Scarborough Gut Fishing Guide, Northampton County, Virginia

• Overview

  Scarborough Gut is one of the Northampton County waters in Virginia. The country round it is pine and hardwood from end to end. It is low-lying compared with other Virginia water we list. For a base, Exmore sits 5.3 miles out. It is 43 miles to East Hampton, the nearest city. A county line runs close by, so local bylaws can differ within a short drive.

• Where to Fish on Scarborough Gut

  No depth figure appears in our records, so the bank has to tell you. Being tidal, the water moves twice a day, and the fishing moves with it. Tide runs this water, so time the session to the flow. The channel is where water moves, and fish follow it. Survey and observation records for Northampton County include striped bass, alewife, blueback herring and spot. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. Scarborough Gut gives up more to patience than to distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Seasonal averages run from 38°F in January up to 78°F in July. Summer heat is the limit here, not winter cold. March through May is the strongest run, with autumn a second stretch. Late winter often fishes better here than midsummer does. The season on Scarborough Gut rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  The access position is unclear from public sources. The nearest mapped parking is half a mile away, so the last stretch is on foot. Fishing from a pier is possible half a mile away. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. Should this one be busy, Curratuck Creek is 4 miles off. What applies at Scarborough Gut may have changed since it was mapped.