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Late Summer Fishing Resurgence on Martha's Vineyard
Published 8 months ago
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Good morning anglers, this is Artificial Lure with your Martha’s Vineyard fishing report for Saturday, August 30th, 2025.
We’re coming off Hurricane Erin’s shake-up, and Vineyard waters are in full late-summer swing. First light broke today at 6:06AM with sunset coming around 7:18PM—give or take a minute depending where you’re standing on the rock. Weather’s great: expect mild temps in the mid-60s to low 70s and light winds, with maybe a bit of chop thanks to the lingering offshore breeze, according to today’s Abel Hill surf report. That little bump in the water’s welcome news for surfcasters looking for some life in the wash.
The tide’s working in your favor for a morning session—high coming through at 5:11AM, dropping down to low by 10:47, and then your next high swinging in around dinnertime at 5:25PM. Good pushes to fish the first light through late morning, or, if you don’t mind the crowd, get out after work for the evening bite.
Let’s talk fish. The action’s rebounding strong post-storm. Martha’s Vineyard Daily Fishing Report notes stripers are blitzing beaches and chasing peanut bunker up and down the south shore, with Edgartown, State Beach, and down to Squibnocket all producing. The Elizabeth Islands are still kosher for boaters working the shoreline tight with tube-and-worm or throwing big plastics.
Bass aren’t the only show—bluefish moved in thick after the blow from Buzzards Bay clear around Vineyard Sound. Anglers are reporting double-digit blues, especially off Quissett, West Falmouth, and in the chop between Oak Bluffs and East Chop. These gators are eager for surface plugs at dawn or metals like Kastmasters and Hopkins when the sun rises.
Bonito have bounced back after Erin’s churn—better numbers are showing up from the Oak Bluffs ferry pier down to Katama. They’re mixed in with occasional false albacore, which are making their first push into the region. The “funny fish” bite can be tricky—target choppy, overcast spells for the best shot. Use small epoxy jigs, Deadly Dicks, and light fluorocarbon leaders.
Sea bass bite’s still hanging on rockpiles and deep structure. Reports from On The Water suggest solid keepers off Middle Ground and Wasque Shoal if you’re dropping down bait rigs. Clam or squid strips are getting the job done, but a white bucktail jig with a Gulp! trailer will work double duty for anyone preferring artificials.
If you want a sleeper target, the wrecks and rubble fields off Menemsha and Cedar Tree Neck are holding some nice tautog for those anchoring up with green crabs. Fluke have been slow to rebound after the weather but word is they’re starting to move back in.
Top baits and lures around the island this week:
- Live eels for stripers at night or dawn around rock piles and fast water
- Soft plastics and sand eel imitations for both bass and blues in the rips
- Metals and small epoxy jigs (olive or pink) for bonito/false albacore
- Bucktail jigs or hi-lo rigs tipped with squid for sea bass
For hotspots, don’t overlook the rips at Wasque for stripers and blues—or the drop-offs around Middle Ground. Shore fishermen: try State Beach at sunrise for albies and bonito, and the rocks at West Chop for stripers creeping in on the outgoing.
That’s the bite for today. Plenty of options, whether you’re trolling tube and worm or chasing surface feeds with the fly rod. With the water still on the cool side and bait thick, it’s a textbook Vineyard end-of-August—the big ones are out there for those who put in the time.
Thanks for tuning in, and don’t forget to subscribe for more daily updates. This has been a quiet please production, for more check out quiet please dot ai.
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This content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificia
We’re coming off Hurricane Erin’s shake-up, and Vineyard waters are in full late-summer swing. First light broke today at 6:06AM with sunset coming around 7:18PM—give or take a minute depending where you’re standing on the rock. Weather’s great: expect mild temps in the mid-60s to low 70s and light winds, with maybe a bit of chop thanks to the lingering offshore breeze, according to today’s Abel Hill surf report. That little bump in the water’s welcome news for surfcasters looking for some life in the wash.
The tide’s working in your favor for a morning session—high coming through at 5:11AM, dropping down to low by 10:47, and then your next high swinging in around dinnertime at 5:25PM. Good pushes to fish the first light through late morning, or, if you don’t mind the crowd, get out after work for the evening bite.
Let’s talk fish. The action’s rebounding strong post-storm. Martha’s Vineyard Daily Fishing Report notes stripers are blitzing beaches and chasing peanut bunker up and down the south shore, with Edgartown, State Beach, and down to Squibnocket all producing. The Elizabeth Islands are still kosher for boaters working the shoreline tight with tube-and-worm or throwing big plastics.
Bass aren’t the only show—bluefish moved in thick after the blow from Buzzards Bay clear around Vineyard Sound. Anglers are reporting double-digit blues, especially off Quissett, West Falmouth, and in the chop between Oak Bluffs and East Chop. These gators are eager for surface plugs at dawn or metals like Kastmasters and Hopkins when the sun rises.
Bonito have bounced back after Erin’s churn—better numbers are showing up from the Oak Bluffs ferry pier down to Katama. They’re mixed in with occasional false albacore, which are making their first push into the region. The “funny fish” bite can be tricky—target choppy, overcast spells for the best shot. Use small epoxy jigs, Deadly Dicks, and light fluorocarbon leaders.
Sea bass bite’s still hanging on rockpiles and deep structure. Reports from On The Water suggest solid keepers off Middle Ground and Wasque Shoal if you’re dropping down bait rigs. Clam or squid strips are getting the job done, but a white bucktail jig with a Gulp! trailer will work double duty for anyone preferring artificials.
If you want a sleeper target, the wrecks and rubble fields off Menemsha and Cedar Tree Neck are holding some nice tautog for those anchoring up with green crabs. Fluke have been slow to rebound after the weather but word is they’re starting to move back in.
Top baits and lures around the island this week:
- Live eels for stripers at night or dawn around rock piles and fast water
- Soft plastics and sand eel imitations for both bass and blues in the rips
- Metals and small epoxy jigs (olive or pink) for bonito/false albacore
- Bucktail jigs or hi-lo rigs tipped with squid for sea bass
For hotspots, don’t overlook the rips at Wasque for stripers and blues—or the drop-offs around Middle Ground. Shore fishermen: try State Beach at sunrise for albies and bonito, and the rocks at West Chop for stripers creeping in on the outgoing.
That’s the bite for today. Plenty of options, whether you’re trolling tube and worm or chasing surface feeds with the fly rod. With the water still on the cool side and bait thick, it’s a textbook Vineyard end-of-August—the big ones are out there for those who put in the time.
Thanks for tuning in, and don’t forget to subscribe for more daily updates. This has been a quiet please production, for more check out quiet please dot ai.
Great deals on fishing gear https://amzn.to/44gt1Pn
This content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificia