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Fishing Martha's Vineyard - Albies, Blues, and Stripers Abound in the Fall Blitz
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Artificial Lure here with your Friday, October 10th fishing report for Martha’s Vineyard and the surrounding waters. The island’s in prime autumn form—cool mornings, active tides, and a fall blitz that sees fishermen putting in the miles and the hours because fish are on the move and feeding hard.
Tides today show a high at 4:20 am, low at 11:21 am, then a strong afternoon high at 4:33 pm according to CapeTides.com. If you’re an early riser, you caught a sunrise at 6:47 am and sunset’s coming at 6:10 pm. That leaves plenty of daylight for dawn and dusk action, which has been hot this week. The weather's classic October: cool, breezy in spots, and water temps in the low 60s—ideal for stripers and hardtails.
Let’s talk fish—albies are still running hard, and it’s been a banner week for shore and boat anglers, especially on the south side and around Edgartown. On The Water reports several fly-rod-caught false albacore this week, with a real standout: a double-digit albie landed from the beach in Edgartown. Boats are finding them daily down the Elizabeths and between Vineyard Haven and Falmouth, especially on an incoming tide. The fish are tight on bay anchovies—so you’ll want to match the hatch. Hogy Epoxy Jigs in orange, silver, and pink, along with Deadly Dicks and resin tins, have produced numbers. For flies, small tan imitations like the Albie Escort with a brisk retrieve have been the ticket according to Kismet Outfitters. Pods are jittery, so have your rod ready and cast quick.
Bonito are still mixed in with the albies—aim for the same colors and retrieve style. Striped bass fishing has been surprisingly good, with fish pushing 40 inches reported in Vineyard Sound. Nighttime anglers dragging Mag Darters and Danny plugs are catching into double digits, especially where mullet are thick. Day anglers should try smaller paddletails and topwater in the ponds around dawn and dusk. Don’t forget the live eels after dark—schoolies up to slot size are stacked in the inlets.
Larger blues have shown themselves again in Nantucket Sound on the incoming, with action reported from the boat and the sand. Throw big yellow Deceivers or a noisy plug if you’re targeting gator blues; they’re smashing bait with classic fall aggression.
Tautog are picking up around rockpiles and jetties. Green crabs on blackfish rigs are a sure bet, especially around the Vineyard’s north side and near docks with ample structure.
Hot spots? Hit Wasque Point at first light to intercept feeding albies and bass when they move through the rips. Lobsterville Beach has given up fish on both tides and is a solid bet for shore-bound folks who don’t mind walking. Oak Bluffs ferry jetty is a dawn patrol classic—schoolie bass on topwater and the occasional bruiser blue cruising at change of tide.
In short, the next few weeks are the best of the fall run—plenty of hardtails, big blues, quality bass, and tautog getting feisty as the water cools. Don’t leave home without epoxy jigs, a few live eels, and a plug bag full of old favorites like Danny plugs, pencil poppers, and paddletails. As always, watch the birds, read the tide, stay mobile, and be ready—these fish move fast.
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Tides today show a high at 4:20 am, low at 11:21 am, then a strong afternoon high at 4:33 pm according to CapeTides.com. If you’re an early riser, you caught a sunrise at 6:47 am and sunset’s coming at 6:10 pm. That leaves plenty of daylight for dawn and dusk action, which has been hot this week. The weather's classic October: cool, breezy in spots, and water temps in the low 60s—ideal for stripers and hardtails.
Let’s talk fish—albies are still running hard, and it’s been a banner week for shore and boat anglers, especially on the south side and around Edgartown. On The Water reports several fly-rod-caught false albacore this week, with a real standout: a double-digit albie landed from the beach in Edgartown. Boats are finding them daily down the Elizabeths and between Vineyard Haven and Falmouth, especially on an incoming tide. The fish are tight on bay anchovies—so you’ll want to match the hatch. Hogy Epoxy Jigs in orange, silver, and pink, along with Deadly Dicks and resin tins, have produced numbers. For flies, small tan imitations like the Albie Escort with a brisk retrieve have been the ticket according to Kismet Outfitters. Pods are jittery, so have your rod ready and cast quick.
Bonito are still mixed in with the albies—aim for the same colors and retrieve style. Striped bass fishing has been surprisingly good, with fish pushing 40 inches reported in Vineyard Sound. Nighttime anglers dragging Mag Darters and Danny plugs are catching into double digits, especially where mullet are thick. Day anglers should try smaller paddletails and topwater in the ponds around dawn and dusk. Don’t forget the live eels after dark—schoolies up to slot size are stacked in the inlets.
Larger blues have shown themselves again in Nantucket Sound on the incoming, with action reported from the boat and the sand. Throw big yellow Deceivers or a noisy plug if you’re targeting gator blues; they’re smashing bait with classic fall aggression.
Tautog are picking up around rockpiles and jetties. Green crabs on blackfish rigs are a sure bet, especially around the Vineyard’s north side and near docks with ample structure.
Hot spots? Hit Wasque Point at first light to intercept feeding albies and bass when they move through the rips. Lobsterville Beach has given up fish on both tides and is a solid bet for shore-bound folks who don’t mind walking. Oak Bluffs ferry jetty is a dawn patrol classic—schoolie bass on topwater and the occasional bruiser blue cruising at change of tide.
In short, the next few weeks are the best of the fall run—plenty of hardtails, big blues, quality bass, and tautog getting feisty as the water cools. Don’t leave home without epoxy jigs, a few live eels, and a plug bag full of old favorites like Danny plugs, pencil poppers, and paddletails. As always, watch the birds, read the tide, stay mobile, and be ready—these fish move fast.
Thanks for tuning in to today’s Martha’s Vineyard fishing report. Make sure to subscribe so you don’t miss an update. 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.