This is Artificial Lure with your Chesapeake Bay, Virginia fishing report.

We’re in a classic mid‑winter pattern on the lower Bay. According to the National Weather Service marine forecast out of Wakefield, winds are running northwest 10 to 15 this morning, bumping up this afternoon with a Small Craft Advisory from New Point Comfort down to Little Creek, and air temps holding cool with a chance of light rain later. Seas in the Bay are running 1 to 3 feet, a little choppy on the open stretches, more manageable in the rivers and creeks.

Tides around Norfolk, from Tides4Fishing, show a pre‑dawn high just before 1 a.m., dropping to a low around 7 a.m., then building to the afternoon high about 1:30 p.m., and easing back toward low near sunset. That makes the late‑morning to early‑afternoon incoming a prime window. Sunrise is right around 7:20 a.m., sunset about 5:10 p.m., so you’ve got a tight low‑light bite at both ends of the day.

Virginia Saltwater Fishing reports that the lower Bay rockfish bite is still strong, even though striper keep season is closed. It’s all catch‑and‑release now, but there are still 40‑inch‑class fish hanging on deep structure in the Channel and near the CBBT. Live eels are still the ticket for those bigger winter linesiders, and trollers are doing well with heavy Mojos and umbrella rigs dressed with 9‑inch shad to stay in that 30‑ to 50‑foot zone. If you’re releasing, keep them in the water, unhook quick, and let those breeders kick off strong.

Back in the creeks and inlets, Virginia Saltwater Fishing also notes decent mixed action. Rudee, Lynnhaven, the Elizabeth River, and the York River system are giving up schoolie rockfish, puppy drum, and some very nice speckled trout out of the deeper holes and along warmer mud flats on sunny afternoons. The specks in the Elizabeth and Yorktown area have been steady for those willing to slow down.

Bait and lure selection is pretty simple right now:
- For big Bay rockfish: **live eels**, 24–32 ounce Mojos, and umbrella rigs with big shad bodies. White, chartreuse, and bunker patterns are all producing.
- For trout, pups, and schoolies in the creeks: suspending jerkbaits like MirrOlure 17MR and 18MR, along with 3–5 inch soft plastics on light jigheads. Locals are “dead‑sticking” soft plastics—just barely twitching them—to mimic a dying minnow. Natural and glass‑minnow colors in clear water, chartreuse and darker backs when it’s stained.

Fish activity today will be slow but steady: classic winter fishing. Expect a scratch bite early on the bottom of the tide, then better action once that tide turns and starts pushing. Midday, when that incoming lines up with any peek of sun, should be your best shot at a speckled trout or puppy drum thump in the rivers, and that afternoon high lends itself to probing deep structure for bigger stripers.

Couple of local hot spots to consider:
- The **Chesapeake Bay Bridge‑Tunnel**: work the pilings and nearby deep ledges for catch‑and‑release rockfish with Mojos and umbrellas, or eels if you can anchor safely out of the way.
- The **Elizabeth River hot‑ditch and Deep Creek area**: classic winter speck and schoolie rock water. Slide soft plastics and suspending baits through the warm pockets and deeper bends; be patient and fish painfully slow.

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This is Artificial Lure with your Chesapeake Bay, Virginia fishing report.

We’ve got a classic winter pattern setting up on the lower Bay. According to NOAA’s Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel tide tables, we’re looking at a predawn low followed by a strong mid‑morning flood and another solid push this evening. That moving water has been key, especially around structure. NOAA’s Virginia Beach tables line up with a late‑morning high along the oceanfront, so plan to fish the first half of the incoming and the start of the outgoing for best results.

Sunrise is right around 7:15 a.m. and sunset about 5:05 p.m. here on the lower Bay, with the best bite tied to that mid‑morning tide and again in the last light window. The National Weather Service marine forecast for the Maryland portion of the Bay and lower tidal Potomac is calling for fairly light winter winds and manageable chop, so small boats can work the lee sides of points and bridges without getting beat up.

FishTalk Magazine’s latest Chesapeake report says the striper action has shifted to a more subtle winter bite: school‑sized rockfish hanging tight to deep channel edges, bridge pilings, and warm‑water discharges. Expect fish mostly in the 18–26 inch class with a few bigger ones mixed in. Anglers working the CBBT have been picking at them with light jigheads and soft plastics, plus some on small metal jigs when the marks stack up under birds.

For lures, keep it simple and slow. Skinnier profile **soft plastics** on ¾ to 1‑ounce jigheads have been the top producers: 4–6 inch paddletails in chartreuse, pearl, or olive over white, along with straight‑tail flukes hopped just off bottom. Local striper guys still swear by bucktail jigs tipped with a strip of cut bait or a curly tail grub when the fish get finicky. Smaller metal spoons and 1–2 ounce vertical jigs will take rockfish when they’re glued to the bottom in deeper holes.

If you’re soaking bait, fresh cut **menhaden**, bloodworms, and peelers are the winter staples. Bloodworms fished on high‑low rigs are finding a mix of schoolie stripers and the odd perch along deeper channel edges and piers. Cut bunker on a fish‑finder rig will tempt the better rock when the tide starts marching.

A couple of hot spots to circle on your chart:
– The **Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel complex** – work the down‑current sides of the pilings and rock piles during that incoming. Keep your boat just outside the shadow lines and cast up‑current, letting your jig swing naturally.
– **Lynnhaven Inlet and oceanfront outflow** – smaller stripers and trout nosing around the deeper bends and near the bridge. Light jigs and small soft plastics in natural colors have been putting fish in the box when the sun gets up a bit and warms that water.

Water clarity, according to recent regional coverage like the Cambridge Spy’s discussion of Bay conditions, has been variable but generally decent for this time of year, with just enough stain that bright colors and a bit of flash help. Downsizing tackle and slowing your presentation has been the difference between a slow day and a steady pick.

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Name’s Artificial Lure, checking in with your Chesapeake Bay, Virginia fishing report.

We’re riding a classic winter pattern on the lower Bay. NOAA’s Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel tide predictions show a predawn low with a strong mid‑day high pushing close to 4 feet, which means moving water late morning through early afternoon—prime time to see fish turn on around structure like the CBBT pilings and the Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel.

According to Tide-Forecast’s Cape Henry tables, sunrise is right around 7:25 a.m. with sunset near 5:10 p.m., giving you a tight winter window. Morning’s starting off cold, light north to northeast breeze, then easing—National Weather Service marine forecasts have most Virginia Bay waters in the 5–10 knot range, seas 1–2 feet, very fishable if you’re bundled up.

On the bite: On The Water’s January mid‑Atlantic coverage and regional reports say the main show now is **yellow and white perch**, **catfish**, and a scattering of **schoolie stripers** hanging deep around channel edges, rock piles, and warm discharges. The bigger ocean-run stripers are mostly outside the Bay now, but you can still scratch up some 18–24 inch fish around the CBBT and oceanfront when that tide starts marching.

Best producers this week have been:
- For stripers: 5–7 inch soft-plastic paddletails on 1–1.5 oz jigheads, bucktail jigs tipped with curly tails, and umbrella rigs or parachute rigs slow-trolled along the CBBT spans and Thimble Shoals channel. Local captains are still leaning on eel-profile baits like Gravity Tackle GT Eels and similar slim soft plastics worked just off bottom.
- For trout and puppy drum in the creeks: Smaller 3–4 inch soft plastics on 1/8–1/4 oz jigheads, especially natural and “electric chicken” colors. Several Bay tackle shops report specks still trickling in Lynnhaven and Rudee-area marshes on warmer afternoons.
- For perch and cats up the rivers: Bloodworms, fresh shrimp, and nightcrawlers on simple bottom rigs or small shad darts tipped with bait.

Hot artificials to pack: a couple of white and chartreuse bucktails, some slim soft-plastic eels, and a few metal jigging spoons for dropping tight to pilings. According to regional lure roundups for 2026, small baitfish-profile soft plastics and Gulp-style scented baits continue to be money for weakfish, reds, and perch in cold water.

A few local hot spots to consider:
- **Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel (CBBT)**: Work the up-current side of the pilings and rock islands with bucktails and soft plastics during that building mid‑day tide. Vertical jigging near the tube crossings can produce schoolie stripers and the odd tautog.
- **Lynnhaven Inlet and Creeks**: On a warming afternoon, poke around channel bends and marsh edges with 3–4 inch soft plastics for specks, pups, and nice white perch.
If you’re trailering a bit farther, the Elizabeth River and HRBT light line are still worth a look after dark for holdover stripers.

Fish activity will be sluggish at dead slack, so time your efforts to the first push of incoming and that last hour of moving water. Go slow, stay close to the bottom, and don’t be afraid to downsize your offerings—winter fish in the Bay are eating, just not chasing far.

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Hey y'all, this is Artificial Lure comin' atcha with your Chesapeake Bay fishin' report for Sunday mornin', January 4th, 2026. Water's chilly 'round 45 degrees, but the bite's pickin' up as we hit winter prime time.

Tides today at Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel got low at 'bout 4:49 AM hittin' 0.8 feet, high 'round 11:24 AM at 3.6 feet, then low again 5:46 PM at 0.9 feet, and evenin' high near 11:40 PM at 2.8 feet—per Tides4Fishing charts. Fish the incomin' tide hard, 'specially 'round mid-mornin' flood. Sunrise was 7:22 AM, sunset 5:13 PM, with solunar activity average but rampin' up—moon risin' late mornin'.

Weather's clearin' after last night's front, light NW winds 5-10 knots, temps in the low 40s risin' to upper 40s—NOAA forecast says calm bays, perfect for runnin' lines. Fish activity's solid on stripers and puppy drum holdin' in channels; recent reports show white perch stackin' winter-style, limits comin' easy off structure. Folks pullin' black sea bass on rigs near the CBBT, and stripers to 30 inches crashin' soft plastics.

Best lures? Jerkbaits in pearl or chartreuse for stripers, paddle-tail swimbaits on 1/4-oz jigheads for drum. Live bloodworms or menhaden chunks top bait—puppy drum can't resist 'em bottom-fished. Sabiki rigs for perch clusters.

Hit these hot spots: CBBT north towers for tautog and stripers, or Rudee Inlet channels for drum on the troll. Bundle up, watch for crab pots!

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Hey y'all, this is Artificial Lure, your Chesapeake Bay fishing guru, comin' at ya live on this chilly January 3rd mornin' at 8:23. Winter's grip is tight with cold temps and relentless winds keepin' most boats docked, per FishTalk Mag's latest coastal report, but the diehards are scorin'.

Tides at Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel show low around 5am at 0.4ft, high at 11am hittin' 3.2ft, then low 7pm at 0.5ft—fish the incomin' for best action, says TidesChart. Sunrise was 7:22am, sunset 5:00pm, with solunar activity average today per Tides4Fishing. Weather's southwest winds 5 knots, waves 1-2ft in the bay from Little Creek to Cape Henry, NOAA marine forecast.

Fish activity's slow but steady. Off VA coast, tautog and flounder bit recent outings, plus nice sea bass, bluefish, and tog from Ocean Princess trips, Fish In OC reports. Way north, blue catfish stack up deep near Susquehanna mouth—fresh cut gizzard shad or small American eel chunks rule, smaller baits preferred. Rocky shores got smallmouth bass, walleye, crappie on jigs or slow-rolled paddletails; yellow perch in deep holes takin' live minnows. Bluefin tuna regs opened wide—check NOAA HMS for limits.

Best lures: bounce jigs or paddletails on braid for bottom dwellers; crankbaits or soft plastics for bass. Bait kings: live minnows for perch, cut shad/eel for cats.

Hot spots: Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel pilings for tog and bass; rocky islands lower Susquehanna for cats and perch—bundle up and hit shore if boats ain't runnin'.

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Hey y'all, this is Artificial Lure comin' atcha with your Chesapeake Bay fishin' report for Friday, January 2nd, 2026. Water's chilly 'round 45 degrees, keepin' things slow but steady. Weather's lookin' northwest winds 5-10 knots today, seas 2-3 feet per the National Weather Service marine forecast—perfect for gettin' out there after yesterday's blow. Sunrise hit at 7:16 AM, sunset 'round 5:00 PM in Virginia Beach, tides runnin' strong with low at 5:04 AM near zero, high 4.8 feet at 11:32 AM, then low 6:13 PM per Tides4Fishing charts at the Bay Bridge-Tunnel.

Stripers are the name of the game, but listen up—Maryland and Virginia juvenile surveys from mid-October showed below-average recruitment for the seventh straight year in MD, third in VA, per the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission update. Stock's overfished, so regs hold steady: one fish 28-31 inches recreational. Catches lately? Folks reporttin' schoolies and a few slotters from late fall, mixed with throwbacks—numbers down but quality holdin' in the Bay's tributaries. Activity picks up on the flood tide mornin' and evenin', solunar periods average today.

Hit 'em with **white bucktails** or soft plastics like 4-inch swimbaits in chartreuse—imitate those peanut bunker. Live bloodworms or menhaden chunks on fish-finder rigs for bottom dwellers like tog and blues. Jerkbaits in glass over structure for stripers.

Hot spots? Lynnhaven Inlet for tide rips holdin' rockfish, and Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel north towers—drop a live liner there at high slack. Wear your killsack, watch for porpoises.

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Hey y'all, this is Artificial Lure, your Chesapeake Bay fishing guru, comin' at ya live from the Virginia side on this chilly New Year's Eve mornin'. Water's sittin' around mid-40s, keepin' those rockfish fired up top—Belle Haven reports from yesterday say trophy stripers are still prowlin' strong, with Jolly Dolphin Charters haulin' in limits on Tautog and bonus Sheepshead near the Bay Bridge. Waters Edge crew just smashed winter stripers chasin' bird piles, pullin' fat ones all day on the Bay.

Tides today at Virginia Beach: low at 3:26 AM hittin' 3.2 ft, high around 9:33 AM at 0.8 ft, then low 3:46 PM at 3.7 ft, evenin' high 10:10 PM at 0.5 ft—fish the incoming for best bites, per Tides4Fishing charts. Sunrise 7:27 AM, sunset 6:07 PM, solunar's average at 54, so peak 'round dawn and dusk. Weather's crisp, light winds—bundle up but get out there.

Stripers are key now, schoolies to 30-pounders crashin' swimbaits and eels—green Mad Eels from FishLab been hot, straight tails droppin' quick with killer action. Hogy Protail Paddles in 6.5-inch took 80% of 300+ fish this fall. Live bunker or bloodworms shine for Tog and Sheepies on rigs. Toss Outcast Surfster plugs in bunker pattern for stripers too.

Hit Belle Haven for monsters or Chesapeake Bay Bridge pilings for limits—anchor up, drop baits deep.

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Hey y'all, this is Artificial Lure, your Chesapeake Bay fishing buddy, comin' at ya with today's report from the salty waters around Virginia. It's a crisp winter mornin', sun risin' 'round 7:25 AM and settin' by 6:09 PM per Tides4Fishing charts. Weather's holdin' steady—cool temps in the 40s, light winds from the north, perfect for bundlin' up and hittin' the bay, accordin' to WBOC forecasts.

Tides are risin' toward high 'round 1:49 PM at about 3.6 ft near Virginia Beach, with low earlier at 7:22 AM hittin' 1.1 ft—NOAA Tides & Currents and Tide-Forecast.com got the details. Solunar activity's low today at 33, so peak bites might align with sunrise or that incoming tide. Fish are active in these winter waters; Tight Lines reports stripers are pushin' personal bests in the bay, with solid catches of rockfish up to trophy size lately. Blues and specks are showin' too, mixed in with some puppy drum from recent angler chats.

For lures, go with jerkbaits, swimbaits like Do Live Beaver or Keitech Swing Impacts on underspins—black or gold patterns for smallies and stripers, per Smallmouth Army tips adapted to bay structure. Lipless crankbaits and chatterbaits in shad or golden shiner shine on rocky seams. Live bait? Menhaden or bloodworms rule for bottom rigs, or net your own spot shrimp if you're runnin' traps.

Hot spots: Hit the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel pilings for current-sweepin' stripers on the flood tide, or Kiptopeke reefs for tautog and blues—structure's holdin' fish tight.

Get out there safe, watch them tides, and tight lines!

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This is Artificial Lure, checkin’ in from the lower Chesapeake Bay, Virginia, with your cold‑water fishing rundown.

Tide-wise, Virginia Beach and the CBBT are on a classic winter cycle. Tides4Fishing shows low just after daylight and a solid mid‑day high, with Virginia Beach running low around 6:23 a.m., high near 12:53 p.m., then easing back toward low again this evening. That gives you a sweet outgoing push mid‑morning and a strong incoming early afternoon—prime windows to fish around structure, channel edges, and creek mouths.

Sunrise along the lower Bay is right around 7:20 a.m., with sunset a little after 5:05 p.m., so your best light and moving water line up nicely for a late‑morning bite and a last‑light jigging session.

Weather’s winter‑gritty. The National Weather Service marine forecast out of Wakefield is calling for northerly winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts pushing 25 and waves 2 to 4 feet. Small craft should think hard before running wide open; tuck in the lee when you can, and if you’re in a jon boat, stay up the rivers or close to shore.

Water temps are down in the low to mid‑40s in much of the lower Bay now, and the fish have shifted to their winter patterns. According to regional reports and local chatter, rockfish (striped bass) are still the headliners. Anglers have been putting steady numbers of 18‑ to 26‑inch fish in the boat trolling deep along the CBBT, the tubes, and the edges off Cape Henry. A few bigger slot‑class fish are coming on jigs when you mark tight bait balls.

Best rigs for stripers right now are classic Chesapeake winter stuff: umbrella rigs pulling 6‑inch shad bodies in white, pearl, or chartreuse; tandem bucktail rigs with 1 to 3 oz heads and 6‑inch trailers; and big mojos on the deeper rods when you’re dragging the channel. If you’re jigging, tie on a one‑ to two‑ounce jighead with a 5‑ to 7‑inch soft plastic—BKDs, Z‑Man StreakZ, or similar—and work ‘em slow near bottom. The colder the water, the slower the hop.

For bait soakers, bloodworms, cut menhaden, and live spot if you can still scare any up will draw strikes from schoolie stripers, speckled trout, and the odd puppy drum in the creeks. Fresh cut bait on a fish‑finder rig along deep bends in the Elizabeth, James, and York has been putting a mixed bag in coolers.

Recent inshore talk has some nice specks and puppy drum hanging in the deeper holes of Lynnhaven, Rudee, and Little Creek. MirrOlures, 3‑ to 4‑inch paddle tails on 1/8–1/4 oz jigheads, and Gulp shrimp under popping corks are doing work on stable weather days. When that north wind howls and the water muddies, tip plastics with a little scent and slow your retrieve to a crawl.

A couple hot spots to circle in grease pencil:

• Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel – Work the down‑current side of the pilings and the tube edges on that mid‑day high. Slow‑trolled umbrellas and mojos, or vertical jigging when you mark arcs tight to the bottom.

• Lynnhaven and Rudee Inlets – Stay inside if the Bay’s too snotty. Target deeper channels and dropoffs for specks and reds with soft plastics and MirrOlures; try live mud minnows or shrimp imitations if the bite is finicky.

Overall activity’s not on fire, but for late‑December the Bay is fishing solid if you pick your windows, fish slow, and stick close to bait and current. Dress warm, wear that PFD, and let the weather call the shots.

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Hey y'all, this is Artificial Lure, your Chesapeake Bay fishing guru, comin' at ya from the salty shores of Virginia on this chilly December 27th mornin'. Dawn broke around 7:23 AM, sun'll dip at 6:12 PM, with low solunar activity today per Tides4Fishing charts—means fish might be a tad lazy, but don't let that stop ya.

Tides at Virginia Beach and Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel show low at 5:31 AM hittin' 1.0 ft, high around noon at 3.7 ft, then low again 6:36 PM at 1.0 ft. Fish the outgoing tide mid-mornin' when current picks up 'round structure.

Weather's turnin' wintry—NOAA and local forecasts warn of snow flurries pushin' in from the west this afternoon, winds north 15-20 knots, waves 3-5 ft. Bundle up, small craft advisory possible; stay safe out there.

Fish activity's steady despite the cold—Maryland Fishing Report from yesterday notes rockfish strikin' slow-rolled Colorado blade spinnerbaits on the bottom, chartreuse or white 5-inch soft plastics, and minnows on jig heads through the water column. Limits of striped bass comin' steady near Love Point and Papsco, plus smallmouth in creeks on trout magnets under slip bobbers. FishTalk Mag says way south Bay anglers gearin' up post-Christmas with reds and maybe late spanish mackerel on rigs with lures. Recent catches: plenty stripers 20-28 inches, some blues, puppy drum.

Best lures now? Go shaky head with Berkley PowerBait MaxScent The General or tandem feather jigs for rockfish, per MLF James River tips adapted here. Vibratin' jigs and crankbaits bumpin' bottom. Live bait shines—minnows, menhaden, or bloodworms on fish-finder rigs. Artificials like spro crankbaits or omega spinnerbaits imitatin' shad if you wanna finesse 'em.

Hot spots: Hit the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel pilings for current-rippin' stripers, or Rudee Inlet for easy access to drum and blues. Troll slow, stay vertical.

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Hey y'all, this is Artificial Lure, your Chesapeake Bay angling buddy, comin' at ya with the straight scoop on fishin' around the Bay this mornin'. Water temps hoverin' 'round 50 degrees per Cville Buzz reports, settin' up that late-fall bite before striped bass season wraps December 31st.

Tides at Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel show low at 5:59 AM hittin' 0.13 feet, high 'round 11:16 AM at 3.9 feet, then low 5:47 PM at 0.9 feet, and high 11:34 PM at 2.9 feet, accordin' to Tideschart and Tide-Forecast data. Best fishin' windows today: major from 1:50 PM to 3:50 PM lunar transit, minors at 9 AM moonrise and 7:36 PM moonset. Sun's up at 7:22 AM, down at 6:13 PM per Tides4Fishing.

Rockfish—striped bass—are solid in the Bay, rivers, channels, and structure, especially low-light hours as they move out. Cville Buzz says soft plastics, bucktails, and live bait are killin' it. Umbrella rigs in chartreuse shine for stripers too, from hot seller lists. Toss in live menhaden or eels for bait if you're driftin'. Spotted sea trout? River City Charters notes top baits like shrimp or mullet.

Recent catches: plenty of stripers still hittin', mix of keepers in the final open days. Good day overall per solunar charts.

Hit these hot spots: Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel for tidal rips, and structure 'round the Light Tower for deep-water holdouts.

Bundle up—winter winds kickin' per NWS briefings. Get after 'em safe!

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Hey y'all, this is Artificial Lure, your Chesapeake Bay angling buddy, comin' at ya live from the Virginia side on this chilly Christmas Eve mornin'. Water temps hoverin' mid-40s, keepin' those big stripers active up top if ya find the bait—bunker schools stretchin' from Cape Charles to Kent Island.

Tides today at Virginia Beach: low at 3:30am (0.6ft), high 9:56am (4.2ft), low 4:24pm (0.7ft), high 10:10pm (3.1ft)—fish the outgoing for best bites. Sunrise 7:20am, sunset 6:15pm, with average solunar activity peakin' midday. NOAA Tides & Currents and Tides4Fishing confirm that strong flow.

Weather's cooperative: west winds 10-15 knots overnight into today per Cape Weather marine forecast, waves 1-2ft—bundle up, low 40s air temps, but calmer than last week's gales.

Fishin's hot for trophy stripers down here—VA keeper slot's open, unlike MD's catch-and-release. Capt. Clinton Lessard on Sho-Nuf slow-trolled live eels outta Cape Charles last week for 18 beasts, includin' 51- and 53-pounders, all released. YouTube's Chesapeake Bay December report notes stripers breakin' on top, slot fish plentiful. Average Angler says find bunker, find bass—schools thick from bay mouth north. Tight Lines reports big stripers schooled for winter trophy hunts. Tog bit steady too, per nearby Lewes reports.

Best lures: bucktails from jetties, umbrella rigs, or Black Label shallow runners for stripers. Live eels or bunker chunks top baits—slow troll 'em deep on the drop-offs.

Hot spots: Cape Charles bay entrance for big rockfish on eels, and Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel structure for slots on bucktails.

Merry Christmas, tight lines, stay safe out there.

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Hey y'all, Artificial Lure here, your Chesapeake Bay angling buddy, bringin' ya the straight scoop on today's fishin' from Virginia waters. It's December 22nd, cold snap hittin' but the stripers are fired up down south—folks like Chuck Many boated 18 trophies last week with Capt. Clinton Lessard on the Sho-Nuf, includin' 51- and 53-pound cows slow-trolled on live eels outta Cape Charles, all catch-and-release. Tight Lines with Capt. Al Ristori reports cold water ain't slowin' these beasts, and The Average Angler says the bay's loaded from Cape Charles to Kent Island on bunker pods.

Tides runnin' strong today per Tide-Forecast: low at 5:41 AM hittin' 0.04 feet in Chesapeake spots, high 'round 11:11 AM at 2 feet or so—fish the incoming for best bites. Virginia Beach charts show low 2:17 AM at 0.14 feet, high 8:48 AM at 3.75 feet. Sunrise 'bout 7:18 AM, sunset 6:18 PM from Tides4Fishing solunar tables—high activity periods alignin' perfect, green peaks at dawn and dusk.

Weather's west winds 15-20 knots per NY/NJ Bight forecast, bundle up but get out there. Stripers dominatin' winter action, schools huggin' drop-offs and bait lines—find bunker, find fish.

Best lures? Live eels slow-trolled for giants, or swimbaits like Leviathan Simple Faith hardbodies for entry-level punch. Topwater stickbaits like Good Bait FZR 188F if ya dare the surface. Natural bait's king: bunker chunks or live eels.

Hit these hot spots: Cape Charles for trophy stripers, and Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel drops for structure holds.

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Artificial Lure here, checking in from the lower Chesapeake, Virginia side, with your Bay run-down.

We’re sitting on a **chilly but fishable pattern**. Light northwest breeze early, building mid‑day, air in the 40s rising into the low 50s, with clear to partly cloudy skies and a sharp dry cold behind the last front according to the National Weather Service marine forecast for the lower Bay. That high pressure means good visibility and manageable chop early, getting friskier as the day goes on.

Tides are in our favor for a morning run. Tide-Forecast’s Virginia Beach table shows a **low around 1:06 a.m. and a morning high near 7:35 a.m.**, then dropping again early afternoon. Work that last hour of incoming and first push of the ebb; that’s when the current really stacks bait on edges and piling lines.

Sun popped over the horizon right about **7:15 a.m.** and we’ll lose the light close to **4:50 p.m.** per the local tide-and-solunar charts, so your prime windows are sunrise to mid‑morning and then that last hour of light.

FishTalk Magazine’s lower Bay report this week says the **striped bass bite has been spotty but steady where bird life and marks line up**, with better action in Virginia waters, which stay open through the end of the month. Folks have been picking schoolies to mid‑20s on metal and soft plastics around bridges and channel edges, plus a few over-slot released.

Around Newport News, FishingReminder’s December report notes **stripers schooling along the James River Bridge and nearby piers**, with fish pushing bait onto the light lines when the tide runs. That’s matched what I’m hearing: night and low‑light have been best, a mix of 18–24 inch fish, some boats tallying a dozen or more when they stay on the birds.

Speckled trout are **thinning but not gone**. The usual Elizabeth River and Lynnhaven winter haunts are still giving up a mix of 15–22 inch trout for patient plastics anglers, plus a few puppy drum hugging the same ledges and creek mouths.

Here’s what I’d throw:

- **For stripers:**
- 1–1.5 oz jigheads with 5–7" soft plastics in pearl, chartreuse, or purple over the channel edges.
- 1–2 oz metals and heavy spoons (Deadly Dick style, Crippled Herring patterns) for vertical jigging under birds or near bridge pilings.
- On the troll, tandem bucktails with 6" shads along the CBBT tubes and the HRBT light line.

- **For trout and pups in the rivers and creeks:**
- 1/8–1/4 oz jigheads with 3–4" paddletails or MirrOlure‑style hard baits in natural mullet and “electric chicken” colors.
- Live shrimp is gold when you can get it; otherwise live mud minnows or small finger mullet under a popping cork where the water’s a touch warmer.

Couple of **hot spots** if you’re sliding out today:

- **Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel (CBBT):** Work the up‑current sides of pilings and the rock edges on that morning flood, then switch to jigging the deeper tubes once it starts dumping out. Watch for birds pushing bait tight to the structure.
- **James River Bridge and Monitor-Merrimac:** Focus on light lines and current seams; cast plastics or metals to the shadow edge and let them swing. Night crew’s been doing well here when the wind allows.
- For specks, **Lynnhaven Inlet and the Elizabeth River** are still your best winter bets; slow your retrieve, keep plastics near the bottom, and don’t be afraid to fish “too slow.”

Bait-wise, you can’t beat **live eels or live spot** for bigger stripers if you’re set up for it, but with cooler water most folks are leaning on jigs and metals. For trout and drum, **live shrimp, mud minnows, and fresh cut mullet** are hard to beat; just remember it’s a finesse game now, not summer power fishing.

That’s the bite around the Virginia side of the Bay. Layer up, check the regs—especially on striped...

Name’s Artificial Lure, checking in with your Chesapeake Bay Virginia fishing report.

We’re on a cold, clear pattern around the lower Bay this morning. Light northwest wind early, building 10 to 15 knots this afternoon, with air temps riding the 40s and low 50s. According to the Wakefield NOAA marine forecast, we’ll see a stiff chop in the afternoon, so smaller boats will want to tuck in behind points and bridges.

Tide-wise, Virginia Beach and lower Bay are on a typical mid‑December cycle. Tide-Forecast for Virginia Beach shows a pre‑dawn low and a **morning high around 7:00 a.m.**, with the water draining back out through late morning and early afternoon. That gives you a nice window: fish the last hour of the incoming and first of the falling for the best current lines.

Tides4Fishing notes sunrise right about **7:10 a.m.** and sunset near **4:50 p.m.** That low‑light first hour after sunrise and last hour before dark are your prime shots for casting artificials on the flats and around structure.

On the bite: On The Water’s Chesapeake report from yesterday says the **big stripers have slid back into the Bay**, especially around the mouths of the rivers, with better fish coming from deeper water and bait balls. Eastern Shore Light Tackle Charters is getting into a mix of migratory fish by working their electronics and throwing large paddle‑tail plastics on heavier jigheads around marks of bunker and menhaden.

In our Virginia stretch, that pattern carries over. Look for **striped bass** staging near the **HRBT, the James and Elizabeth river channels, and along the CBBT pilings**. Work 5–7 inch paddle tails in alewife, pearl, or bunker colors, on 1– to 2‑ounce jigheads, slow‑rolled just off bottom. When birds pop up, you can lighten up and go to 4–5 inch plastics or metal jigs.

In the creeks and tributaries, the **blue catfish** invasion is still in full swing. William & Mary’s VIMS reports blue cats are hammering everything from juvenile crabs to finfish year‑round, so there’s no shortage of them. If you want steady action and a cooler full of fillets, hit the James or Rappahannock ledges with fresh cut gizzard shad or menhaden on fish‑finder rigs.

For inshore structure and wrecks, tog and sheepshead are slowing, but you can still pick a few on calm days with fiddler crabs or pieces of green crab tight to rock and concrete. Be patient; the colder water has them glued to the bottom and a little finicky.

Best lures and baits today:
- **Stripers:** big paddle‑tail swimbaits, 1–2 oz jigheads; heavy metal jigs; Mann’s‑style deep divers for trolling around the tubes and pilings.
- **Creek rockfish and trout:** 3–4 inch soft plastics on 1/4–3/8 oz heads, and small suspending jerkbaits in natural shades.
- **Blue cats:** fresh cut shad, menhaden, or eel on sturdy circle hooks.
- **Tog:** fiddler crabs, green crab, or clam, dropped straight down on taut rigs.

Couple of local hot spots to circle on your chart:
- **CBBT – especially the 3rd and 4th islands and the deep pilings** on moving tide. Work those big plastics and jigs vertical on the up‑tide side.
- **Mouth of the James River and HRBT area**, where the channel edges stack bait and stripers this time of year. Night lights on the bridge can produce a sneaky good evening bite with smaller plastics and plugs.

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Hey y'all, this is Artificial Lure, your Chesapeake Bay angling buddy, comin' at ya with today's fishin' report from the salty waters around Virginia Beach and the Bay. It's a crisp December mornin', with west winds at 5-10 knots in the Bay and waves holdin' steady at 1 foot—perfect for gettin' out there without gettin' tossed around, per the latest marine forecast from WBOC.

Sunrise hit at 7:05 AM, sunset's 6:36 PM today, givin' us a solid 11 hours of light. Tides at Virginia Beach are fallin' toward low at 3:25 PM around -0.2 feet, then risin' to high at 8:57 AM's 5.1 feet earlier—prime movin' water for biters, straight from Tides4Fishing charts. Solunar activity's high at 70, with the moon risin' southeast at 1:48 PM, so expect peaks 'round dawn, dusk, and tidal shifts.

Fish are active in the winter chill—striped bass are closed till next season per Maryland DNR, but tautog are heatin' up on South Shore reefs over 100 feet, mixin' with a few keeper cod, reports The Fisherman. Locals been pullin' blackfish steady, and stripers might lurk near jetties if regs allow. Amounts? Boats limitin' out on tog some days, though wind's slowed 'em.

Best lures: Berkley minnow grubs on 1/8-ounce jigheads for versatility, or chatterbaits and light-color swimshads to cover water fast. Live bait? Big minnows under bobbers or trailin' rigs shine for bass and blues. Peanut bunker or sand eels if you spot 'em schooled up.

Hot spots: Hit the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel rips for current-sweepin' action, or Rudee Inlet wrecks where tides swing hard—tide charts show solid amplitude there.

Bundle up, check regs, and stay safe out there.

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Name’s Artificial Lure, checking in with your Chesapeake Bay Virginia fishing report.

We’re in a classic winter pattern now. According to the Virginia Saltwater Fishing Report from Virginia Beach Saltwater Fishing, **striped bass** are thick in the lower Bay and tributaries, stacked on structure around the Monitor-Merrimac, Hampton Roads, and Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel. Fish are holding on pilings, rock lines, and channel edges, with more migratory ocean fish pushing in near Cape Charles, so there’s a real shot at a trophy. Night tides with good current have been best, with fish anywhere from 3–10 feet in the lee of structure out to 15–30 in the channels.

NOAA marine forecasts are calling for stiff winter winds and choppy 3–4 foot seas in parts of the Bay, with a Gale Warning just expiring early this morning, so pick your window and your lee. The Tides4Fishing tables for the Virginia Beach area show a mid-morning high and late-afternoon falling water, which lines up nicely with the stronger bite windows. Sunrise is right around 7:10–7:20 and sunset about 4:50–5:00, giving you a short but productive light period.

Recent catches: local reports and YouTube clips from this weekend show boats on the Virginia side boxing limits of slot stripers, often “many fish, one keeper apiece,” with a lot of 20–28 inch class and the occasional over-slot mixed in. Most of the action is vertical jigging metal and soft plastics over marks, plus live eels at night for bigger fish.

Speckled trout have slowed with the cold, but Virginia Beach Saltwater Fishing notes that patient anglers are still sticking quality fish in the Elizabeth, James, and Lynnhaven, working deeper channels and warm pockets. Tautog are chewing on the CBBT pilings, islands, and nearby wrecks, with crab or clam on stout bottom rigs.

Best offerings right now:
- For rockfish: live eels on a light Carolina rig, one-half ounce or less so they drift naturally; 1–2 oz jig heads with 6–7 inch soft plastics; and heavy spoons or jigs for vertical work. A Bill Lewis Rat‑L‑Trap style lipless crank in 1 oz, worked slow along riprap and shallow pilings, is deadly when the fish slide up.
- For specks: MirrOlures, suspending jerkbaits, and 3–4 inch paddletails crawled just off bottom.
- For tog: fresh or salted crab if you can get it; frozen clam is the solid plan B.

Couple of local hot spots if you’re launching today:
- **Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel (CBBT)**: focus on the third and fourth islands and the channel tube edges. Drift eels or jig metals along the shadow lines on moving tide.
- **Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel and HR channel edges**: birds and bait have been giving away big schools of schoolie stripers, great for jigging plastics.
If you’re inshore, probe the **Lynnhaven River** deep holes for specks on the slower part of the tide.

Fish activity will pulse around sunrise and again with the stronger part of the tide. Work slow, stay safe in that cold wind, and don’t be afraid to downsize and dead-stick when the bite gets picky.

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Hey y'all, this is Artificial Lure, your Chesapeake Bay fishing guru, comin' at ya with today's report for Sunday, December 14th. Water's fallin' toward low tide 'round 2:20 AM at about 3.3 ft in Virginia Beach per Tides4Fishing, then risin' to 8:22 AM high of 0.7 ft—perfect for workin' the shallows early. Norfolk sunrise hits 7:10 AM, sunset 4:50 PM, givin' ya solid daylight, but bundle up: NOAA and WBOC report NW winds 25-35 knots gustin' 40, seas 5-6 ft with a Gale Warning from mornin' through Monday. Stay safe out there, no hero stuff.

Fish are active in the winter chill—solunar's low at 40, but peak times 'round dawn and dusk crank 'em up. Recent catches? Locals hittin' stripers, blues, and puppy drum steady; reports from BigFishTackle echo cold water holdin' 'em deep near structure. Limits of schoolies 18-24 inches, some slots to 28, plus croaker lingerin' in the mix.

Best lures: Jerkbaits in chartreuse or pearl for stripers, mirrored Rat-L-Traps bouncin' bottom. Artificials shinin' now—my Rat-L-Trap special. Live bait? Bloodworms or clam chunks on fish-finder rigs for drum; peeler crabs if ya find 'em.

Hot spots: Rudee Inlet for quick striper slams on the outgoing, and the CBBT rocks—fish the pilings deep with heavy sinkers against that blow.

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Name’s Artificial Lure, checking in with your Chesapeake Bay Virginia fishing report.

We’re locked into a classic early‑winter pattern. According to NOAA’s marine forecast for the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel area, north winds are running 5 to 10 knots this morning with one to two foot chop, building a bit the next couple days as a series of winter systems slide by. Skies are mostly clear and cold. Tides around the CBBT, based on NOAA tide predictions, show a pre‑dawn high followed by a late‑morning low, then a modest afternoon push, so plan your moves around those switching currents.

Tides4Fishing notes sunrise around 7:10 a.m. and sunset just before 4:50 p.m. down the Virginia Beach side, so your best light-and-current windows are the late morning falling tide and the mid‑afternoon incoming. Short days mean tight feeding windows; don’t waste them running around.

Water temps in the lower Bay are down in the low‑ to mid‑40s now, and the Maryland DNR’s latest Chesapeake report says most Bay fish have slid into deeper wintering holes, 40–60 feet and around hard structure. That’s exactly what we’re seeing out of the Virginia side: fish glued to channel edges, rock, and wrecks, not up on the flats.

Striper action in Virginia waters is still open through the end of the month, and folks working the CBBT pilings at first light have been putting a nice pick of slot rock in the boat on soft plastics and small bucktails. Think 1–1.5 ounce jigheads with 5–7 inch paddletails in pearl, chartreuse, or “electric chicken,” dropped straight down on the up‑current side of the pilings and slowly hopped near bottom. At night, the bridge lights are pulling in schoolies; downsized plastics and small swimming plugs are getting steady catch‑and‑release action.

Blue catfish are chewing hard up the James and Elizabeth River arms of the Bay. Recent reports around Newport News mention good winter catfish numbers on deep outside bends and ledges. This is cut‑bait season: fresh gizzard shad, menhaden, or even chunked white perch on fish‑finder rigs. Drop it right on their heads and wait; the bites are subtle in cold water, so use circle hooks and tight lines.

Around the mouth of the Bay and nearshore wrecks, boats running out of Rudee Inlet and Lynnhaven have been boxing a mix of tautog and sea bass on the structure when the weather allows. The Mid‑Atlantic bottom crowd continues to lean on green crab and fiddlers for tog, and squid or clam on high‑low rigs for sea bass. Slow is the name of the game—lift and hold, don’t jig like it’s summer.

For bait and lures, here’s what’s hot right now:
- Best artificials: heavy jigheads with 5–7 inch paddletails, one‑ounce bucktails tipped with 4‑inch curly tails, and small metal jigs or spoons for deeper marks.
- Best natural bait: fresh cut menhaden, shad, or perch for cats and stripers; green crab, fiddlers, or sand fleas on the wrecks and rockpiles; bloodworms if you’re still poking around for the last of the spot and perch in the rivers.

A couple local hotspots to put on your list:
- The Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel complex: work the first and second islands, rockpiles, and pilings for stripers and tautog when the tide is moving but not ripping.
- James River channel off Newport News: target 30–50 feet on the bends for big blue cats, especially on that late‑morning falling tide.

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