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Best score today · 9 AM · Spot
- Now
- 658 PM EDT
- Best window
- 9 PM-12 AMEbb tide
- Tide now
- Ebbing2.1 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
Friday, Oct 2 · 7 PM
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS
100Tide: EbbingCurrent: 1.1 kn ebbWind & pressure
ECMWF
98Wind: 6 kt ESEPressure: FallingWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
90Water temp: 74°F, warmLight: DuskSolunar: Near a majorSeason & habitat · Little tunny
Species seasonality
98Season: PeakHabitat: Usable structureDepth: 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
Point of Rocks
- Depth
- 4-50 ftDrop-off
- Structure
- Ledge · Inner · Semi-exposedLedge · 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 Point of Rocks
Point of Rocks is a cape in York River, Virginia. Depth is 4-50 ft, with a drop-off. Its profile reads ledge, inner water and semi-exposed.
Waterlands scores 17 species here; the best right now are spot, little tunny and scup. It is peak season now for spot, little tunny, scup and sheepshead, and shoulder season for black sea bass, king mackerel, tautog and bluefish. Spot peak from August through October. Little tunny peak from September through October. Scup peak from June through October.
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.
- 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
- Cornwallis Cove70
Bay · 0.5 mi
Top: SpotPeak season- Spot 70
- Scup 64
- Spanish mackerel 62
10 kt EL 12:41 AM · 0.7 ftH 6:42 AM · 2.3 ft
- Stony Point66
Cape · 2.3 mi
Top: SpotPeak season- Spot 66
- Little tunny 65
- Spanish mackerel 63
10 kt EL 12:41 AM · 0.7 ftH 6:42 AM · 2.3 ft
- Gloucester Point65
Cape · 1.2 mi
Top: SpotPeak season- Spot 65
- Little tunny 64
- Scup 64
10 kt EL 12:41 AM · 0.7 ftH 6:42 AM · 2.3 ft
- Quarter Point65
Cape · 1.8 mi
Top: SpotPeak season- Spot 65
- Little tunny 64
- Spanish mackerel 62
10 kt EL 12:41 AM · 0.7 ftH 6:42 AM · 2.3 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.