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95-acre Redhook Bay fishing map with NOAA BlueTopo survey contours (95.68% measured, 100% assessed), source-traceable coastal structure, regional fish-survey occurrence, sourced forage timing and verified public access. The water tops out around 58 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. What the data behind the map says about each species, season by season:
Drawn out, this is 95 acres of water rimmed by 2 miles of bank. At index 1.4 the outline is almost a bowl — read the depth changes, not the shoreline. Roughly 27% of the water is 15 ft or less, the band where the food chain lives. Figure 0.8 mi of water from one end to the other, 0.3 mi at the beam. The nearest mapped water is Muller Bay, 0 mi to the south.
Spring atlantic tarpon on Redhook Bay hold shallow, usually 3 to 25 ft. By summer they slide out to 4 to 35 ft, and by winter most fish are in 5 to 35 ft. The chart's best answer is Surveyed channel edge — drop-off, 29 ft, prime for summer. Prime time lands in 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 | Surveyed channel edge (19 ft) | 4-6 inch paddletail, Suspending baitfish plug |
| Summer | 4 to 35 ft | dawn & dusk | Surveyed channel edge (29 ft) | Heavy paddletail, Swimbait in pass current |
| Fall | 3 to 30 ft | dawn & dusk | Surveyed channel edge (29 ft) | Mullet-profile swimbait, Surface plug |
| Winter | 5 to 35 ft | dusk | Surveyed channel edge (29 ft) | Slow-rolled paddletail, Suspending plug |
Spring puts jack crevalle in skinny water — 2 to 25 ft is the zone. Warm water sends them out to 3 to 35 ft; cold water stacks them in 5 to 35 ft. Surveyed channel edge is the standout, a drop-off at roughly 29 ft, rated prime for summer jack crevalle. Plan around early morning and the evening in the warm months. 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 | Surveyed channel edge (19 ft) | Surface popper, Metal jig |
| Summer | 3 to 35 ft | dawn & dusk | Surveyed channel edge (29 ft) | Pencil popper, Casting spoon |
| Fall | 2 to 30 ft | dawn & midday | Surveyed channel edge (29 ft) | Topwater walker, Metal jig |
| Winter | 5 to 35 ft | dusk | Surveyed channel edge (29 ft) | Compact metal jig, Slow-rolled paddletail |
In spring, yellowtail snapper run shallow here, mostly 8 to 58 ft. Summer keeps them at 8 to 58 ft, and they winter in 9 to 58 ft. NOAA charted rock bottom is the standout, a hard bottom at roughly 6 ft, rated prime for spring yellowtail snapper. Time it for early morning and the evening. 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 58 ft | dawn & dusk | NOAA charted rock bottom (6 ft) | Small bucktail, Light vertical jig |
| Summer | 8 to 58 ft | dawn & dusk | NOAA charted rock bottom (6 ft) | Micro jig, Small paddletail |
| Fall | 8 to 58 ft | dawn & dusk | NOAA charted rock bottom (6 ft) | Small vertical jig, Baitfish streamer |
| Winter | 9 to 58 ft | dusk | NOAA charted rock bottom (6 ft) | Small jig worked deep, Bucktail |
Come spring, look for mutton snapper tight to the bank in 7 to 58 ft. Through summer count on 7 to 58 ft; the winter hold is 10 to 58 ft. Start at NOAA charted rock bottom. It's a hard bottom holding about 6 ft of water and rates prime come spring. Prime time lands in 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 58 ft | dawn & dusk | NOAA charted rock bottom (6 ft) | Bucktail near bottom, Paddletail |
| Summer | 7 to 58 ft | dawn & dusk | NOAA charted rock bottom (6 ft) | Heavy bucktail, Vertical jig |
| Fall | 8 to 58 ft | dawn & dusk | NOAA charted rock bottom (6 ft) | Bucktail + strip, Slow vertical jig |
| Winter | 10 to 58 ft | dusk | Dangerous NOAA charted wreck (29 ft) | Slow jig, Bottom bucktail |
When the water first warms, great barracuda slide up into 2 to 45 ft. Summer is a 3 to 55 ft game here, winter a 4 to 58 ft one. Start at NOAA charted rock bottom. It's a hard bottom holding about 6 ft of water and rates prime come winter. The feeding windows run 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 rock bottom (6 ft) | Fast tube lure, Long minnow plug |
| Summer | 3 to 55 ft | dawn & dusk | NOAA charted rock bottom (6 ft) | Fast swimbait, Spoon |
| Fall | 3 to 55 ft | dawn & midday | NOAA charted rock bottom (6 ft) | Mullet-profile plug, Tube lure |
| Winter | 4 to 58 ft | midday & dusk | NOAA charted rock bottom (6 ft) | Long minnow plug, Fast jig |
When the water first warms, gray snapper (mangrove snapper) slide up into 3 to 22 ft. By summer they slide out to 4 to 30 ft, and by winter most fish are in 8 to 45 ft. If you only fish one area, make it NOAA charted pier: a dock line around 13 ft that scores prime in summer. In summer the feeding windows fall in 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 | NOAA charted pier (13 ft) | Small paddletail, Jighead + shrimp imitation |
| Summer | 4 to 30 ft | dawn & dusk | NOAA charted pier (13 ft) | Small bucktail, Paddletail |
| Fall | 5 to 35 ft | dawn & dusk | Dangerous NOAA charted wreck (29 ft) | Small vertical jig, Jighead + paddletail |
| Winter | 8 to 45 ft | midday | Dangerous NOAA charted wreck (29 ft) | Small jig worked slowly |
13 pieces of structure are mapped here — Dangerous NOAA charted wreck, around 38 ft, is the deepest of them.
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 Redhook Bay specifically, so confirm the current rules before you fish.
Check the official U.S. Virgin Islands fishing regulations →
Redhook Bay is about 58 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 Redhook Bay.
NOAA charted pier is the top-rated area: a dock line in about 13 ft of water that rates prime for gray snapper (mangrove snapper) in summer. The map above holds the full rated-spot list for every 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 Redhook 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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