Fishing Overview for Ocean View Beach
Norfolk’s long Chesapeake Bay shoreline at Ocean View offers easy surf and pier-style access to spot, croaker, flounder, bluefish, and schoolie striped bass; troughs and sandbars near jetties and public access points regularly produce, with peak bites in spring and fall and plenty of family-friendly space along
Sun and Moon Times
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Visibility:1%
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New Moon
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Distance to earth:384,113 kmProximity:50.7 %
Moon Phases for Ocean View
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excellent Day
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minor Time:04:57 am - 06:57 am
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major Time:10:53 am - 12:53 pm
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minor Time:
04:49 pm -
06:49 pm
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major Time:11:26 pm - 01:26 am
Tides Times for Fishing: Fri, 9 Oct
Tide Clock
Tide Graph
Times
| Tide | Time | Height |
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| low | 01:40 am | 0.13 ft |
| high | 08:19 am | 3.15 ft |
| low | 02:04 pm | 0.13 ft |
| high | 08:38 pm | 3.05 ft |
Current Fishing Weather
Wind Speed and Direction
Wind Direction:
Wind Speed:
Wind Direction and Speed are one of the most important aspects for choosing a fishing spot. An offshore wind can help land-based anglers with longer casting distances, while an onshore wind will make kayak fishing safer. Often fish will also move to certain feeding areas depending on the wind direction. Check out the long term wind forecast at the charts below.
Fishing Barometer
Atmospheric Pressure:
Change since midnight:
Trend for next 6 hours:
Atmospheric or Barometric Pressure affects fish activity. The best fishing can be had on a rising barometer and also the time just before it is falling. A steady barometer in the higher ranges can also mean good fishing. A falling or low barometer reading without much change is usually not a very good time for fishing.
UV Effect on Fishing
As a rule of thumb, the higher the UV index, the deeper fish will move. Shallow water fishing is best done at times with a low UV index. When the UV is high, stick to early mornings, late evenings and shaded areas. The effect is less noticable in deeper water, but often a higher UV index can produce good results in the deep.
7 Day Fishing Weather
| Date | Major Bite Times | Minor Bite Times | Sun | Moon | Moonphase | Tide Times |
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Waning Crescent |
low:
, 0.23 ft
high:
, 2.99 ft
, Coeff: 114
low:
, 0.16 ft
high:
, 3.15 ft
, Coeff: 124
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New Moon |
low:
, 0.13 ft
high:
, 3.15 ft
, Coeff: 124
low:
, 0.13 ft
high:
, 3.05 ft
, Coeff: 118
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New Moon |
low:
, 0.1 ft
high:
, 3.28 ft
, Coeff: 133
low:
, 0.13 ft
high:
, 2.95 ft
, Coeff: 111
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New Moon |
low:
, 0.13 ft
high:
, 3.35 ft
, Coeff: 137
low:
, 0.23 ft
high:
, 2.82 ft
, Coeff: 103
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Waxing Crescent |
low:
, 0.23 ft
high:
, 3.35 ft
, Coeff: 137
low:
, 0.36 ft
high:
, 2.72 ft
, Coeff: 97
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Waxing Crescent |
low:
, 0.36 ft
high:
, 3.31 ft
, Coeff: 135
low:
, 0.52 ft
high:
, 2.62 ft
, Coeff: 90
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Waxing Crescent |
low:
, 0.52 ft
high:
, 3.25 ft
, Coeff: 131
low:
, 0.72 ft
high:
, 2.53 ft
, Coeff: 84
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Waxing Crescent |
low:
, 0.66 ft
high:
, 3.15 ft
, Coeff: 124
low:
, 0.89 ft
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October Fishing Report
October brings a strong fall bite to Ocean View. Surf anglers are seeing runs of striped bass and bluefish shadowing mullet schools along the beach; cast metal spoons or mullet rigs into the troughs during dawn and dusk on a moving tide. Inside the bays and around bridge pilings, speckled trout and puppy drum (red drum) are hitting soft plastic paddletails in natural hues worked slowly along current seams.
Work inlet rocks and nearshore wrecks for tautog and lingering sheepshead; green crabs or fiddlers fished tight to structure draw the most bites. On calm, clear days after a blow, the water cleans up quickly and the bite often turns on; a light north or northeast breeze with clean, green water has been ideal. If birds are working just outside the breakers, fast-moving schools of snapper blues and the occasional false albacore may blitz—keep a small epoxy jig ready for quick casts.
Top tip: Match the hatch—if mullet are present, switch to slim, chrome plugs or small bunker/mullet-pattern swimbaits and retrieve just fast enough to maintain a tight wobble.
Interactive Fishing Map for the greater Ocean View area
Beaches and Bays are ideal places for land-based fishing. If the beach is shallow and the water is clear then twilight times are usually the best times, especially when they coincide with a major or minor fishing time. Often the points on either side of a beach are the best spots. Or if the beach is large then look for irregularities in the breaking waves, indicating sandbanks and holes. We found 3 beaches and bays in this area.
Bethany Beach - 3.09785601157km , Beach Cove - 4.85402469538km , Little Bay - 5.33570444848km
We found a total of 40 potential fishing spots nearby Ocean View. Below you can find them organized on a map. Points, Headlands, Reefs, Islands, Channels, etc can all be productive fishing spots. As these are user submitted spots, there might be some errors in the exact location. You also need to cross check local fishing regulations. Some of the spots might be in or around marine reserves or other locations that cannot be fished. If you click on a location marker it will bring up some details and a quick link to google search, satellite maps and fishing times. Tip: Click/Tap on a new area to load more fishing spots.
Derrickson Ditch - 1.35200912431km , Salt Pond - 2.04791464241km , Spring Gut - 2.76981803991km , Bethany Beach - 3.09785601157km , Sloughs Gut - 3.38836801211km , Fresh Pond - 3.46162685073km , Cat Hill Marsh - 3.76822805577km , White Creek - 3.7687638436km , Pasture Point Cove - 4.03479759507km , Joshia Cove - 4.03624871219km , Jefferson Creek - 4.24064147245km , Canal Pond - 4.24246177224km , Edgar Prong - 4.28727223325km , Holly Pond - 4.35862977104km , Branch Gut - 4.41577148001km , Collins Creek - 4.42979190642km , Middle Pond - 4.51326058506km , Joshia Prong - 4.58262209008km , Tunnel Goose Pond - 4.59796091483km , Little Sheep Hammock - 4.69725172721km , Cupboard Pond - 4.70359615308km , Branch Gut Cove - 4.8161274967km , Beach Cove - 4.85402469538km , Cedar Pond - 4.8656933474km , Miller Creek - 4.90303725494km , Big Sheep Hammock - 5.01454936295km , Broken Marshes - 5.3254290319km , Little Bay - 5.33570444848km , Thirty-five Acre Pond - 5.4870010354km , Salt Works Marsh - 5.68027614035km , Brasures Branch - 5.70131435744km , Sixty Five Acre Pond - 5.75295998528km , Old Basin Cove - 5.99396594202km , Goose Pond - 6.00436149324km , Clarksville Branch - 6.04351141748km , Zigzag Marsh - 6.09757575343km , Mulberry Pond - 6.33315094804km , Tonys Pond - 6.33320902957km , Sawmill Pond - 6.37680232124km , Miller Creek - 6.38304075971km
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