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ScupPeak seasonCape · Virginia
Yankee Point
37.69°N · 76.48°W · Cape · Rappahannock River from Urbanna to Windmill Point
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Best score today · 10 AM · Scup
- Now
- 431 AM EDT
- Best window
- 7 AM-12 PMFlood tide
- Tide now
- Ebbing1.1 ft ▼
Data from: NOAA CO-OPS + NDBC + ECMWF · Waterlands engine
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14-day forecast
Best days to fish
24-hour conditions · rolling from now
Conditions · 1 AM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS
44Tide: EbbingCurrent: 0.3 kn ebbWind & pressure
ECMWF
54Wind: 12 kt NEPressure: RisingWater temp & sky
NDBC
22Water temp: 78°F, warmLight: NightSolunar: Between periodsSeason & habitat · Scup
Species seasonality
75Season: PeakHabitat: Poor fitDepth: In rangeRegulations: no rule on file
Current regulations
What you can keep here today
No rule for Scup 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 Scup is best here
Peak season for Scup · 5 more weeks at peak
- Peak
- Shoulder
- Off
- Not here
- This week
Spot profile
Yankee Point
- Depth
- 3-20 ftSlope
- Structure
- Point · Inner · ProtectedPoint · slope
- Season
- Peak seasonScup
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 Yankee Point
Yankee Point is a cape in Rappahannock River from Urbanna to Windmill Point, Virginia. Depth is 3-20 ft, with a slope. Its profile reads point, inner water and protected.
Waterlands scores 17 species here; the best right now are spot, little tunny and red drum. It is peak season now for spot, little tunny, red drum and sheepshead, and shoulder season for bluefish, Atlantic croaker, spotted seatrout and striped bass. Spot peak from August through October. Little tunny peak from September through October. Red drum peak in May and from September through October.
Tackle & technique
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
Nearby spots
Other spots within an easy run
- Dead and Bones Cove65
Bay · 2.8 mi
Top: SpotPeak season- Spot 65
- Red drum 62
- Bluefish 56
12 kt NEL 4:21 AM · 0.6 ftH 10:00 AM · 1.4 ft
- Bar Point64
Cape · 0.4 mi
Top: SpotPeak season- Spot 64
- Little tunny 59
- Red drum 58
12 kt NEL 4:21 AM · 0.6 ftH 10:00 AM · 1.4 ft
- Ball Point64
Cape · 0.8 mi
Top: SpotPeak season- Spot 64
- Little tunny 59
- Red drum 58
12 kt NEL 4:21 AM · 0.6 ftH 10:00 AM · 1.4 ft
- Calf Pasture Point62
Cape · 3.1 mi
Top: Red drumPeak season- Red drum 62
- Spot 59
- Little tunny 58
12 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.