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Best great barracuda lakes in U.S. Virgin Islands
27 U.S. Virgin Islands waters hold great barracuda, 27 mapped with real state-agency depth surveys. Ranked below by size and depth-data quality — open any water to see exactly where to fish it: depth contours, scored spots with plain-English reasons, seasonal windows and bait picks. A sharp-eyed ambush predator of reef edges, passes, mangrove shorelines and clear channels, often stationed where bait crosses open water.
- Limetree Bay — 67 ft max · survey depth data · Gray Snapper (Mangrove Snapper), Atlantic Tarpon, Jack Crevalle, Yellowtail SnapperWhy #1: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 2 public access sites, 1 carry-in or shore-oriented
- Magens Bay — 61 ft max · survey depth data · Gray Snapper (Mangrove Snapper), Atlantic Tarpon, Jack Crevalle, Yellowtail SnapperWhy #2: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 3 public access sites, 3 carry-in or shore-oriented
- Reef Bay — 52 ft max · survey depth data · Gray Snapper (Mangrove Snapper), Atlantic Tarpon, Jack Crevalle, Yellowtail SnapperWhy #3: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site, 1 carry-in or shore-oriented
- West Gregerie Channel — 64 ft max · survey depth data · Gray Snapper (Mangrove Snapper), Atlantic Tarpon, Jack Crevalle, Yellowtail SnapperWhy #4: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site, 1 carry-in or shore-oriented
- East Gregerie Channel — 53 ft max · survey depth data · Gray Snapper (Mangrove Snapper), Atlantic Tarpon, Jack Crevalle, Yellowtail SnapperWhy #5: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site, 1 carry-in or shore-oriented
- Leinster Bay — 66 ft max · survey depth data · Gray Snapper (Mangrove Snapper), Atlantic Tarpon, Jack Crevalle, Yellowtail SnapperWhy #6: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site, 1 carry-in or shore-oriented
- Rendezvous Bay — 60 ft max · survey depth data · Gray Snapper (Mangrove Snapper), Atlantic Tarpon, Jack Crevalle, Yellowtail SnapperWhy #7: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
- Fish Bay — 43 ft max · survey depth data · Gray Snapper (Mangrove Snapper), Atlantic Tarpon, Jack Crevalle, Yellowtail SnapperWhy #8: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
- Lameshur Bay — 65 ft max · survey depth data · Gray Snapper (Mangrove Snapper), Atlantic Tarpon, Jack Crevalle, Yellowtail SnapperWhy #9: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 3 public access sites, 3 carry-in or shore-oriented
- Redhook Bay — 58 ft max · survey depth data · Gray Snapper (Mangrove Snapper), Atlantic Tarpon, Jack Crevalle, Yellowtail SnapperWhy #10: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 3 public access sites, 3 carry-in or shore-oriented
- Hull Bay — 49 ft max · survey depth data · Gray Snapper (Mangrove Snapper), Atlantic Tarpon, Jack Crevalle, Yellowtail SnapperWhy #11: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 4 public access sites, 3 carry-in or shore-oriented
- Great Cruz Bay — 48 ft max · survey depth data · Gray Snapper (Mangrove Snapper), Atlantic Tarpon, Jack Crevalle, Yellowtail SnapperWhy #12: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
- Hawksnest Bay — 53 ft max · survey depth data · Gray Snapper (Mangrove Snapper), Atlantic Tarpon, Jack Crevalle, Yellowtail SnapperWhy #13: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 4 public access sites, 4 carry-in or shore-oriented
- Francis Bay — 61 ft max · survey depth data · Gray Snapper (Mangrove Snapper), Atlantic Tarpon, Jack Crevalle, Yellowtail SnapperWhy #14: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 3 public access sites, 3 carry-in or shore-oriented
- Cinnamon Bay — 40 ft max · survey depth data · Gray Snapper (Mangrove Snapper), Atlantic Tarpon, Jack Crevalle, Yellowtail SnapperWhy #15: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 4 public access sites, 4 carry-in or shore-oriented
- Water Bay — 41 ft max · survey depth data · Gray Snapper (Mangrove Snapper), Atlantic Tarpon, Jack Crevalle, Yellowtail SnapperWhy #16: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 3 public access sites, 3 carry-in or shore-oriented
- Crown Bay — 40 ft max · survey depth data · Gray Snapper (Mangrove Snapper), Atlantic Tarpon, Jack Crevalle, Yellowtail SnapperWhy #17: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
- Saint John Bay — 53 ft max · survey depth data · Gray Snapper (Mangrove Snapper), Atlantic Tarpon, Jack Crevalle, Yellowtail SnapperWhy #18: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 2 public access sites, 2 carry-in or shore-oriented
- Muller Bay — 33 ft max · survey depth data · Gray Snapper (Mangrove Snapper), Atlantic Tarpon, Jack Crevalle, Yellowtail SnapperWhy #19: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 3 public access sites, 3 carry-in or shore-oriented
- Genti Bay — 42 ft max · survey depth data · Gray Snapper (Mangrove Snapper), Atlantic Tarpon, Jack Crevalle, Yellowtail SnapperWhy #20: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
- Monte Bay — 26 ft max · survey depth data · Gray Snapper (Mangrove Snapper), Atlantic Tarpon, Jack Crevalle, Yellowtail SnapperWhy #21: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
- Caneel Bay — 33 ft max · survey depth data · Gray Snapper (Mangrove Snapper), Atlantic Tarpon, Jack Crevalle, Yellowtail SnapperWhy #22: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site, 1 carry-in or shore-oriented
- Tutu Bay — 39 ft max · survey depth data · Gray Snapper (Mangrove Snapper), Atlantic Tarpon, Jack Crevalle, Yellowtail SnapperWhy #23: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site, 1 carry-in or shore-oriented
- Butler Bay — 30 ft max · survey depth data · Gray Snapper (Mangrove Snapper), Atlantic Tarpon, Jack Crevalle, Yellowtail SnapperWhy #24: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 2 public access sites, 2 carry-in or shore-oriented
- Peter Bay — 36 ft max · survey depth data · Gray Snapper (Mangrove Snapper), Atlantic Tarpon, Jack Crevalle, Yellowtail SnapperWhy #25: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
…plus 2 more U.S. Virgin Islands waters holding great barracuda.
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How to use this ranking
The order is a map-planning ranking, not a claim about today's fish population. It favors larger mapped waters and gives survey-backed contours a three-times data-quality boost. Agency population surveys, current regulations, access and recent conditions should make the final decision.
Compare maximum depth across 37,233 lake records · See U.S. Virgin Islands waters with public access data
When to fish great barracuda in U.S. Virgin Islands
- Spring 2–45 ft — Check isolated points, channel markers and reef edges with clear escape water nearby; use bite-resistant leader where appropriate.
- Summer 3–55 ft — Cover water with a fast baitfish profile along channel and reef edges, watching for followers before making a second cast.
- Fall 3–55 ft — Follow bait movement to pass approaches and prominent points; a lone fish often owns the most obvious ambush edge.
- Winter 5–65 ft — Use stable, clear conditions to search reef and channel relief; handling care is essential around teeth and hooks.
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