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Best score today · 8 AM · Atlantic croaker
- Now
- 5911 AM EDT
- Best window
- 11 AM-2 PMEbb tide
- Tide now
- Ebbing1.9 ft ▼
Data from: NOAA CO-OPS + NDBC + ECMWF · Waterlands engine
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14-day forecast
Best days to fish
24-hour conditions
Friday, Oct 2 · 7 AM
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS
90Tide: EbbingCurrent: 1.3 kn ebbWind & pressure
ECMWF
96Wind: 3 kt NNEPressure: RisingWater temp & sky
NDBC
87Water temp: 80°F, primeLight: DawnSolunar: Near a majorSeason & habitat · Atlantic croaker
Species seasonality
32Off season · capped at 35Season: Off seasonHabitat: Poor fitDepth: In range
Current regulations
What you can keep here today
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.
Source: VMRC · synced yesterday
Seasonality · 52-week view · this week ringed
When Atlantic croaker is best here
Shoulder season for Atlantic croaker · 1 more week at shoulder
- Peak
- Shoulder
- Off
- Not here
- This week
Spot profile
Ferry Point
- Depth
- 2-9 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 Ferry Point
Ferry Point is a cape in York River, Virginia. Depth is 2-9 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, little tunny and Spanish mackerel. It is peak season now for spot, little tunny, Spanish mackerel and red drum, and shoulder season for Atlantic croaker, black sea bass, bluefish and striped bass. Spot peak from August through October. Little tunny peak from September through October. Spanish mackerel peak from July through September.
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.
- 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
- Penniman Spit73
Bar · 7.4 mi
Top: Spanish mackerelPeak season- Spanish mackerel 73
- Spot 72
- Little tunny 71
6 kt EL 1:15 PM · 0.7 ftH 7:46 PM · 2.8 ft
- Blundering Point72
Cape · 6.0 mi
Top: SpotPeak season- Spot 72
- Little tunny 71
- Spanish mackerel 68
6 kt EL 1:15 PM · 0.7 ftH 7:46 PM · 2.8 ft
- Green Point72
Cape · 7.4 mi
Top: SpotPeak season- Spot 72
- Little tunny 71
- Spanish mackerel 68
6 kt EL 1:15 PM · 0.7 ftH 7:46 PM · 2.8 ft
- Gum Point71
Cape · 4.6 mi
Top: SpotPeak season- Spot 71
- Little tunny 69
- Spanish mackerel 66
6 kt EL 1:15 PM · 0.7 ftH 7:46 PM · 2.8 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.