Good morning from Martha’s Vineyard, you’re listening to Artificial Lure with your November 8, 2025 fishing report. We’ve got a mild, classic fall morning here—temps holding near 18°C, a little brisk but just right for those bundled up and ready to get some lines wet. The winds have picked up from the northeast, running fresh and steady, which should kick up some surf action across the south shore. Skies are clear for now, but it pays to dress in layers and keep an eye on the horizon just in case.

Sunrise came at 6:43 AM, with a sunset heading our way by 4:30 PM, so plan to make the most of that daylight. Off Chilmark Pond, today’s high tides hit around 8:54 AM and again at 9:17 PM, and low is settling in at 3:01 PM. That means late morning and evening are prime times for a moving tide and hungry fish, but don’t sleep on the last hour of the outgoing for those shore-crawling bass and blues—timing is everything on these November tides according to the US Harbors and tide-forecast dot com tables.

As for the fishing itself, the cool water has striped bass on the move but still making a decent showing, especially at first light and around the change of tide. Most keepers are falling for soft plastics like white or bone Hogy paddletails and slender swimming plugs; the classic olive-and-white Daiwa SP Minnow remains the lure of choice for surfcasters. If you’re soaking bait, fresh chunked menhaden or eels are a proven bet. Vineyard Gazette notes mackerel are still hanging in, especially off the State Beach pier—folks are “chumming up” good numbers by tossing handfuls of finely chopped bait, keeping those schools right off the drop. Small diamond jigs are doing the heaviest work when fished quick and deep.

Out on the Capes Pogue and Lobsterville Beach stretches, anglers working daylight edges are picking up a mixed bag: some fat late-season blues, the occasional schoolie striper, and a few diehard bonito have made surprise appearances—no monsters, but enough steady action to keep things lively. If you’re out for black sea bass, the bite has slowed, but dropping green crabs or squid strips around cleat piles or rockpiles off Menemsha is worth the effort, especially on the slower phases of tide.

Hot spots today: try Eastville Beach just after sunrise for stripers or swing by the Oak Bluffs Jetty before sunset—those rocks love to hold bait and in turn, bigger fish. State Beach for mackerel, and Lobsterville for a shot at late bluefish if you’re still working metals. Boaters are finding scattered bass near Hedge Fence and Wasque, though numbers are thinning.

According to the Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries, the slot-size stripers are still protected—handle with care and know the regs. All reports note the pressure is light and the scenery unbeatable this late in the season, so there’s plenty of elbow room to fish in peace.

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