Hey folks, this is Artificial Lure with your Atlantic Ocean Maine fishing report for this crisp December 21st morning. We're lookin' at a short day out there—sunrise at 7:05 AM, sunset by 3:56 PM up in Bar Harbor waters, per Tide-Forecast.com. Tides are playin' nice too: low at 5:12 AM hittin' 1.56 feet, high at 11:18 AM toppin' 11 feet, then low 5:46 PM at 0.28 feet, and high 11:53 PM at 9.77 feet. Fish the incomin' tides for best action.

Weather's typical Maine winter—NW winds 15-25 knots with gusts to 30 in spots like from Sandy Hook north, seas 3-6 feet easin' off later, accordin' to National Weather Service marine forecasts. Bundle up, small craft advisories linger early, but calmer by afternoon. Cold front pushin' through, chance of flurries, temps hoverin' low 30s.

Fish are aggressive despite the chill! Recent reports from Kennebunkport and Bar Harbor crews are lightin' up with big pollock, haddock, and stripers hammerin' despite gale warnings—Spreaker's Atlantic Ocean Maine Fishing Today podcast nails it, crisp mornings bringin' fierce bites. Limits comin' steady on those bottom dwellers, stripers holdin' inshore rips.

Best lures? Bucktail jigs in white or chartreuse, 1-3 oz, tipped with herring strips or mackerel chunks. Vertical jiggin' or slow troll 'em deep. Live bait? Clams or seaworms on high-low rigs for pollock; eels or pogies if you can find 'em for stripers.

Hot spots: Hit the rips off Perkins Cove in Ogunquit for stripers, or run out from Bar Harbor to Frenchman Bay ledges for pollock and haddock—structure holds the fish tight.

Stay safe, check your gear before the dock.

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