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Spotted seatroutShoulder seasonCape · Virginia
Greys Point
37.61°N · 76.43°W · Cape · Rappahannock River from Urbanna to Windmill Point
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Best score today · 7 AM · Spotted seatrout
- Now
- 488 AM EDT
- Best window
- 8 AM-4 PMEbb tide
- Tide now
- Flooding1.3 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 · 8 AM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS
73Tide: FloodingCurrent: 0.3 kn floodWind & pressure
ECMWF
39Wind: 12 kt NNEPressure: RisingWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
66Water temp: 76°F, primeLight: DawnSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 2.6 ftSeason & habitat · Spotted seatrout
Species seasonality
55Season: 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 yesterday
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
Greys Point
- Depth
- 2-6 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 Greys Point
Greys Point is a cape in Rappahannock River from Urbanna to Windmill Point, Virginia. Depth is 2-6 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads point, inner water and semi-exposed.
Waterlands scores 17 species here; the best right now are little tunny, scup and spot. It is peak season now for little tunny, scup, spot and Spanish mackerel, and shoulder season for bluefish, black sea bass, striped bass and king mackerel. Little tunny peak from September through October. Scup peak from June through October. Spot peak from August 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.
- 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
- Cherry Point72
Cape · 1.9 mi
Top: ScupPeak season- Scup 72
- Little tunny 68
- Black sea bass 66
11 kt NNEH 9:51 AM · 1.4 ftL 4:08 PM · 0.6 ft
- Orchard Point71
Cape · 2.8 mi
Top: Little tunnyPeak season- Little tunny 71
- Spot 69
- Scup 66
11 kt NNEH 10:00 AM · 1.4 ftL 4:31 PM · 0.6 ft
- Crab Point70
Cape · 2.8 mi
Top: Little tunnyPeak season- Little tunny 70
- Scup 65
- Spot 65
11 kt NNEH 10:00 AM · 1.4 ftL 4:31 PM · 0.6 ft
- Jack Cove69
Bay · 2.8 mi
Top: ScupPeak season- Scup 69
- Spot 69
- Red drum 67
11 kt NNEH 10:00 AM · 1.4 ftL 4:31 PM · 0.6 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.
