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34-acre Crown 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 40 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. The season-by-season read for each species follows, from the map's own numbers.
Crown Bay maps at 34 acres behind 1.1 miles of shoreline. At index 1.3 the outline is almost a bowl — read the depth changes, not the shoreline. Littoral water — the productive band under ~15 ft — makes up 6% of this chart. Figure 0.4 mi of water from one end to the other, 0.2 mi at the beam. Its nearest charted neighbour, West Gregerie Channel, is 1 mi to the southwest.
Spring puts atlantic tarpon in skinny water — 3 to 25 ft is the zone. Warm water sends them out to 4 to 35 ft; cold water stacks them in 5 to 35 ft. Surveyed channel edge is the standout, a drop-off at roughly 30 ft, rated prime for summer atlantic tarpon. Plan around early morning and the evening in the warm months. A heavy paddletail or a swimbait in pass current covers the summer program.
| Season | Depth | Best window | Start at | Go-to baits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring | 3 to 25 ft | dawn & dusk | Surveyed channel edge (30 ft) | 4-6 inch paddletail, Suspending baitfish plug |
| Summer | 4 to 35 ft | dawn & dusk | Surveyed channel edge (30 ft) | Heavy paddletail, Swimbait in pass current |
| Fall | 3 to 30 ft | dawn & dusk | Surveyed channel edge (30 ft) | Mullet-profile swimbait, Surface plug |
| Winter | 5 to 35 ft | dusk | Surveyed channel edge (30 ft) | Slow-rolled paddletail, Suspending plug |
When the water first warms, jack crevalle slide up into 2 to 25 ft. Summer is a 3 to 35 ft game here, winter a 5 to 35 ft one. Start at Surveyed channel edge. It's a drop-off holding about 30 ft of water and rates prime come summer. The feeding windows run early morning and the evening. Keep a pencil popper or a casting spoon rigged through the warm months.
| Season | Depth | Best window | Start at | Go-to baits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring | 2 to 25 ft | dawn & dusk | Surveyed channel edge (30 ft) | Surface popper, Metal jig |
| Summer | 3 to 35 ft | dawn & dusk | Surveyed channel edge (30 ft) | Pencil popper, Casting spoon |
| Fall | 2 to 30 ft | dawn & midday | Surveyed channel edge (30 ft) | Topwater walker, Metal jig |
| Winter | 5 to 35 ft | dusk | Surveyed channel edge (30 ft) | Compact metal jig, Slow-rolled paddletail |
Early season yellowtail snapper use the shallows, holding in 5 to 40 ft. Even in summer they hold at 6 to 40 ft; winter keeps them in 6 to 40 ft. The chart's best answer is Surveyed channel edge — drop-off, 30 ft, prime for spring. Best bite is early morning and the evening. Tie on a micro jig or a small paddletail and you're in the game.
| Season | Depth | Best window | Start at | Go-to baits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring | 5 to 40 ft | dawn & dusk | Surveyed channel edge (30 ft) | Small bucktail, Light vertical jig |
| Summer | 6 to 40 ft | dawn & dusk | Surveyed channel edge (30 ft) | Micro jig, Small paddletail |
| Fall | 6 to 40 ft | dawn & dusk | Surveyed channel edge (30 ft) | Small vertical jig, Baitfish streamer |
| Winter | 6 to 40 ft | dusk | Surveyed channel edge (30 ft) | Small jig worked deep, Bucktail |
In spring, mutton snapper run shallow here, mostly 5 to 40 ft. Summer keeps them at 5 to 40 ft, and they winter in 7 to 40 ft. Surveyed channel edge is the standout, a drop-off at roughly 30 ft, rated prime for fall mutton snapper. Time it for early morning and the evening. You won't need more than a heavy bucktail or a vertical jig most summer days.
| Season | Depth | Best window | Start at | Go-to baits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring | 5 to 40 ft | dawn & dusk | Surveyed channel edge (30 ft) | Bucktail near bottom, Paddletail |
| Summer | 5 to 40 ft | dawn & dusk | Surveyed channel edge (30 ft) | Heavy bucktail, Vertical jig |
| Fall | 5 to 40 ft | dawn & dusk | Surveyed channel edge (30 ft) | Bucktail + strip, Slow vertical jig |
| Winter | 7 to 40 ft | dusk | Surveyed channel edge (30 ft) | Slow jig, Bottom bucktail |
Start shallow in spring: great barracuda sit in 2 to 40 ft that time of year. They don't go far with the seasons — 2 to 40 ft covers summer, 3 to 40 ft covers winter. The spot to know is Surveyed channel edge, a drop-off in about 30 ft of water that rates prime for great barracuda in spring. Warm-month bites cluster around early morning and the evening. Throw a fast swimbait or a spoon until the fish tell you otherwise.
| Season | Depth | Best window | Start at | Go-to baits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring | 2 to 40 ft | dawn & midday | Surveyed channel edge (30 ft) | Fast tube lure, Long minnow plug |
| Summer | 2 to 40 ft | dawn & dusk | Surveyed channel edge (30 ft) | Fast swimbait, Spoon |
| Fall | 2 to 40 ft | dawn & midday | Surveyed channel edge (30 ft) | Mullet-profile plug, Tube lure |
| Winter | 3 to 40 ft | midday & dusk | Surveyed channel edge (30 ft) | Long minnow plug, Fast jig |
Spring puts gray snapper (mangrove snapper) in skinny water — 3 to 22 ft is the zone. As the season builds they drop to 4 to 30 ft, wintering in 7 to 40 ft. Summer gray snapper (mangrove snapper) concentrate at Surveyed channel edge, a good-rated drop-off around 30 ft. Warm-month bites cluster around early morning and the evening. A small bucktail or a paddletail covers the summer program.
| 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 (30 ft) | Small bucktail, Paddletail |
| Fall | 5 to 35 ft | dawn & dusk | Surveyed channel edge (30 ft) | Small vertical jig, Jighead + paddletail |
| Winter | 7 to 40 ft | midday | Surveyed channel edge (30 ft) | Small jig worked slowly |
The chart marks 2 structure features on Crown Bay; the deepest is Surveyed channel edge at about 30 ft.
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 Crown Bay specifically, so confirm the current rules before you fish.
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Crown Bay is about 40 ft (12 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 Crown Bay.
Surveyed channel edge is the top-rated area: a drop-off in about 30 ft of water that rates prime for atlantic tarpon in summer. Scroll up to the map for the complete spot list by 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 Crown 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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