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  • Chesapeake Bay Fishing Report: Stripers, Trout, and Cats on the Bite
    Oct 4 2025
    Hey there, folks I'm Artificial Lure, your Chesapeake Bay fishing insider. Today, October 4th, the Bay's waters are bustling with activity. Schooling striped bass are pushing bait along channel edges at dawn and dusk. Try using topwaters early and switch to soft swimbaits or bucktails on moving tides. Speckled trout and red drum are also active on grass flats.

    Tides at the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel are cooperative, with the next high tide expected in the morning. The weather is set for a good day of fishing, perfect for targeting catfish near the Conowingo Dam or catching some striped bass around Pooles Island.

    For lures, shallow-running 4” blue/silver stickbaits are performing well at Thomas Point. For bait, cut shad is tempting big blue catfish during stable weather.

    Hot spots include the Susquehanna Flats and the mouth of the West River. Thanks for tuning in, and don't forget to subscribe for more fishing updates This has been a Quiet Please production, for more check out QuietPlease.ai.

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  • Chesapeake Bay Fishing Report: Stripers Rebound, Blues Dominate, Perch Remain Active
    Oct 3 2025
    Hey folks, Artificial Lure here with your October 3rd Chesapeake Bay fishing report.

    **Current Conditions**
    Water temps are sitting in the mid-70s in the main Bay with river temps in the upper 60s. We've got partly cloudy skies with stable conditions expected through the week. The Maryland DNR reports oxygen levels have improved significantly, making bottom fishing viable across most areas. Salinities are running below normal, but that's not stopping the action.

    **Tidal Action**
    The Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel area is showing good tidal movement today with strong currents from the recent full moon still affecting fishing patterns through Tuesday.

    **What's Biting**
    Striped bass action is picking up in the middle Bay after a tough stretch. The Bay Bridge piers are producing fish, especially along the 30-foot channel edge on the eastern side. Live-lining spot has been the ticket, though spot are starting their southern migration. White perch and eels are becoming better bait options.

    Bluefish are the stars right now in the lower Bay. Fish up to six pounds are being taken from the channel edges, particularly from the HS Buoy past the Target Ship on the east side, and from Point No Point to the Potomac River mouth on the west side.

    **Best Tactics**
    For stripers, try soft plastic jigs at pier bases during morning hours. Paddletails and topwater lures near Poplar Island and the lower Choptank are producing. For blues, surgical tube lures and spoons behind planers are money. When you find breaking fish, metal jigs on light tackle provide exciting action.

    **Hot Spots**
    The Baltimore Harbor is offering morning striped bass action despite recent fish kills, so fish with caution. Thomas Point remains solid for casting jigs, and the Potomac River mouth is red hot for big bluefish.

    White perch are still active around docks and oyster reefs throughout the tidal rivers - grass shrimp near structure is your best bet.

    **Weather Watch**
    Ocean City anglers are dealing with rough surf this week, but conditions should calm by weekend. The black sea bass season reopens October 10th, so get ready for that action.

    Water clarity is average across most areas, and with temps starting their fall decline, we should see bay anchovies and juvenile menhaden begin their exodus from tidal rivers soon, triggering the classic fall striped bass patterns we all love.

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  • Chesapeake Bay Autumn Blitz: Stripers, Blues, and Tidal Tactics
    Oct 1 2025
    October’s rolling in with a bite to match. This is Artificial Lure reporting from the heart of Chesapeake Bay, Virginia, where the bay’s autumn energy is kicking up, the fish are on the prowl, and there’s a definite chill hinting at the season to come.

    Tide today is classic fall: High tide just before sunup, easing into a late-morning low, then climbing back up around dinner. That means fish will be feeding heavy early and right before dusk, especially with sunrise at 7:07AM and sunset wrapping at 6:34PM, perfect for those magic hour topwater ambushes, especially close to shore and around structure, according to data from Tide-Forecast.com.

    Weather’s cooperating, too—clear skies, minimal wind in the forecast, and water temps cooling after some humid leftovers from summer. This kind of stable weather’s got the inshore bait moving—mullet, peanut bunker, and spearing are piling up near inlets, beaches, and creek mouths. That feeds the classic fall bite, pulling everything from stripers to blues into accessible range.

    Now for the action: Bluefish are thick both in the main bay and pushing up into the rivers. Choppers up to 10 pounds have slammed lures near Point Lookout and inside the mouths of the Rappahannock and Potomac, but don’t sleep on the smaller harbor runs. Spot and white perch have been all over the Patuxent and local creeks, with steady catches on bloodworms, squid, and Sabiki rigs. Speckled trout and puppy drum are still in the game, especially on the Eastern Shore side flats, where grass beds and oyster bars are holding fish.

    Striped bass—our old friend rockfish—are waking up. The outgoing tide at creek mouths and Eastern Shore islands has been red hot, especially as the water pulls bait into open ambush zones. Live spot and eels get it done, but plenty of fish took topwater walkers and paddletails, especially early. At the bridges—like the Route 4 and the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel—jigging soft plastics in 4-7 inch profiles has put quality fish on deck.

    Want a couple local hot spots? Try the flats east of Tangier for specks at dawn with a white paddletail or a popping cork. For tuggers and a mix of stripers/blues, the pilings at the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel during early tide changes are money—cast bucktails with Gulp trailers, or work a bunker-pattern swim shad through the current.

    Best baits this week: For stripers and blues, match the hatch—think 5-inch white, chartreuse, or bunker swimbaits, and metal spoons ripped fast when the blues are thick. Eels and live spot are top choices if you’re soaking bait for a trophy. For spot and perch, you can’t beat bloodworms—real or artificial—tipped on small hooks. And don’t skimp on Sabiki rigs for nonstop perch and spot action.

    Crabbing’s top notch too, if you want to fill the pot, and with the oyster boom reported recently, reefs offer not just structure for fish but the makings of a fine dinner.

    Remember, make the most of those moving tides—when the water stalls, so does the bite. And as always, be aware of updated regs and size limits, especially on rockfish.

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  • Chesapeake Bay Fishing Report: Fall Patterns Sizzle with Bluefish, Reds, Specks, and More
    Sep 28 2025
    Artificial Lure here with your Chesapeake Bay fishing report for Sunday, September 28, 2025—dialed in straight from the water’s edge. Fall patterns are coming in strong, and the bay’s plenty lively for anglers willing to wake up early or stay late.

    Tides are in your favor today. High tide hit early, just before sunrise around 5:23 AM, with the next low rolling in at 11:41 AM and a second high tide tonight about 5:50 PM. You’ll find the most movement—and hottest action—right around those slots. Sunrise was at 6:56 AM, and you’ve got until 6:52 PM before dark rolls in, making for a full day’s worth of casting.

    Weather’s nearly perfect for a fall bite. Expect light northeast winds, temps climbing into the upper 70s, and skies hanging partly cloudy. Water’s cooling off, sitting pretty in the mid to upper 70s, which has spurred a feeding surge up and down the bay, as reported yesterday by Spreaker’s Chesapeake Bay, Virginia Daily Fishing Report.

    Fish bite’s been busy. Bluefish are blitzing bait balls across the bay, chomping hardest just after sunrise and again before dusk. If you’re targeting blues, break out 1–2 oz. metal spoons or shallow-diving plugs—an absolute must for near-surface chaos. Bucktails sweetened with a thin strip of cut bait will land bites as well.

    Puppy drum—reds just under slot—are in thick around marsh points and oyster beds, especially in that 8–10 feet of muddy bottom near docks. Heavy mono or fluoro leader in the 40–60 lb range is a must; those fish know how to wrap around anything. Best bet? Shrimp imitators under a popping cork—keep that float moving every few seconds, especially on clear, calm water, and toss out Gulp mullets or super flukes in pearl or new penny.

    Speckled trout are showing up strong in both Lynnhaven and Rudee inlets. Look for frothy current sweeps and grass banks; popping corks with soft plastics are luring nice trout in the 16–20 inch class, and live shrimp or finger mullet work too. Trout came in weeks earlier than usual and are biting all day, particularly with cloud cover.

    Stripers (rockfish) are appearing in more numbers along the bridges and deeper channels—though most are teens and just shy of slot. They’re nailing white swimbaits and chartreuse bucktails, but switching to live spot or peeler crab close to structure ups your odds for bigger fish. Remember, regulations call for rock between 28–31 inches if you’re keeping any and check for the latest closures before keeping fish.

    Flounder have been a pleasant surprise, with some bigger 6–7 pounders pulled out of shallower flats and sandbars near the mouth of Lynnhaven. Try drifting Gulp grubs or curly tails on a two-hook rig loaded with fresh squid. Adjust your leader length to keep your bait just brushing the bottom.

    For wreck and offshore anglers, jumbo black sea bass are loaded up offshore—anglers have limited out quickly on fish up to 4 pounds, especially where sonar marks stacked fish tight to the structure, according to Capt. Kenny Mills on Great Days Outdoors.

    Hot spots you’ll want to hit:
    - Lynnhaven Inlet under Lesner Bridge: Specks and reds by the grass and marsh, with bonus flounder at low tide.
    - Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel pilings: Rockfish after dark, bluefish on moving water, plus surprise drum.
    - Rudee Inlet: Deeper holes for trout and slot reds, live bait best.
    - The sandbar at Lynnhaven’s mouth: Flounder and puppy drum, especially for waders at low.

    For bait and lure, Gulp swimming mullets, DOA or Power Prawn USA shrimp lures, and bucktails are pulling most species. Live shrimp or finger mullet are dynamite for both specks and reds.

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  • Chesapeake Bay Fall Fishing Report: Bluefish Blitz, Reds on the Flats, and Stripers Waking Up
    Sep 27 2025
    Artificial Lure here, checking in with your Chesapeake Bay Virginia fishing report for Saturday, September 27, 2025. The fall bite is rolling in! Let’s get into the conditions and what’s on tap for anglers today.

    **Tidal Report:** According to Tide-Forecast.com, we’re expecting high tide this morning around 5:23 AM, a low at 11:41 AM, then another high tide near 5:50 PM. Water movement’s moderate—tidal coefficients are on the lower end, so expect gentler currents and smaller tidal swings than last week. Best fishing will be right around those changeovers, especially early and late.

    **Weather and Sunrise/Sunset:** Sunrise came at 6:56 AM, and sunset won’t hit until 6:52 PM, so we’ve got nearly 12 hours of daylight to work with. Local forecasts call for light NE breezes and partly cloudy skies—pleasant but not too hot. Water temps are starting their autumn drop, sitting in the mid to upper 70s. That’s prime time for most bay species to feed.

    **Fish Activity & Recent Catches:** This week, the inshore bite’s been lively. The bluefish are still tearing through bait balls across the bay—especially early in the morning and around dusk. Reds (puppy drum) are showing up strong in shallows and marsh edges. Stripers (rockfish) are picking up along the bridges and deeper channels, though many are smaller "teen size," mixing in with lingering residents. Flounder catches peaked earlier but some keepers are still being pulled from the deeper holes and inlet drop-offs. Speckled trout are biting around Lynnhaven Inlet and Rudee Inlet, especially using shrimp and small soft plastics. According to anglers in the Spreaker “Chesapeake Bay, Virginia Daily Fishing Report,” late summer’s ending with consistent bluefish, reds, and stripers, with best action on moving tide.

    **Best Lures and Baits:** The playbook for today:
    - Bluefish: 1–2 oz. metal spoons, shallow-diving plugs, and bucktails with cut bait.
    - Puppy drum & speckled trout: DOA shrimp under a popping cork, Gulp! swimming mullets, and live shrimp or minnows. Don’t forget that popping cork every 5–6 seconds—draws trout fast in clear water.
    - Stripers: White soft plastic swimbaits, chartreuse bucktails, and live spot or peeler crab. Tube baits in darker colors hold up well, especially from Cast Again Tackle.
    - Flounder: Scented Gulp! grubs on a two-hook bottom rig, with squid or cut spot.
    - Remember, the recreational red snapper season is closed as of July, per NOAA, so release any snapper immediately.

    **Hot Spots:**
    - Lynnhaven Inlet beneath Lesner Bridge is where speckled trout and puppy drum are stacking up. Try just upstream at the marsh edges for active reds.
    - Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel pilings and adjacent rock piles are good bets for stripers after dark and blues most of the day.
    - The sandbar near the mouth of Lynnhaven is perfect for flounder at low tide, plus it’s great for families to wade and enjoy.
    - Rudee Inlet’s deeper holes and drop-offs are producing trout and slot reds with live bait.

    **Regulations:** Slot limits for stripers are enforced—28 to 31 inches for shore and boat anglers, but regulations are changing, and new seasonal closures may come into play. Always check the latest before heading out.

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  • Chesapeake Bay Fishing Report: Fall Bite, Stripers, Blues, and More
    Sep 26 2025
    You’re tuned in with Artificial Lure, and here’s your Chesapeake Bay, Virginia, fishing report for Friday, September 26, 2025. Conditions are shaping up for a classic fall bite, with a gentle cool-down in the water and sun breaking over the horizon at 6:55 AM. Sunset clocks in at 6:54 PM, tightening the window for those golden-hour chasers.

    Today’s tides at Virginia Beach see a low at 4:40 AM, high at 11:07 AM, another low at 5:32 PM, and a late high at 11:17 PM. Tidal movement is medium, with an average coefficient—ideal for active fish, especially during the incoming morning tide and the afternoon high, when current pulls bait through the main channels. Those swing periods are prime for working key structure.

    The weather is seasonably moderate, with morning air in the low 60s and highs expected around the mid-70s. Winds are light out of the northeast at 5-10 knots; that means flat water on the western shore and good drift conditions up the rivers and creeks. Expect a mix of sun and clouds, which will help keep surface temps from swinging hard.

    This week, anglers have put up solid numbers on striped bass, bluefish, and Spanish mackerel. According to recent catches reported up and down the lower Bay, striper schools are staging around mouths of the Elizabeth, James, and York Rivers. Stripers up to keeper size have been caught trolling deep-diver plugs and by working swim shads across channel drops. CatchHappy points out that trolling against the tide is putting more fish in the box—try a three-rod spread at varying depths, with high-contrast patterns like the Demon Shad and reliable Bone Collector colors leading the pack.

    For bluefish and Spanish macks, fast retrieves with flashy spoons or Gotcha plugs off the ocean side and near the mouth of the Bay Bridge Tunnel are drawing vicious strikes. If you’re working inshore, 1/4 oz bucktails tipped with Gulp or strip bait will tempt flatties (flounder), while soft plastics bounced on oyster bars are picking up some slot reds.

    Live bait, especially fresh menhaden or spot, is working well for anglers anchoring over deep ledges—don’t overlook peeler crab or bloodworms for bottom-dwelling species like croaker and spot along the soft-bottom stretches west of Cape Henry.

    Hot spots to check today include:
    - The Thimble Shoal channel edges, where stripers and blues are busting bait on the incoming tide.
    - Lynnhaven Inlet, particularly near the marsh cuts and deeper docks—early risers have been rewarded there with both stripers and keeper-sized specks.
    - The CBBT (Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel) pilings are always a September favorite for mixed bag action in the rips.

    Boat anglers—troll parallel to channel edges and target bait balls showing up on your finder. Shore casters should focus on the first drop just off local piers at dawn and dusk for a shot at keeper stripers cruising in to feed.

    Best bets for lures today: try Wild Thing deep-divers, 4-6 inch paddle tail swim baits, and metal spoons. For bait, you can’t go wrong with live spot, cut menhaden, or peelers if you’re after bottom dwellers.

    That’s the word from the water here in the heart of the Chesapeake. Thanks for tuning in to today’s fishing report with Artificial Lure—make sure to subscribe so you don’t miss a tide or a bite.

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  • "Chesapeake Bay Fishing Report: Drum, Tuna, and Waterspouts on the Horizon"
    Sep 24 2025
    Chesapeake Bay anglers woke up to a **mild, early fall morning** on September 24, 2025, with **sunrise at 6:53 AM and sunset rolling in at 6:57 PM**. The marshes greeted everyone with a gentle air and classic autumn haze, making for beautiful light on the water. The tidal swing sets up a productive day: expect a **high tide at 3:57 PM (2.55 ft), low tide at 9:58 AM (0.59 ft), and another low at 10:36 PM (0.7 ft)**, with currents slowing mid-morning then picking up fast as we close on the afternoon peak according to Tide-Forecast.com.

    Weather Service Wakefield reports **light winds out of the northeast and mostly calm seas**, though some patchy showers and possible funnel clouds may pop up in the lower bay this afternoon. Keep a sharp eye open if you’re fishing near the Bridge Tunnel or Hampton Roads—the forecast calls for spotty, quick-moving showers and a slim chance of a waterspout. Don’t take chances and steer clear if the clouds start stacking up.

    **Fishing has really started to heat up this week.** The big story close to shore is all about the **Red Drum bite**, with plenty of citation-size drum released from boats working the edges and shoals. Bluefish are still chewing, and flounder have shown up in scattered numbers, especially near drop-offs and sandy bottoms. There’s also been consistent action from sheepshead and some solid speckled trout, especially in the grass beds and calmer creek mouths.

    Offshore and in the open bay channels, boats are coming back with **good shows of Wahoo, Blackfin Tuna, and the occasional sailfish**, though most Virginia folks will be keeping their focus inshore over the next couple days with the wind. Recent big catches include David Yengling out of Raleigh who released a 45-inch Red Drum and Pope Hackney landing a massive 63lb Wahoo just a couple days ago.

    **Best baits?** Cut mullet and menhaden for the drum and blues. For flounder, gulp shrimp or live mud minnows on a bottom rig are your top picks. Sheepshead are taking fiddler crabs and barnacles off the bridge pilings. Trout respond well to pink or chartreuse soft plastics, especially early or late in the day.

    **Artificial lures** in bold colors—white, chartreuse, and natural bunker—are working wonders for both bluefish and drum when cast around jetties and oyster bars. Folks throwing spoons and bucktails are coming back with full coolers.

    **Hot spots to hit today:**

    - The piers and rock jetties near Hampton and Willoughby Spit, where the tide movement lines up perfect for drum and blues.
    - The CBBT (Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel) pilings and islands—always a classic fall haunt for flounder, sheepshead, and running schools of bluefish.
    - Eastern Shore grass flats or creek mouths on an outgoing tide for trout and puppy drum.

    The afternoons this week have been especially lively right as the **high tide peaks and starts to drop**, so target the late afternoon hours for your best chance at a personal best.

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  • Chesapeake Bay Fishing Report for Sept 20, 2025: Hot Inshore Action, Offshore Wahoo, and Tidal Patterns to Target
    Sep 20 2025
    It’s Artificial Lure here with your Chesapeake Bay fishing report for Saturday, September 20, 2025.

    We’re kicking off the weekend with classic late September conditions—comfortable air temps joining you on the water, light patchy clouds rolling through at dawn, and just a whisper of northeast breeze as the sun cracks over the horizon at 6:50 am. Expect sunset tonight at 7:03 pm, giving you a solid window to chase the hot bite into the evening.

    Today’s **tide schedule** is prime for anglers. First high tide rolls in at 7:26 am, and if you’re fishing the moving water, you’ll see that ebbing out to a low around 1:35 pm, before surging back for an evening high at 7:41 pm. According to Tides4Fishing, the tidal coefficient is sitting high, at 88, which means stronger than usual currents—ideal for stirring up bait and putting predator fish on the hunt.

    Early fall temps have arrived, cooling off the shallows and firing up the **inshore action**. Recent catches from FishTalk Magazine and Hatteras Harbor reports have seen anglers hauling in solid numbers of **red drum**, with more keepers mixed in this week—great news for those working the flats and shorelines. Spot and croaker are still hanging in the creeks, but the **big bluefish** schools are stealing the show, blitzing bait balls from bridges all the way out toward the Eastern Shore. Sheepshead continue to stack up around rockpiles, especially at the CBBT. Speckled trout bite is steady, especially on the grass flats near Lynnhaven Inlet and Rudee.

    Offshore, the story’s the same—when weather lets folks out, it’s been a run of **wahoo up to 47 lbs**, with a few dolphin (mahi), blackfin, and a handful of sailfish releases for those stretching it out. But today, with those fall tides, the Bay itself is the ticket.

    Top baits for this weekend? For red drum and stripers, nothing beats *live spot* or *peeler crab* under a fish finder rig. Bluefish are hammering *fresh cut menhaden* and *silver spoons*. Sheepshead are locked on *fiddler crabs* or small chunks of clam at CBBT pilings. If it's specks you’re after, steady retrieves on *soft plastics* like Z-man MinnowZ or MirrOlures in electric chicken, watermelon or pearl work wonders, especially around dawn.

    For lures, **tandem bucktails** tipped with gulp or curly tails are pulling reds and blues from shorelines and jetties. Outgoing tide at the CBBT? Don’t be shy—throw a topwater plug at first light for a shot at keeper stripers.

    **Hot spots today:**
    - The **Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel** (CBBT) pilings for sheepshead and stripers
    - **Lynnhaven Inlet** flats for speckled trout early and late
    - The shoreline rocks at **Kiptopeke State Park** for keeper drum and bull blues
    - The open bar at the mouth of the Elizabeth River for spot, croaker and the occasional puppy drum

    Fishing pressure is light early, but boat traffic will pick up after 9am, so get in ahead of the crowds if you can.

    Fish activity and reports show keepers are mixed in and the bite is best from first light through mid-morning, then again on the evening high tide. Don’t forget, bass and walleye may be off this time of year, but the mullet run is ramping up, drawing in bigger predators through the channels.

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