS
100Tide: EbbingCurrent: 0.2 kn floodWind & pressure
ECMWF
100Wind: 3 kt NEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
68Water temp: 81°F, warmLight: DawnSolunar: Near a majorSeason & habitat · Spot
Species seasonality
75Season: PeakHabitat: Poor fitDepth: In rangeRegulations: no rule on file
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
Walnut Point
- Depth
- 2-4 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 Walnut Point
Walnut Point is a cape in James River from Jamestown to the James River Bridge, Virginia. Depth is 2-4 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 Atlantic croaker. It is peak season now for spot, scup, little tunny and Spanish mackerel, and shoulder season for Atlantic croaker, bluefish, striped bass and black sea bass. Spot peak from August through October. Scup peak from June through October. Atlantic croaker peak from June through August.
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.
- 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.
- 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.
Nearby spots
Other spots within an easy run
- Tribell Shoal Channel76
Channel · 2.1 mi
Top: SpotPeak season- Spot 76
- Atlantic croaker 69
- Scup 67
3 kt NEL 11:54 AM · 0.8 ftH 6:00 PM · 2.5 ft
- Cobham Bay75
Bay · 3.8 mi
Top: SpotPeak season- Spot 75
- Scup 67
- Atlantic croaker 65
3 kt NEL 12:40 PM · 0.7 ftH 6:44 PM · 2.3 ft
- Drewry Point70
Cape · 2.4 mi
Top: SpotPeak season- Spot 70
- Scup 62
- Atlantic croaker 60
3 kt NEL 12:40 PM · 0.7 ftH 6:44 PM · 2.3 ft
- Mulberry Point69
Cape · 3.8 mi
Top: SpotPeak season- Spot 69
- Scup 61
- Atlantic croaker 59
3 kt NEL 11:28 AM · 0.7 ftH 5:53 PM · 2.4 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.