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18-acre Coki Bay fishing map with NOAA BlueTopo survey contours (100% measured, 100% assessed), source-traceable coastal structure, regional fish-survey occurrence, sourced forage timing and verified public access. The water tops out around 60 ft. The depth chart is built from real agency bathymetry referenced to NAVD88; directly measured coverage remains distinguished from source interpolation. The channels, holes and drop-offs come from the source data, not a distance-from-shore model. Here's the year, species by species, as the scoring engine sees it.
Drawn out, this is 18 acres of water rimmed by 0.8 miles of bank — one island included. A shoreline index of 1.4 says round and simple: fish relate to depth changes here, not shoreline features. Littoral water — the productive band under ~15 ft — makes up 36% of this chart. Tip to tip the water measures near 0.3 mi. For a second option, Water Bay lies 0 mi south.
Spring atlantic tarpon on Coki Bay hold shallow, usually 3 to 25 ft. They move out to 4 to 35 ft in summer and finish the year down in 5 to 35 ft. Put Surveyed channel edge first on the milk run — a drop-off near 36 ft that grades prime for summer. The feeding windows run early morning and the evening. The summer box starts with a heavy paddletail or a swimbait in pass current.
| Season | Depth | Best window | Start at | Go-to baits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring | 3 to 25 ft | dawn & dusk | open water | 4-6 inch paddletail, Suspending baitfish plug |
| Summer | 4 to 35 ft | dawn & dusk | Surveyed channel edge (36 ft) | Heavy paddletail, Swimbait in pass current |
| Fall | 3 to 30 ft | dawn & dusk | Surveyed channel edge (36 ft) | Mullet-profile swimbait, Surface plug |
| Winter | 5 to 35 ft | dusk | Surveyed channel edge (36 ft) | Slow-rolled paddletail, Suspending plug |
Spring puts jack crevalle in skinny water — 2 to 25 ft is the zone. As the season builds they drop to 3 to 35 ft, wintering in 5 to 35 ft. Summer jack crevalle concentrate at Surveyed channel edge, a prime-rated drop-off around 36 ft. Warm-month bites cluster around early morning and the evening. A pencil popper or a casting spoon covers the summer program.
| Season | Depth | Best window | Start at | Go-to baits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring | 2 to 25 ft | dawn & dusk | open water | Surface popper, Metal jig |
| Summer | 3 to 35 ft | dawn & dusk | Surveyed channel edge (36 ft) | Pencil popper, Casting spoon |
| Fall | 2 to 30 ft | dawn & midday | Surveyed channel edge (36 ft) | Topwater walker, Metal jig |
| Winter | 5 to 35 ft | dusk | Surveyed channel edge (36 ft) | Compact metal jig, Slow-rolled paddletail |
In spring, yellowtail snapper run shallow here, mostly 8 to 60 ft. Summer keeps them at 9 to 60 ft, and they winter in 9 to 60 ft. Spring yellowtail snapper concentrate at NOAA charted underwater rock, a prime-rated rock pile around 13 ft. Fish it in early morning and the evening and you'll meet the bite. You won't need more than a micro jig or a small paddletail most summer days.
| Season | Depth | Best window | Start at | Go-to baits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring | 8 to 60 ft | dawn & dusk | NOAA charted underwater rock (13 ft) | Small bucktail, Light vertical jig |
| Summer | 9 to 60 ft | dawn & dusk | NOAA charted underwater rock (13 ft) | Micro jig, Small paddletail |
| Fall | 9 to 60 ft | dawn & dusk | NOAA charted underwater rock (13 ft) | Small vertical jig, Baitfish streamer |
| Winter | 9 to 60 ft | dusk | NOAA charted underwater rock (13 ft) | Small jig worked deep, Bucktail |
Come spring, look for mutton snapper tight to the bank in 7 to 60 ft. Through summer count on 8 to 60 ft; the winter hold is 10 to 60 ft. If you only fish one area, make it Surveyed channel edge: a drop-off around 36 ft that scores prime in fall. Best bite is early morning and the evening. A heavy bucktail or a vertical jig is the honest summer answer here.
| Season | Depth | Best window | Start at | Go-to baits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring | 7 to 60 ft | dawn & dusk | NOAA charted underwater rock (13 ft) | Bucktail near bottom, Paddletail |
| Summer | 8 to 60 ft | dawn & dusk | NOAA charted underwater rock (13 ft) | Heavy bucktail, Vertical jig |
| Fall | 8 to 60 ft | dawn & dusk | Surveyed channel edge (36 ft) | Bucktail + strip, Slow vertical jig |
| Winter | 10 to 60 ft | dusk | NOAA charted underwater rock (13 ft) | Slow jig, Bottom bucktail |
When the water first warms, great barracuda slide up into 2 to 45 ft. By summer they slide out to 3 to 55 ft, and by winter most fish are in 5 to 60 ft. If you only fish one area, make it NOAA charted underwater rock: a rock pile around 13 ft that scores prime in spring. In summer the feeding windows fall in early morning and the evening. Keep a fast swimbait or a spoon rigged through the warm months.
| Season | Depth | Best window | Start at | Go-to baits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring | 2 to 45 ft | dawn & midday | NOAA charted underwater rock (13 ft) | Fast tube lure, Long minnow plug |
| Summer | 3 to 55 ft | dawn & dusk | NOAA charted underwater rock (13 ft) | Fast swimbait, Spoon |
| Fall | 3 to 55 ft | dawn & midday | NOAA charted underwater rock (13 ft) | Mullet-profile plug, Tube lure |
| Winter | 5 to 60 ft | midday & dusk | NOAA charted underwater rock (13 ft) | Long minnow plug, Fast jig |
When the water first warms, gray snapper (mangrove snapper) slide up into 3 to 22 ft. Summer is a 4 to 30 ft game here, winter an 8 to 45 ft one. Start at Surveyed channel edge. It's a drop-off holding about 36 ft of water and rates good come winter. The feeding windows run early morning and the evening. Keep a small bucktail or a paddletail rigged through the warm months.
| Season | Depth | Best window | Start at | Go-to baits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring | 3 to 22 ft | dawn & dusk | open water | Small paddletail, Jighead + shrimp imitation |
| Summer | 4 to 30 ft | dawn & dusk | Surveyed channel edge (36 ft) | Small bucktail, Paddletail |
| Fall | 5 to 35 ft | dawn & dusk | Surveyed channel edge (36 ft) | Small vertical jig, Jighead + paddletail |
| Winter | 8 to 45 ft | midday | Surveyed channel edge (36 ft) | Small jig worked slowly |
Coki Bay carries 3 mapped structure features, topping out (or rather bottoming out) at Surveyed channel edge, about 36 ft down.
Access data: USVI DPNR Coastal Zone Management — Public Access Map. Confirm conditions and fees locally before you launch.
Season dates, license requirements, and size and bag limits for U.S. Virgin Islands waters are set by the U.S. Virgin Islands DPNR (current fisher handbook) — and special regulations can apply to Coki Bay specifically, so confirm the current rules before you fish.
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Coki Bay is about 60 ft (18 m) deep at its deepest point. The depth chart is built from real agency bathymetry referenced to NAVD88; directly measured coverage remains distinguished from source interpolation. The contours reflect measured and quality-assessed source depths.
Anglers target atlantic tarpon, jack crevalle, yellowtail snapper, mutton snapper, great barracuda, gray snapper (mangrove snapper) on Coki Bay.
Surveyed channel edge is the top-rated area: a drop-off in about 36 ft of water that rates prime for atlantic tarpon in summer. Open the map above to see every rated spot for each species and season.
For atlantic tarpon, the summer bite is best in early morning and the evening. Each species page section below lists the seasonal windows, and the map shows a live NOW badge when you're inside one.
Fishing on Coki Bay is regulated by the U.S. Virgin Islands DPNR (current fisher handbook). Check the official U.S. Virgin Islands regulations for current license requirements, season dates, and size and bag limits — special regulations can apply to this specific water.
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