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Late Summer Fishing Report: Martha's Vineyard Bonito, Albies, and Big Stripers on the Bite
Published 8 months ago
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Artificial Lure here, coming to you with your Martha’s Vineyard fishing report for Sunday, August 31, 2025.
First off, let’s get you dialed in on tides—key to planning your session. According to CapeTides.com and tide-forecast.com, high tide hits around 6:06 AM in Vineyard Haven and 5:40 AM in Oak Bluffs, swinging back to high around 6:19-6:08 PM this evening. Low’s in late morning, about 11:37 AM to 10:42 AM, and again after dark. Sunrise creeps up at 6:07 AM and you’ve got golden fishing light ‘til sunset around 7:16 PM. There’s a gorgeous moonrise at 2:41 PM if that’s your vibe.
Weather’s shaping up classic late summer Vineyard: fair skies, light breeze out of the southwest, and temperatures topping out in the 70s—perfect for both surf and boat anglers to stretch their lines. The water’s been clearing up after a gusty spell earlier in the week, so conditions are optimal for sight-fishing the flats and pitching into the rip lines.
Now, onto the fish. Martha's Vineyard Daily Fishing Report says the bite rebounded big time after that last squall. Rip lines off Menemsha and Wasque Point are alive, and local anglers are reporting bonito and bluefish chasing bait right up in the chum lines. Stripers are still here, mostly schoolies after dawn and dusk, but bigger slots cruising deeper rips if you put in the time. There’s also been a solid show from false albacore between Edgartown and Cape Poge—the "funny fish" are definitely in.
Bait is boiling in the salt ponds and near the marshes—clouds of peanut bunker and small sand eels everywhere. That’s drawing in both predatory fish and the birds, so be sure to look for those tell-tale blitzes at sunrise and sunset. Topwater is still earning savage strikes, with spook-style plugs, pencil poppers, and small floating swimmers being deadly at first light. During the higher sun, switch to metal—for bonita and albies, you can’t beat a Deadly Dick or Hogy Epoxy Jig in silver, olive, or pink. Stripers are hitting 7-inch soft plastics rigged on a leadhead, especially in white or bone.
For bait anglers, fresh chunked pogie or mackerel is hard to beat for bass at night from shore. If you’re after bluefish, whole squid or cut bunker is your ticket, especially off Lobsterville Beach and around East Beach on Chappy.
Two hot spots for today:
- *Middle Ground Shoal off West Tisbury*: great early for stripers mixed with bluefish on the edge—try trolling umbrella rigs or working a bucktail along the drop-off.
- *Wasque Point, Chappaquiddick*: classic albie alley, especially mid-morning as the tide starts to move. Cast epoxy jigs into the whitewater or toss Albie Snax—burn them back fast for that adrenaline rush.
Boat traffic is moderate, but there’s plenty of room for everyone—just keep clear of the swimmers and give space along popular beaches.
Tight lines, and don’t forget your camera—this is the time of year for “personal best” photos. Thanks for tuning in and be sure to subscribe so you never miss a tide or a tip.
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 Artificial Intelligence AI
This episode includes AI-generated content.
First off, let’s get you dialed in on tides—key to planning your session. According to CapeTides.com and tide-forecast.com, high tide hits around 6:06 AM in Vineyard Haven and 5:40 AM in Oak Bluffs, swinging back to high around 6:19-6:08 PM this evening. Low’s in late morning, about 11:37 AM to 10:42 AM, and again after dark. Sunrise creeps up at 6:07 AM and you’ve got golden fishing light ‘til sunset around 7:16 PM. There’s a gorgeous moonrise at 2:41 PM if that’s your vibe.
Weather’s shaping up classic late summer Vineyard: fair skies, light breeze out of the southwest, and temperatures topping out in the 70s—perfect for both surf and boat anglers to stretch their lines. The water’s been clearing up after a gusty spell earlier in the week, so conditions are optimal for sight-fishing the flats and pitching into the rip lines.
Now, onto the fish. Martha's Vineyard Daily Fishing Report says the bite rebounded big time after that last squall. Rip lines off Menemsha and Wasque Point are alive, and local anglers are reporting bonito and bluefish chasing bait right up in the chum lines. Stripers are still here, mostly schoolies after dawn and dusk, but bigger slots cruising deeper rips if you put in the time. There’s also been a solid show from false albacore between Edgartown and Cape Poge—the "funny fish" are definitely in.
Bait is boiling in the salt ponds and near the marshes—clouds of peanut bunker and small sand eels everywhere. That’s drawing in both predatory fish and the birds, so be sure to look for those tell-tale blitzes at sunrise and sunset. Topwater is still earning savage strikes, with spook-style plugs, pencil poppers, and small floating swimmers being deadly at first light. During the higher sun, switch to metal—for bonita and albies, you can’t beat a Deadly Dick or Hogy Epoxy Jig in silver, olive, or pink. Stripers are hitting 7-inch soft plastics rigged on a leadhead, especially in white or bone.
For bait anglers, fresh chunked pogie or mackerel is hard to beat for bass at night from shore. If you’re after bluefish, whole squid or cut bunker is your ticket, especially off Lobsterville Beach and around East Beach on Chappy.
Two hot spots for today:
- *Middle Ground Shoal off West Tisbury*: great early for stripers mixed with bluefish on the edge—try trolling umbrella rigs or working a bucktail along the drop-off.
- *Wasque Point, Chappaquiddick*: classic albie alley, especially mid-morning as the tide starts to move. Cast epoxy jigs into the whitewater or toss Albie Snax—burn them back fast for that adrenaline rush.
Boat traffic is moderate, but there’s plenty of room for everyone—just keep clear of the swimmers and give space along popular beaches.
Tight lines, and don’t forget your camera—this is the time of year for “personal best” photos. Thanks for tuning in and be sure to subscribe so you never miss a tide or a tip.
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 Artificial Intelligence AI
This episode includes AI-generated content.