Location · VA

Cape Charles Town Pier

Northampton County, VA · pier

Town pier on the Eastern Shore side of the lower Chesapeake Bay. Free public access with views across the Bay. Spanish mackerel, sheepshead, and summer flounder are highlights in warm months; stripers in the fall run.

No fishing license required on public piers in VA. Free public access. Small-town atmosphere — charms and quirks included.

Right now

Water temp
60°F
Air temp
71°F
Wind
7 mph NW
Tide phase
incoming
Sunrise / sunset
6:20 AM / 7:44 PM
Moon
first quarter, 33% illuminated
Solunar windows
12:40 AM - 1:40 AM · 4:40 AM - 6:40 AM · 9:50 AM - 10:50 AM · 5:10 PM - 7:10 PM
Forecast
Sunny

Best species to target today

  1. Striped Bass Morone saxatilis · harvest closed
    96/100
  2. Bluefish Pomatomus saltatrix
    84/100
  3. Spotted Seatrout Cynoscion nebulosus · harvest closed
    84/100
  4. Summer Flounder Paralichthys dentatus
    68/100
  5. Sheepshead Archosargus probatocephalus
    68/100
  6. Spanish Mackerel Scomberomorus maculatus
    43/100
  7. Cobia Rachycentron canadum · harvest closed
    33/100