Cape Charles Town Pier, Northampton County, VA
Summer Flounder fishing today
Workable day for Summer Flounder.
68/100
Why today scores 68
- 60°F water — Inside Summer Flounder's active range
- incoming tide — Summer Flounder prefers outgoing tide
- 7 mph wind — Light chop — baitfish active, fish willing to feed
Right now at Cape Charles Town Pier
- 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 today
- 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
About Summer Flounder
Paralichthys dentatus. Locally called "fluke." Flatfish that ambushes bait off sandy and mixed bottom. Drifting bucktails tipped with Gulp! or live minnows through Ocean City and Chincoteague inlets is the classic method.
Preferred water temp: 58–75°F (ideal 65°F). Preferred tide: outgoing.
VA regulations
- Minimum size
- 16"
- Daily creel limit
- 4
Virginia tidal waters (lower Chesapeake Bay): 16 in (Jan 1–May 31) / 17.5 in (Jun 1–Dec 31), 4 per day. 4VAC20-620. Matches MD and DE coastwide ASMFC allocation, which is re-negotiated annually.
Source: VA regulations. Last verified: 2026-04-22.