Martha's Vineyard Fishing Report: Tides, Winds, and Lures for Stripers and Blues

# Artificial Lure's Martha's Vineyard Fishing Report - December 3rd, 2025

Well hey there, folks! Artificial Lure here with your Wednesday morning fishing report from beautiful Martha's Vineyard, and let me tell you, we've got some interesting conditions shaping up today.

First off, the tides are working in our favor. We're looking at a low tide of negative 0.02 feet at 6:13 AM—that's already passed—with a nice high tide coming in at 11:26 AM. That mid-morning push is going to move some baitfish around and get the stripers and blues active. Don't sleep on that window between 10 and noon, folks.

Weather-wise, we're starting mostly cloudy this morning, but clearing to mostly sunny by afternoon. Temps are hovering around 44 to 48 degrees, so bundle up. The real story is the wind—we're looking at northwest winds at 15 to 20 miles per hour with gusts up to 40 mph early on, then decreasing to 25 mph. That's going to chop up the water a bit, but it'll push baitfish toward the shallows where the gamefish feed.

Now, fishing activity around the Vineyard has been solid lately. We've had reports of good pickerel catches in the ponds—folks are having success with live shiners and small soft plastics. In the salt, the striped bass have been cooperative, especially around the structure near Edgartown and Vineyard Haven. You want to focus on the channels where the current flows hardest during that tidal change.

For lures, I'm recommending small to medium topwater plugs in the early morning—something around 3 to 4 inches to match the local baitfish profile. If the bite slows mid-day, drop down to soft plastics like 4-inch paddle-tail shads in pearl or chartreuse. For bait fishing, fresh herring and sand eels are your ticket. The tackle shops on the island should have good stock this time of year.

Two hotspots I'm eyeing today: First, Vineyard Haven Harbor during that high tide push—the deeper channels there concentrate stripers. Second, hit the flats near Edgartown when the sun comes out and warms things up a bit. The structure there holds bass all day.

Remember to check current regulations and get your licenses squared away before heading out.

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