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Best yellowtail snapper lakes in U.S. Virgin Islands

55 U.S. Virgin Islands waters list yellowtail snapper (official records or labelled estimates), 55 mapped with survey or official-chart depth data. Ranked below by size and depth-data quality, leading with the waters in our reviewed search catalog — open any water to see exactly where to fish it: depth contours, scored spots with plain-English reasons, seasonal windows and bait picks. A wary tropical snapper of clear reef edges, hard bottom and channel-side structure, often most approachable in low light or a controlled chum line.

1. Pillsbury Sound — 113 ft max · real survey depth contours · Gray Snapper (Mangrove Snapper), Atlantic Tarpon, Jack Crevalle, Yellowtail SnapperWhy #1: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
2. Limetree Bay — 67 ft max · real survey depth contours · Gray Snapper (Mangrove Snapper), Atlantic Tarpon, Jack Crevalle, Yellowtail SnapperWhy #2: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 2 public access sites, 1 carry-in or shore-oriented
3. Magens Bay — 61 ft max · real survey depth contours · Gray Snapper (Mangrove Snapper), Atlantic Tarpon, Jack Crevalle, Yellowtail SnapperWhy #3: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 3 public access sites, 3 carry-in or shore-oriented
4. Canegarden Bay — 28 ft max · real survey depth contours · 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
5. Reef Bay — 52 ft max · real survey depth contours · 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
6. West Gregerie Channel — 64 ft max · real survey depth contours · 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
7. East Gregerie Channel — 53 ft max · real survey depth contours · 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, 1 carry-in or shore-oriented
8. Leinster Bay — 66 ft max · real survey depth contours · 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, 1 carry-in or shore-oriented
9. Rendezvous Bay — 60 ft max · real survey depth contours · Gray Snapper (Mangrove Snapper), Atlantic Tarpon, Jack Crevalle, Yellowtail SnapperWhy #9: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
10. Fish Bay — 43 ft max · real survey depth contours · Gray Snapper (Mangrove Snapper), Atlantic Tarpon, Jack Crevalle, Yellowtail SnapperWhy #10: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
11. Lameshur Bay — 65 ft max · real survey depth contours · Gray Snapper (Mangrove Snapper), Atlantic Tarpon, Jack Crevalle, Yellowtail SnapperWhy #11: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 3 public access sites, 3 carry-in or shore-oriented
12. Redhook Bay — 58 ft max · real survey depth contours · Gray Snapper (Mangrove Snapper), Atlantic Tarpon, Jack Crevalle, Yellowtail SnapperWhy #12: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 3 public access sites, 3 carry-in or shore-oriented
13. Hull Bay — 49 ft max · real survey depth contours · 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, 3 carry-in or shore-oriented
14. Great Cruz Bay — 48 ft max · real survey depth contours · Gray Snapper (Mangrove Snapper), Atlantic Tarpon, Jack Crevalle, Yellowtail SnapperWhy #14: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
15. Hawksnest Bay — 53 ft max · real survey depth contours · 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
16. Francis Bay — 61 ft max · real survey depth contours · 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
17. Cinnamon Bay — 40 ft max · real survey depth contours · Gray Snapper (Mangrove Snapper), Atlantic Tarpon, Jack Crevalle, Yellowtail SnapperWhy #17: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 4 public access sites, 4 carry-in or shore-oriented
18. Manchenil Bay — 17 ft max · real survey depth contours · Gray Snapper (Mangrove Snapper), Atlantic Tarpon, Jack Crevalle, Yellowtail SnapperWhy #18: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site, 1 carry-in or shore-oriented
19. Water Bay — 41 ft max · real survey depth contours · 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
20. Beauregard Bay — 19 ft max · real survey depth contours · 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, 1 carry-in or shore-oriented
21. Crown Bay — 40 ft max · real survey depth contours · 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
22. Saint John Bay — 53 ft max · real survey depth contours · Gray Snapper (Mangrove Snapper), Atlantic Tarpon, Jack Crevalle, Yellowtail SnapperWhy #22: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 2 public access sites, 2 carry-in or shore-oriented
23. Muller Bay — 33 ft max · real survey depth contours · Gray Snapper (Mangrove Snapper), Atlantic Tarpon, Jack Crevalle, Yellowtail SnapperWhy #23: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 3 public access sites, 3 carry-in or shore-oriented
24. Genti Bay — 42 ft max · real survey depth contours · Gray Snapper (Mangrove Snapper), Atlantic Tarpon, Jack Crevalle, Yellowtail SnapperWhy #24: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
25. Monte Bay — 26 ft max · real survey depth contours · 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 30 more U.S. Virgin Islands waters holding yellowtail snapper.

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When to fish yellowtail snapper in U.S. Virgin Islands

• Spring 8–60 ft — Set up up-current of reef or hard-bottom relief and use a light, natural drift; clear water rewards restraint.
• Summer 10–70 ft — Fish the down-current edge of relief and keep leaders light enough for clear water while retaining control near structure.
• Fall 10–70 ft — Use current to carry small baits naturally along reef and channel edges; do not assume every mapped reef is holding fish.
• Winter 12–80 ft — Favor deeper reef and hard-bottom edges on stable days, with a slow, natural drift and conservative expectations.

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