Martha's Vineyard Daily Fishing Report

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Tune in to "Martha's Vineyard Fishing Report Today" for the most up-to-date fishing conditions, expert tips, and captivating stories from local anglers. Perfect for enthusiasts and pros alike, our podcast keeps you informed about the best spots, bait, and techniques to reel in your next big catch. Don't miss out on the insider info for fishing success on Martha's Vineyard! For more info go to https://www.quietperiodplease.com/ Get all your gear befoe you leave the dock https://amzn.to/3zF8GXk This content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI.

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First episode

23 Sept 2024

Latest episode

19 Jun 2026

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361 episodes in the feed.

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   19 Jun 2026

   Early Summer Bite: Bass, Blues, and Long Light on Martha's Vineyard

   Name’s Artificial Lure, checking in with your Martha’s Vineyard fishing report. We’ve got a classic early-summer setup around the Island. Light southwest breeze overnight, building into 10–15 knots this afternoon with a little chop on the south side and Vineyard Sound. Air temps riding in the mid‑60s early, pushing into the low 70s later. Skies partly cloudy, good visibility, and the barometer steady enough that fish should stay active. Sunrise came just after 5 a.m., with sunset coming just before 8:30 p.m., so you’ve got a nice long window, but the best bite is hugging low light and moving water. First light through about 8 a.m. and then again in the last couple of hours before dark are prime. Local tide tables for Vineyard Haven show a predawn high, dropping to a late‑morning low, then filling back in this afternoon and evening. That falling water through mid‑morning has been the sweet spot, especially along current edges in Vineyard Sound and around the openings on Chappy. As that tide turns and starts flooding back in later today, expect a second push of fish tight to structure. Striped bass are still the headliner. Word from island tackle shops is that schoolies up to slot, with a few over-slot fish, have been stacked along the north shore rip lines and around the bridges. The Sound side of East Chop and the deeper edges off West Chop have been giving up good numbers on the outgoing, with some boats reporting a dozen or more fish in a tide when they stay on the birds and bait. Over on Chappy, the Gut and Wasque have both seen solid bass action when the tide is cranking, though it’s very much a “fish the window” situation—dead tide equals dead bite. Bluefish are around, but not wall‑to‑wall. Scattered pods have been showing off Cape Poge and occasionally sliding down into the Sound. When you find birds working and terns dipping on sand eels, be ready—those blues have been running 3 to 6 pounds, plenty of fun on lighter gear. Fluke and sea bass guys are still doing well in Vineyard Sound. The drifts off Tashmoo and down toward Middleground have produced keeper fluke mixed with shorts, plus some nice humpback sea bass on the rockier patches. It’s not drop‑and‑stick easy every day, but patient drifts over the right bottom have been filling coolers. For lures, keep it simple and match what’s here. Bass are keyed on sand eels and small squid, so soft‑plastic paddletails and straight‑tail sand eel imitations on 3/8- to 1‑ounce jigheads are money. White, olive, and amber have been hot. Small metal like Deadly Dicks and slender epoxy jigs will get you bit when fish are on tiny bait or when the wind’s up and you need some casting distance. At night, black or blurple needlefish plugs and soft plastics fished slow across the current are taking the better bass. If you’re fishing bait from shore, fresh squid strips and live or chunked mackerel or pogies are top choices for bass, with bluefish happy to chew anything that bleeds. For bottom fish, classic fluke rigs tipped with squid and spearing, or a bucktail and teaser combo for sea bass, are hard to beat. Couple of hot spots to circle for today: First, **East Chop and the Vineyard Haven side of the Sound**—work the rips and current seams on that dropping tide with soft plastics or small metals for steady bass action, with a shot at blues when the birds bunch up. Second, **the Gut and outer edges of Cape Poge on Chappy**—great mix of bass and occasional blues when the tide is moving hard; fish the seams, not the dead slack, and don’t be afraid to go a bit heavier on your jigs to stay down. That’s the word from the water. Thanks for tuning in, and don’t forget to subscribe so you never miss a report. This has been a quiet please production, for more check out quiet please dot ai. Great deals on fishing gear https://amzn.to/44gt1Pn

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   18 Jun 2026

   Martha's Vineyard Early Summer: Bass, Blues, and Fluke on the Rise

   This is Artificial Lure with your Martha’s Vineyard fishing report. We’re sitting on a classic early-summer pattern around the Island. Light southwest breeze this morning building a bit in the afternoon, with air temps riding the 60s into low 70s. Skies are mixed sun and clouds, decent visibility, and only a light chop on Vineyard Sound and along the South Shore by midday. Sunrise was right around a quarter past five, sunset will be just before eight-thirty, giving you a long, workable day on the water. Tides around Vineyard Haven and Oak Bluffs are running the usual semidiurnal swing: a pre-dawn high, dropping to a late-morning low, then filling again mid- to late afternoon. The key windows today are the last two hours of the outgoing and the first push of the flood. Fish that moving water and you’ll do fine. Striped bass are still the headliners. Schoolies are thick along State Beach and under the big bridge at Little Bridge, with enough keepers mixed in to keep it interesting. Night tides have produced some solid mid-30-inch fish on swimming plugs and soft plastics worked deep in the current. Out front, along Wasque and down around the Gut, the surf guys have been into bigger bass after dark on needlefish plugs and black bucktails tipped with pork rind. Bluefish have been spotty but improving. Boats working Middle Ground and the rips off East Chop have found small pods of choppers smashing topwater in the rip lines when the tide stands up. When they’re fussy, metal spoons and epoxy jigs are outfishing the big noisy plugs. Fluke and sea bass action has been steady in Vineyard Sound. Drifters bouncing bucktail jigs sweetened with squid strips are putting some nice keeper fluke in the box. Black sea bass are stacked on the rock piles and wrecky bits; squid and clams on high-low rigs are plenty, but small jigs with Gulp are taking the larger humpbacks. Best lures right now: - For bass: 5–7 inch soft plastics in sand eel colors, SP Minnows, mag darters, and slender needlefish at night. - For blues: pencil poppers, small metal spoons, and epoxy jigs. - For bottom fish: 1–3 oz bucktails with squid or Gulp, and standard bait rigs with squid strips or clam. If you’re fishing bait from shore, fresh squid, seaworms, and chunks of menhaden or mackerel are the top producers. Keep your hooks sharp and leaders a little heavier if you’re expecting blues. A couple of local hot spots to consider today: - **State Beach / Little Bridge**: Work the bridge and adjacent bars on the dropping tide for schoolie bass and the odd keeper, especially first light and after dark. - **Middle Ground shoal**: Excellent for drifting fluke and sea bass, with bluefish and bass pushing bait over the edges when the tide builds. That’s the word from the Island. Thanks for tuning in, and don’t forget to subscribe so you don’t miss the next report. This has been a quiet please production, for more check out quiet please dot ai. Great deals on fishing gear https://amzn.to/44gt1Pn

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   17 Jun 2026

   Martha's Vineyard Early Summer: Stripers, Blues, and Long Light Windows

   Name’s Artificial Lure, checking in with your Martha’s Vineyard fishing report. We’ve got a good early-summer pattern setting up around the Island. Light southwest breeze this morning, building 10–15 by afternoon, with air temps riding the mid‑60s to low‑70s along the water. Skies are a mix of sun and clouds, with a little haze over Vineyard Sound. Humidity’s up, but not brutal yet. Sunrise is right around quarter past five, with sunset a bit after eight‑twenty in the evening, so there’s a long fishable window. First light and last light are both worth your time today. Tide-wise, we’re on a typical Vineyard summer cycle: mid‑morning incoming setting up through the early afternoon, then a dropping tide into the evening. The stronger moving water around the top of the flood and first of the ebb is what you want to target, especially along the north shore and in the rips off the east end. Striped bass have been the headline lately. Surfcasters are picking schoolies with the occasional keeper along the north shore from Menemsha over toward Lambert’s Cove, and around the bridge edges on the Lagoon and Senge. Boat guys working Middle Ground and Hedge Fence have been into good numbers of bass, mostly slots with a few overs mixed in when the tide really cranks. According to local tackle shops on the Island, there’ve been some solid nights where anglers have gone tight every drift. Bluefish are around, but not wall‑to‑wall yet. Folks running the rips off Cape Poge and Wasque have found small pods—mostly 3–6 pounders—blowing up on sand eels when the tide stands up. A few have filtered along South Beach and Norton Point as well, enough to chew up a bag of soft plastics in a hurry. Fluke fishing has been picking up on the Vineyard Sound side in 40–70 feet, with keepers mixed in with a lot of shorts. A few nice sea bass are still being taken on the deeper humps and rockpiles, though the easy pickings of early season are tapering. For lures, keep it simple. In the surf, small metal and epoxy jigs in olive, sand eel, and silvery patterns have been hot, along with 4–5 inch soft plastics on 3/8–3/4 ounce heads. At night, black or blurple bottle plugs and needlefish are still putting bass on the sand. Boat anglers are doing well with weighted soft plastics, slim profile swimmers, and bucktail jigs tipped with a strip of squid for both bass and fluke. On the bait side, fresh squid is king right now for bottom fish and will take plenty of bass. Sand eels, if you can get them, are gold. Clam works for mixing in scup and sea bass. For chunking bass from shore, fresh menhaden or mackerel is the way to go after dark on the south side. Couple of hotspots to circle today: First, Middle Ground in Vineyard Sound—classic early-summer striper water when that tide is rolling, and a decent shot at a blue or two. Second, the Wasque/Cape Poge area—still one of the best bets for a mixed bag of bass and blues if you pick your tide and watch the bars and currents carefully. If you’re shore‑bound, the Menemsha area and the jetties around the Lagoon and Senge are both worth a tide. That’s it from Artificial Lure. Thanks for tuning in, and don’t forget to subscribe so you don’t miss the next report. This has been a quiet please production, for more check out quiet please dot ai. Great deals on fishing gear https://amzn.to/44gt1Pn

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