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SpotPeak seasonCape · Virginia
Cherry Point
37.63°N · 76.40°W · Cape · Rappahannock River from Urbanna to Windmill Point
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Best score today · 9 AM · Spot
- Now
- 5811 PM EDT
- Best window
- 11 PM-12 AMEbb tide
- Tide now
- Ebbing1.4 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
Saturday, Oct 3 · 7 PM
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS
100Tide: EbbingCurrent: 0.2 kn floodWind & pressure
ECMWF
97Wind: 5 kt SEPressure: FallingWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
100Water temp: 72°F, primeLight: DuskSolunar: Major periodSeason & 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
Cherry Point
- Depth
- 1-70 ftDrop-off
- Structure
- Point · Inner · Semi-exposedPoint · drop-off
- 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 Cherry Point
Cherry Point is a cape in Rappahannock River from Urbanna to Windmill Point, Virginia. Depth is 1-70 ft, with a drop-off. Its profile reads point, inner water and semi-exposed.
Waterlands scores 17 species here; the best right now are scup, spot and black sea bass. It is peak season now for scup, spot, little tunny and red drum, and shoulder season for black sea bass, bluefish, striped bass and king mackerel. Scup peak from June through October. Spot peak from August through October. Black sea bass peak from May through June and from October through November.
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.
- Black sea bass
- Black sea bass hold tight to wrecks, reefs, rock piles and jetties, from 15 feet inshore in late spring to well over 100 feet on offshore wrecks in late fall. Anchor or drift right over the structure and fish a two-hook high-low rig with squid or clam, or bounce a small jig on the bottom. The biggest males sit on the highest relief.
Nearby spots
Other spots within an easy run
- Jack Cove63
Bay · 1.9 mi
Top: SpotPeak season- Spot 63
- Red drum 58
- Scup 56
13 kt NEL 4:21 AM · 0.6 ftH 10:00 AM · 1.4 ft
- Sams Cove63
Bay · 2.1 mi
Top: SpotPeak season- Spot 63
- Red drum 58
- Scup 56
13 kt NEL 4:21 AM · 0.6 ftH 10:00 AM · 1.4 ft
- Greys Point60
Cape · 1.9 mi
Top: SpotPeak season- Spot 60
- Little tunny 56
- Bluefish 55
11 kt NEL 3:58 AM · 0.6 ftH 9:51 AM · 1.4 ft
- Rowes Point58
Cape · 2.3 mi
Top: Red drumPeak season- Red drum 58
- Spot 58
- Little tunny 53
13 kt NEL 4:21 AM · 0.6 ftH 10:00 AM · 1.4 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.