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Winter Wonderland Fishing in Martha's Vineyard: Stripers, Blues, and More
Published 4 months ago
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Hey folks, Artificial Lure here, your go-to guy for all things fishin' around Martha's Vineyard. It's a crisp winter mornin' on December 27th, 2025, with sunrise at about 7:05 AM and sunset 'round 4:25 PM—short days mean fish are feedin' steady in the shallows. Weather's holdin' mild for late December, highs in the low 40s, light northwest winds at 5-10 knots, keepin' seas calm at 1-2 feet per Cape Cod tides reports.
Tides today at Oak Bluffs are prime: high at 3:34 AM (around 3 feet), low 8:39 AM (0.5 feet), high again 3:53 PM (3.2 feet), and evenin' low near 9 PM. Fish the incomin' tide mid-mornin' or late afternoon when currents rip—NOAA Tides & Currents confirms strong flows in Nantucket Sound.
Action's pickin' up post-holiday; locals report steady stripers and blues holdin' in 40-50 feet off the south shore, with some keeper cod mixin' in deeper. Recent catches from Vineyard waters include 28-32 inch schoolies on the flats, a few 10-15 lb channel bass near the jetties, and tautog up to 5 lbs grapplin' structure—per Cape Cod Daily and MV Times chatter. Amounts are modest in this cold snap, but quality's there: 5-10 fish per charter, mostly stripers (60%), blues (20%), tog and cod roundin' out.
Best lures? Bucktail jigs in white or chartreuse, 1-2 oz, tipped with pork rind—rips through current like a wounded baitfish. Soft plastics like 4-inch swimmers on 1/4 oz heads for stripers. Live bait shines: bloodworms or clams for tog, herring chunks for cod. Fish slow, bounce off bottom.
Hit these hot spots: Wasque Point for rips tearin' stripers, or the Oak Bluffs jetty on the flood tide—easy access, big rewards. Bundle up, check Vineyard Wind updates for any offshore traffic, and stay safe out there.
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Tides today at Oak Bluffs are prime: high at 3:34 AM (around 3 feet), low 8:39 AM (0.5 feet), high again 3:53 PM (3.2 feet), and evenin' low near 9 PM. Fish the incomin' tide mid-mornin' or late afternoon when currents rip—NOAA Tides & Currents confirms strong flows in Nantucket Sound.
Action's pickin' up post-holiday; locals report steady stripers and blues holdin' in 40-50 feet off the south shore, with some keeper cod mixin' in deeper. Recent catches from Vineyard waters include 28-32 inch schoolies on the flats, a few 10-15 lb channel bass near the jetties, and tautog up to 5 lbs grapplin' structure—per Cape Cod Daily and MV Times chatter. Amounts are modest in this cold snap, but quality's there: 5-10 fish per charter, mostly stripers (60%), blues (20%), tog and cod roundin' out.
Best lures? Bucktail jigs in white or chartreuse, 1-2 oz, tipped with pork rind—rips through current like a wounded baitfish. Soft plastics like 4-inch swimmers on 1/4 oz heads for stripers. Live bait shines: bloodworms or clams for tog, herring chunks for cod. Fish slow, bounce off bottom.
Hit these hot spots: Wasque Point for rips tearin' stripers, or the Oak Bluffs jetty on the flood tide—easy access, big rewards. Bundle up, check Vineyard Wind updates for any offshore traffic, and stay safe out there.
Thanks for tunin' in, folks—subscribe for more reports! This has been a Quiet Please production, for more check out quietplease.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.