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29-acre Tutu Bay fishing map with NOAA BlueTopo survey contours (95.45% measured, 95.45% assessed), source-traceable coastal structure, regional fish-survey occurrence, sourced forage timing and verified public access. The water tops out around 39 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. Species by species, here's what the data says the year looks like.
On the chart, Tutu Bay draws 29 acres inside 1.1 miles of shoreline, with 3 islands in the mix. Nearly circular (index 1.4), so the story is the bottom, not the bank. About 47% of the surface sits shallower than 15 ft — that's the weed-and-bait zone. Call it 0.3 mi long by 0.2 mi wide at the broadest reach. Closest neighbour on DepthScout: Coki Bay, 1 mi east of here.
Spring atlantic tarpon on Tutu 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 9 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 | Surveyed channel edge (9 ft) | 4-6 inch paddletail, Suspending baitfish plug |
| Summer | 4 to 35 ft | dawn & dusk | Surveyed channel edge (9 ft) | Heavy paddletail, Swimbait in pass current |
| Fall | 3 to 30 ft | dawn & dusk | Surveyed channel edge (9 ft) | Mullet-profile swimbait, Surface plug |
| Winter | 5 to 35 ft | dusk | Surveyed channel edge (9 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 9 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 | Surveyed channel edge (9 ft) | Surface popper, Metal jig |
| Summer | 3 to 35 ft | dawn & dusk | Surveyed channel edge (9 ft) | Pencil popper, Casting spoon |
| Fall | 2 to 30 ft | dawn & midday | Surveyed channel edge (9 ft) | Topwater walker, Metal jig |
| Winter | 5 to 35 ft | dusk | Surveyed channel edge (9 ft) | Compact metal jig, Slow-rolled paddletail |
In spring, yellowtail snapper run shallow here, mostly 5 to 39 ft. Summer keeps them at 6 to 39 ft, and they winter in 6 to 39 ft. Spring yellowtail snapper concentrate at NOAA charted rock bottom, a prime-rated hard bottom around 4 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 | 5 to 39 ft | dawn & dusk | NOAA charted rock bottom (4 ft) | Small bucktail, Light vertical jig |
| Summer | 6 to 39 ft | dawn & dusk | NOAA charted rock bottom (4 ft) | Micro jig, Small paddletail |
| Fall | 6 to 39 ft | dawn & dusk | NOAA charted rock bottom (4 ft) | Small vertical jig, Baitfish streamer |
| Winter | 6 to 39 ft | dusk | NOAA charted rock bottom (4 ft) | Small jig worked deep, Bucktail |
Come spring, look for mutton snapper tight to the bank in 5 to 39 ft. Through summer count on 5 to 39 ft; the winter hold is 7 to 39 ft. If you only fish one area, make it NOAA charted rock bottom: a hard bottom around 4 ft that scores prime in spring. 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 | 5 to 39 ft | dawn & dusk | NOAA charted rock bottom (4 ft) | Bucktail near bottom, Paddletail |
| Summer | 5 to 39 ft | dawn & dusk | NOAA charted rock bottom (4 ft) | Heavy bucktail, Vertical jig |
| Fall | 5 to 39 ft | dawn & dusk | NOAA charted rock bottom (4 ft) | Bucktail + strip, Slow vertical jig |
| Winter | 7 to 39 ft | dusk | NOAA charted rock bottom (4 ft) | Slow jig, Bottom bucktail |
When the water first warms, great barracuda slide up into 2 to 39 ft. There's no big seasonal slide here — summer means 2 to 39 ft, winter 3 to 39 ft. If you only fish one area, make it NOAA charted rock bottom: a hard bottom around 4 ft that scores prime in winter. 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 39 ft | dawn & midday | NOAA charted rock bottom (4 ft) | Fast tube lure, Long minnow plug |
| Summer | 2 to 39 ft | dawn & dusk | NOAA charted rock bottom (4 ft) | Fast swimbait, Spoon |
| Fall | 2 to 39 ft | dawn & midday | NOAA charted rock bottom (4 ft) | Mullet-profile plug, Tube lure |
| Winter | 3 to 39 ft | midday & dusk | NOAA charted rock bottom (4 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 a 7 to 39 ft one. Start at NOAA charted rock bottom. It's a hard bottom holding about 4 ft of water and rates prime come summer. 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 | NOAA charted rock bottom (4 ft) | Small paddletail, Jighead + shrimp imitation |
| Summer | 4 to 30 ft | dawn & dusk | NOAA charted rock bottom (4 ft) | Small bucktail, Paddletail |
| Fall | 5 to 35 ft | dawn & dusk | NOAA charted rock bottom (4 ft) | Small vertical jig, Jighead + paddletail |
| Winter | 7 to 39 ft | midday | NOAA charted rock bottom (4 ft) | Small jig worked slowly |
Count 3 structure marks on this chart. The deepest, Surveyed channel edge, sits near 9 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 Tutu Bay specifically, so confirm the current rules before you fish.
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Tutu Bay is about 39 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 Tutu Bay.
NOAA charted rock bottom is the top-rated area: a hard bottom in about 4 ft of water that rates prime for yellowtail snapper in spring. 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 Tutu 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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