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Vineyard Fishing Report: Late Spring Striper and Bluefish Action Heats Up Island Waters
Published 11 months ago
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Artificial Lure here with your Martha’s Vineyard fishing report for Friday, May 30th, 2025. We’ve got prime late-spring action happening all around the island, so let’s get into what’s biting, what’s working, and where you want to wet a line today.
The weather’s smiling on us: mild temps, light southwest breeze, and hardly a cloud in the sky. Sunrise hit at 5:23 AM this morning and you’ve got daylight stretching clear until sunset at 7:52 PM, so there’s no excuse for not getting your lines in the water. Tidal movement today at Edgartown sees a high around 8:39 AM, falling to a mid-afternoon low near 3:37 PM, and another high just before 9:00 PM. That falling tide midday should heat up the bite, especially along the south-facing beaches and rips.
Fish activity’s firing on most fronts. Striped bass are showing up strong—lots of schoolies with a healthy mix of keepers, and the odd cow up to 25 pounds, according to both the folks at Dick’s Bait and Tackle in Oak Bluffs and the latest charter boat chatter. The best action for bass right now is during the top of the incoming and the start of the outgoing tide, especially if you’re working the surf at Wasque or the flats around Lobsterville. Menemsha’s also giving up its share of stripers, so don’t overlook the north side.
Bluefish have made a solid push onto the scene, with some pushing 30 inches. They’re scattered from the rips down at Wasque all the way to the beaches at East Chop, so keep your drag set right and maybe switch to a steel leader. Word from the water is the first bonito of the year’s already been landed—could be a sign of another solid summer for bones around the island.
If you’re targeting black sea bass or fluke, the action’s heating up as well, especially out on the deep drifts between Cape Poge and the Gut. Flounder are still a solid bet for the bottom anglers, with fish up to 19 inches showing up on bait rigs tipped with clam, mussel, or sea worms.
Best lures this week: swimming plugs and topwaters like the Doc for stripers, especially if you’re matching the hatch around herring schools. Metal lips, needlefish, and minnow plugs are still taking finicky fish too. For bluefish, it’s hard to go wrong with a classic popper or a bright, fast-moving spoon. Bait anglers are sticking with live-lined bunker or mackerel for bigger bass, and squid if you’re looking to fill a bucket after dark.
Hot spots to try today: Wasque Point for that classic Vineyard rip bite and Lobsterville’s flats and jetties for a little more elbow room but solid striper numbers.
That’s your Friday update from Martha’s Vineyard. Thanks for tuning in—don’t forget to subscribe for more daily reports. This has been a Quiet Please production, for more check out quiet please dot ai.
This content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI
This episode includes AI-generated content.
The weather’s smiling on us: mild temps, light southwest breeze, and hardly a cloud in the sky. Sunrise hit at 5:23 AM this morning and you’ve got daylight stretching clear until sunset at 7:52 PM, so there’s no excuse for not getting your lines in the water. Tidal movement today at Edgartown sees a high around 8:39 AM, falling to a mid-afternoon low near 3:37 PM, and another high just before 9:00 PM. That falling tide midday should heat up the bite, especially along the south-facing beaches and rips.
Fish activity’s firing on most fronts. Striped bass are showing up strong—lots of schoolies with a healthy mix of keepers, and the odd cow up to 25 pounds, according to both the folks at Dick’s Bait and Tackle in Oak Bluffs and the latest charter boat chatter. The best action for bass right now is during the top of the incoming and the start of the outgoing tide, especially if you’re working the surf at Wasque or the flats around Lobsterville. Menemsha’s also giving up its share of stripers, so don’t overlook the north side.
Bluefish have made a solid push onto the scene, with some pushing 30 inches. They’re scattered from the rips down at Wasque all the way to the beaches at East Chop, so keep your drag set right and maybe switch to a steel leader. Word from the water is the first bonito of the year’s already been landed—could be a sign of another solid summer for bones around the island.
If you’re targeting black sea bass or fluke, the action’s heating up as well, especially out on the deep drifts between Cape Poge and the Gut. Flounder are still a solid bet for the bottom anglers, with fish up to 19 inches showing up on bait rigs tipped with clam, mussel, or sea worms.
Best lures this week: swimming plugs and topwaters like the Doc for stripers, especially if you’re matching the hatch around herring schools. Metal lips, needlefish, and minnow plugs are still taking finicky fish too. For bluefish, it’s hard to go wrong with a classic popper or a bright, fast-moving spoon. Bait anglers are sticking with live-lined bunker or mackerel for bigger bass, and squid if you’re looking to fill a bucket after dark.
Hot spots to try today: Wasque Point for that classic Vineyard rip bite and Lobsterville’s flats and jetties for a little more elbow room but solid striper numbers.
That’s your Friday update from Martha’s Vineyard. Thanks for tuning in—don’t forget to subscribe for more daily reports. This has been a Quiet Please production, for more check out quiet please dot ai.
This content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI
This episode includes AI-generated content.