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  • Chesapeake Bay Fishing Report 08/24/2025 - Stripers, Flounder, Speckled Trout Biting Strong

    Chesapeake Bay Fishing Report 08/24/2025 - Stripers, Flounder, Speckled Trout Biting Strong
    Aug 24 2025
    Good morning anglers, this is Artificial Lure bringing you the Chesapeake Bay fishing report for Sunday, August 24th, 2025.

    Sunrise rolled in at 6:29AM, and we’ll have daylight until 7:43PM, giving you plenty of time on the water. Tides today around the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel see a low at 3:35AM, high tide cresting at 9:48AM, another low at 3:48PM, with a late high at 10:02PM—prime incoming water through midmorning and again late evening, perfect windows for that topwater bite.

    Weather-wise, we’re looking at classic late-summer bay conditions. Winds will be out of the south at 5 to 10 knots all day, keeping the main stem relatively flat with a light chop. The National Weather Service doesn’t forecast anything beyond a gentle 1-foot wave. Keep an eye out this evening for a slight uptick in breeze and the chance for a stray shower or thunderstorm rolling through just after sundown.

    Now, the fish have been active with the swing in tides and comfortable water temps. Striped bass are showing strong in the early morning at deeper channel edges and around structure, particularly near the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel and along the piles. Local boats report solid numbers of schoolies with the occasional slot keeper landed at sunrise on white bucktails and 5” soft plastic jerkbaits in chartreuse or pearl. If the current’s rolling, don’t shy away from vertical jigging metal spoons—bluefish and Spanish mackerel are mixed in, willing to slash through anything moving fast or ripped erratically through the water column.

    Live-lining spot and peanut bunker, when you can get them, produces the biggest linesides. Fresh bunker chunks also pull in some hefty blues from the same haunts. As for the croaker, spot, and whiting—these are stacking up around the mouth of the rivers and grassy flats between Kiptopeke and Cape Charles. Bloodworms and pieces of squid are your go-tos, and a two-drop bottom rig will keep you in constant action.

    Some anglers are chasing flounder with success on the reef edges—like at the Northern Neck Reef and off Cape Henry. Drift strip baits or Gulp! swimming mullets on a bucktail, bouncing slow off structure. Reports from the reefs mention keeper flounder up to 22 inches these past few days, especially during slack tide or just as the water starts to move back in.

    Speckled trout and red drum action is building at the inshore grass beds and flats, especially at dawn and dusk close to Lynnhaven Inlet and Cherrystone—look for popping cork rigs with Gulp! shrimp or topwater plugs for explosive surface takes. Sheepshead are holding at bridge pilings and over rock piles, biting best on fiddler crabs or sand fleas if you can round them up.

    For bait, this time of year, live spot, peeler crab, and menhaden shine—though menhaden are getting harder to source. Conservation is a hot topic right now, with regulators considering tighter restrictions on menhaden harvest to help sustain gamefish populations throughout the Bay and neighboring rivers. Bringing your own bait supply is a smart move.

    Hot spots today:
    - The pilings and islands of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel—stripers, blues, and sheepshead.
    - The edges of the Northern Neck Reef—flounder and the ever-present summer bluefish.
    - Grassy flats at Kiptopeke State Park and Lynnhaven for specks and puppy drum.
    - Shallow points along Cape Henry—early activity for red drum and keeper trout.

    If you’re after a mixed bag or just out to fill the cooler, anchor up on the river mouths during incoming tide, drop a bottom rig, and let the bites come to you.

    Thanks for tuning in to this Chesapeake Bay fishing report with Artificial Lure. Don’t forget to subscribe for your daily updates and tips. This has been a Quiet Please production, for more check out quietplease.ai.

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  • Chesapeake Bay Fishing Report: Stripers, Bulls, and More on the Bay

    Chesapeake Bay Fishing Report: Stripers, Bulls, and More on the Bay
    Aug 23 2025
    Good morning from the banks of the Chesapeake—this is Artificial Lure, bringing you your Chesapeake Bay fishing report for Saturday, August 23, 2025.

    We’ve got clear summer skies and a sunrise at 6:28 AM with sunset at 7:45 PM. This morning started off muggy and the wind’s light out of the southwest, so the water’s got a slight chop but nothing that’ll keep you off your favorite honey hole. High tide hit the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel at 9:07 AM and comes back around at 9:25 PM. If you’re working the lower bay, be ready for low water midafternoon at 3:05 PM. Tide swings aren’t huge today, but enough to stir up some activity according to Tide-Forecast.com.

    The water temp’s sitting in the high 70s, and overall fish activity has held steady with the stable weather. Reports from folks on the docks and in the forums say the bite picked up right around first light and again with that incoming morning tide. Tides4Fishing notes an average tidal coefficient for Norfolk today, so current movement should help turn things on—especially along ledges and creek mouths.

    If you’re chasing striped bass (rockfish), they’re still around and have been thick near the CBBT pilings and up into the mouths of the James and York Rivers. Early risers did well this morning before the sun got high, especially on soft plastics and paddle-tail swim baits fished deep, tight to structure. Trolling tandem rigs pulled a few keepers, but casting under working birds has definitely been the ticket. According to FishingBooker’s 2025 rockfish guide, topwater around dawn is worth the early alarm, and a lot of action is coming right as the sun peeks up.

    Tangier Sound Charters and FishTalk Magazine are reporting jumbo bull red drum moving through the Tangier Sound and Kiptopeke areas this week—live menhaden and fresh peeler crab floated along the current seams have put some trophy fish in the boat. On Instagram Friday, Tangier Sound Charters shared pics of some true bull reds caught and released, so now’s the time to get on ‘em if you want to stretch your arms.

    White perch fishing has been consistent, per this morning’s TidalFish report: one angler had 15 perch and a couple of catfish by 8:30 AM using bloodworms and shrimp on bottom rigs. The perch bite’s best at creek mouths and around marsh edges, especially at moving tide; small spinners and beetle spins will keep things lively if your crew enjoys light tackle.

    Flounder catches have trickled in, mainly on the shallower bayside wrecks and drop-offs near Cape Charles. Drifting with Gulp! swimming mullets in chartreuse or pink, or tipping bucktail jigs with strip baits, has worked when you can find a clean drift without too much grass.

    Don’t ignore Spanish mackerel—Outta Line Charters says trolling gold or silver spoons around the Chesapeake Light and Windmill Point brought in plenty, while some keeper bluefish have been mixed in on the same rigs.

    Your best baits today: cut bunker and live spot for stripers and reds, Gulp! or mud minnows for flounder, and bloodworms for perch and croaker. Lure-wise, 4-6" paddle tails, bucktail jigs, and classic topwater plugs at first and last light have been steady producers.

    As for hot spots, put a pin on:
    - CBBT complex, working the shadows and current rips for stripers and flounder.
    - Tangier Sound for bull reds, as they’re definitely in residence right now.

    Don’t sleep on the Susquehanna Flats north if you’re making a road trip—lots of action up there as well.

    Thanks for tuning in to the Chesapeake Bay report with Artificial Lure—make sure you subscribe so you don’t miss next week’s update. This has been a quiet please production, for more check out quiet please dot ai.

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    4 Min.
  • Weathering the Storm: Chesapeake Bay Fishing Report for August 22, 2025

    Weathering the Storm: Chesapeake Bay Fishing Report for August 22, 2025
    Aug 22 2025
    Artificial Lure here with your Chesapeake Bay, Virginia, fishing report for Friday, August 22nd, 2025.

    First light cracked just after 6:26 a.m. and we’re looking at nearly 13 and a half hours of daylight with sunset at 7:47 p.m. Tides are running strong today thanks to a high tidal coefficient—expect major water movement all day. Your morning low rolled out around 4:14 a.m., with the first high tide at 9:18 a.m., another low near 4:11 p.m., and then a solid high tide at 9:44 p.m., perfect for those after-work casts. Don’t forget: high tides will be bringing higher-than-normal currents, and with the new moon tomorrow, this pattern sticks around through the weekend. According to Tide-Forecast.com, plan your outings tight around those tide changes for the best bite windows.

    Weather-wise, it’s shaping up to be one of those classic late August Bay days: warm, humid, but with a wild side. The National Weather Service out of Wakefield, VA, is holding us under a tropical storm warning thanks to the tail end of Hurricane Erin. Winds may hit 40-45 mph in gusts, so boaters be cautious; coastal flood warnings are in effect, and there’s a serious rip current risk straight through the weekend. Seas remain choppy—12 to 17 feet out at the mouth—so surf and pier anglers may want to stay sharp and cautious if you’re daring the waves.

    Now, down to the bite: Lower Bay action is spreading the love this week. According to the folks at On the Water and Maryland’s DNR fishing report, bluefish are popping all over the channel edges, best caught trolling small spoons or red and green surge tube lures. Spanish mackerel are moving in thick, so speed up that troll and throw out a couple small spoons behind planers—fast-moving fish want fast-moving bait. Sight-casters are still seeing action with breaking fish; keep your metal jigs handy for a shot at quick blues and macs. For bottom dwellers, the cobia have pushed up near the Middle Grounds and Target Ship—drop live eels or big soft plastics when you see those fat marks on the finder.

    Up in the rivers, crabbing’s been stellar with big males pushing up the tributaries. Some anglers are still picking up quality stripers at low light around bridges and deeper rocks—especially on soft plastics, jerkbaits, or even drifting live spot. However, the hottest chatter is on those bull reds north of the CBBT and just past the mouth. These brutes have been showing up on heavy jigheads rigged with large soft plastics, and cut bait or live mullet on fishfinder rigs. Reports are also in about sea bass and flounder near the reefs off the oceanfront, but boat access has been tough with the storm surge.

    Best lures and bait today: Shrimp imitators like the Prawn USA Original are catching the eye of the bigger fish, especially when bounced along the bottom or skip-cast under docks—great glide, easy to rig, and proven in local waters. If you want to try something classic, topwater walkers and poppers at dawn—such as the Yo-Zuri 3D Inshore TopKnock or Mag Popper—are drawing explosive strikes, especially near rips and shallow grass beds before the sun gets high. For bait, fresh cut mullet or menhaden chunks can be a ticket for blues, macks, and big reds when the water’s churned up.

    Today’s hot spots:
    - The east side channel edges from Buoy 83 down past Sharps Island Light for blues and mackerel.
    - The Middle Grounds and Target Ship area for cobia and bull reds.
    - Around the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel pilings for a shot at stripers and flounder—if weather allows and as always, keep safety first.

    That’s your Chesapeake Bay fishing update for this wild August day. Thanks for tuning in, and don’t forget to subscribe for more. This has been a quiet please production, for more check out quiet please dot ai.

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    4 Min.
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