Artificial Lure here with your Chesapeake Bay, Virginia fishing report for October 21st, 2025. We're kicking off at sunrise, which was right around 7:19 a.m., with sunset coming at 6:16 p.m. The bay’s wearing those true fall colors: cool, brisk, and charged up for the season’s best bites.

Tides today at Lynnhaven Inlet show a low at 4:05 a.m., high at 10:36 a.m., then another low at 4:52 p.m. and a high near 10:51 p.m. If you’re aiming for that major morning bite, the incoming tide sets you up perfectly mid-morning, and the evening run is ideal for a twilight cast according to the Tide-Forecast.com charts.

Weather’s a mixed bag. The marine forecast from WBOC calls for south winds 10-15 knots, with gusts up to 25 knots and steady two-foot chop. Small Craft Advisory hits at 11 a.m. so pay close attention if you’re running open water. These breezy fall days push baitfish and fire up predator feeding windows all across the bay.

It’s what locals call “Rocktober”—prime season for striped bass, or rockfish. Virginia Institute of Marine Science confirms 2025 saw a strong average year for juveniles, a healthy sign for the population, but the big news now is legal slot fish in the 19-to-24” range in the lower rivers and bay mouths. Reports from the Patuxent and Potomac up north (and echoed by locals on Tidal Fish Forum) say anglers are landing daily limits before noon jigging soft plastics over structure and rips. Down here, the bite remains hot—especially where rivers like the James and York pour into the bay.

Outside the rockfish run, there’s scattered action for speckled trout, red drum, and the last of the bluefish, strongest near deeper channels and structure. Spot have started slipping out, but some outsized fish are still showing up at the mouths. White perch and croaker fill in on the bottom rigs, especially if you shift a bit south or hit the deeper holes.

Bait and lure selection this time of year is all about matching the hatch and fishing the flow. Paddletail swimbaits in 4-inch sizes on 1/4- to 1/2-ounce jigheads—chartreuse and white still rule, available at local shops like St. Mary’s Tackle Box. Missile Baits just dropped their new Freedom Flyer minnow paired with the Eye Roll jighead—great for working schools of baitfish or rolling through current seams near the bridges. For trolling, small bucktails and sassy shads behind umbrella rigs find plenty of stripers on a slow but steady retrieve. Fresh bunker, cut menhaden, or live eels on circle hooks are top choices if you prefer to soak baits on the channel ledges and river mouths.

Hot spots? Don’t sleep on the mouth of the Rappahannock near Windmill Point and the rip lines off Thimble Shoal Light. The HRBT (Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel) and the pilings at the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel are late-season favorites—fish those dawn and dusk windows for the biggest chance at a personal best. Inside Lynnhaven Inlet, look to the marsh points and drop-offs for trout if stripers are fussy.

Fall is all about working tides and chasing birds. Watch for diving gulls—rockfish and blues are usually blitzing underneath. Be safe, stay mindful of wind and tides, and release those overslot fish quickly for the future of the fishery.

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Artificial Lure here, bringing you your Chesapeake Bay, Virginia fishing report for Monday, October 20, 2025.

Sunrise hit at 7:18 a.m. and sunset rolls in at 6:11 p.m.—plenty of daylight for anglers to put in some fall work. Tidal action around the Bay and Virginia Beach shows a low tide early at 4:15 a.m., high tide midmorning at 10:10 a.m., another low tide at 4:55 p.m., and the last high at 10:32 p.m., all according to US Harbors. Those mid-morning and evening high tides are primed for inshore bites[9].

The fall cooldown is in full effect and water temps are dropping. Today’s weather is brisk—WBOC has northwest winds steady at 15–20 knots, gusts up to 30, and seas running 4 to 5 feet after subsiding from much rougher overnight. Small Craft Advisories are still up into the evening, so keep it tight close to shore or inside the rivers if you’re in a smaller vessel[13][14]. Bundle up and watch your drift.

Fish activity in the Bay is firing up, especially with the bait flush from cooler temps. VBSF reports speckled trout are showing strong inside Lynnhaven, Rudee, and the Elizabeth River, with some nice keepers mixed in. Red drum have been reported at the CBBT islands, along the beaches, and up in the flats, with several catches over slot in the last week. Stripers are more active with cooling water; early surf casters at the HRBT and piers are seeing schoolies in the low-light windows[6].

Bluefish are thick in the lower Bay and along the oceanfront. Folks fishing the inlets and the Virginia Beach pier have had solid runs of tailor blues—fast action if you chase the birds and bait balls. Tautog are also starting to chew around structure and pilings now that the water’s dropped under 70°F; green crab and fiddlers are pulling the better fish.

Offshore, when boats can make it through the swells, the bite’s a little scattered but productive—Dolphin, Wahoo, and Blackfin Tuna have been coming to the decks, and the deeper wrecks are holding quality triggerfish and snapper. Billfish action is winding down, but there are still some late-season sails being released, especially for those giving it a go on the edges[1].

Bait and tackle tips:
- Speckled trout are hammering 3–5 inch paddletails in colors like chartreuse and electric chicken, especially rigged on one-quarter ounce jig heads. MirrOlures and suspending plugs have been producing at dawn and dusk.
- For reds and blues, 4-inch Gulp! Swimming Mullets and cut mullet on a fish-finder rig are doing the job.
- Tautog are best targeted with green crab or fiddler crab on stout bottom rigs right up against bridge pilings and rocky riprap.
- Offshore, those trolling Islander skirts with ballyhoo or pulling deep-diving plugs are the winners for toothy critters.

Hottest spots this week: Try the CBBT’s Fourth and Second Islands for reds and togs. Lynnhaven Inlet and the Elizabeth River mouth are red-hot for specks and slot drum, especially on outgoing tides. For surf anglers, Sandbridge and the pier at Virginia Beach are pulling in blues and some puppy drum.

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Good morning anglers, this is Artificial Lure with your Chesapeake Bay Virginia fishing report for Sunday, October 19, 2025. Sunrise hit the water at 7:15 and you can expect sunset about 6:21 tonight, so plan on a solid window for both morning and evening bites.

Tidal conditions today will play a big role, with the first low tide at 1:55 AM, high at 8:20 AM, another low rolling in at 2:27 PM, and your last high at 8:33 PM. Those mid-morning and pre-sunset high tides will get the bite moving, especially around inlets and marsh edges according to Tide-Forecast.com.

Weather-wise, light SW winds are forecast to shift southeast by late afternoon—expect waves 1 to 2 feet out on the main bay. There’s a coastal flood advisory in effect through Monday, so keep an eye out for higher water and debris on some flats and creek mouths. It’s mild for October, and those conditions tend to bring predator fish in shallower feeding on schools of bait according to the latest update from NOAA and the National Weather Service.

Fish action has been solid through the falling temperatures. The main report from Hatteras and the Chesapeake area points to **Striped Bass rebounding**, **Bluefish still dominating**, and **Perch staying active**. Big Red Drum have shown up in numbers south of the Bridge Tunnel, with several catches pushing 30 inches. There’s also been a good push of **Speckled Trout** around Lynnhaven and Rudee Inlet, while some boats have found **Puppy Drum** and **Sheepshead** clinging to bridge pilings and near oyster beds.

Recent catches have included limits of Bluefish on jigs and cut bait, slot Reds on live croaker, and plenty of schoolie stripers taking soft plastics and topwaters in the morning hours. Offshore—when boats have managed to get out—there's evidence of Wahoo, King Mackerel, and Blackfin Tuna, but inshore is the best bet for most today.

Best lures right now are:
- **Soft paddle tails** in chartreuse or white, especially for Stripers and Specks.
- **Bladed jigs** like the Z-Man Chatterbait for Blues and schoolie Bass—Major League Fishing’s bait trends put these right at the top for versatility.
- **Live or fresh bunker (menhaden)**, cut mullet, and peeler crab are producing drum and trout, especially if you can get close to schooling bait pre-tide change.

If you’re sticking to artificial, topwater poppers like the classic Whopper Plopper are delivering explosive hits early in the morning. If bait is your thing, jumbo bloodworms and mud minnows are putting perch and puppy drum in the box.

Hot spots to hit today include:
- **Lynnhaven Inlet bridge complex**—Specks and stripers hanging on the drop-offs, especially an hour before and after high tide.
- **Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel**—classic for big red drum, striper, and sheepshead around the islands and rock areas. Fish near structure, focus on tidal changes.
- **Back River and Poquoson Flats**—Prime for red drum and trout, especially when that tide is pushing in fresh water and bait.

Remember, cloudy weather and building tides are a recipe for aggressive fish, and keep an eye out for working birds above peanut bunkers—classic fall Chesapeake Bay action.

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Artificial Lure here with your Chesapeake Bay, Virginia, fishing report for Saturday, October 18, 2025. As the first light crests over the bay—sunrise at 7:15 AM, sunset coming at 6:21 PM—you can expect flat-out classic fall conditions. Tides will play a big role today: look for a morning low around 6:35 AM, midday high at 12:30 PM, and another low around 7 PM according to Tide-Forecast.com. The strong tidal coefficients mean lots of current and moving water, so fish should be feeding eagerly near structure and inlets.

The weather’s lining up for a near-perfect Saturday on the water. Local forecasts, as per MarineWeather.net and the National Weather Service, are calling for mostly sunny skies and a light breeze with highs in the low 60s—jacket weather but nothing to keep you off the water.

Water temps are dropping and fish sense it—everything’s hungry. The striper (rockfish) bite is wide open right now in tributaries and along docks. FishTalk Magazine reports abundant legal stripers, with anglers picking up their limits from the James and Elizabeth rivers, as well as Lynnhaven and Rudee inlets. The key is to work shallow docks, bridge rip-rap, and grass beds. Try paddle tail swimbaits in chartreuse or opening night, or put a Vudu shrimp under a popping cork if the water’s a bit murky. A popping cork pinned with a shrimp imitation was the hottest thing this week.

Red drum are on the move south and staging heavy at the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel, plus in marshes near Fisherman’s Island and along the ESVA. Both slot-size and trophy bulls were caught this week. Gold Johnson spoons and big Gulp! swimming mullets did the trick, and one YouTuber just smashed a PB bull drum three times in a row while bouncing a 2oz bucktail tipped with squid over the middle bay reefs.

Sheepshead are still haunting the bridge pilings at CBBT, Lesner Bridge, and Hampton Roads Bridge Tunnel. Sand fleas and fiddler crabs are prime, but fresh clam and shrimp will also score. Tautog numbers are climbing around these structures too—bring green crabs or a stout jighead to fish the rocky bottoms.

Don’t overlook the speckled trout. These fish are fattening up fast for winter, and grass flats, marsh edges, and smaller creeks from Lynnhaven to Broad Bay are stacked with aggressive specks, although most are on the smaller side. Shrimp-style soft plastics and small paddle tails are effective, and if you can get live or fresh shrimp, you’re in business.

If you want to bend a rod all day, here’s a couple must-try hot spots:
- **Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel:** For red drum, sheepshead, tautog, and lingering flounder. Fish the islands and pilings on a moving tide.
- **Elizabeth River:** For stripers and specks, especially early and late—work the docks and grasslines with artificials or fresh bait.
- Bonus: **James River docks and shallow rip-rap** are holding a mixed bag of striped bass, red drum, and trout.

Best baits right now: live shrimp, mud minnows, sand fleas, and cut menhaden. Top artificial lures: Vudu shrimp, paddle tails in bright or natural colors, gold spoons, and bucktails tipped with squid strips.

After high winds late in the week, ocean water is settling, surf fisherman near Sandbridge and the mouth of the Bay should see improved drum action. If you find baitfish like menhaden or mullet, stick close—they’re drawing all the predators.

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Artificial Lure here with your Chesapeake Bay fishing report for Friday, October 17, 2025. Lines in early this morning bring us brisk, classic October conditions across the lower Bay—so here’s how it’s shaping up so far.

**Weather, Tide, and Sun**
Sunrise greeted us at 7:15 AM, with sunset set for 6:21 PM tonight. Breezy north winds 10-15 knots with gusts pushing 20 mean there’s a **Small Craft Advisory**, so be cautious on open water, and expect 2 to 3-foot waves, according to WBOC and the National Weather Service. The first low tide rolled in just before dawn, with a high at 10:51 AM—there’ll be another low about 5 p.m. Ideal windows today are around the top or bottom of the swing when those tidal currents are moving.

**Current Fishing Activity**
October’s chill has the **striped bass bite firing up** all across the Bay. Schoolie stripers are pushing bait along channel edges and points, especially at dawn and dusk. According to FishingReminder and The Fisherman, this is a prime time to work topwater plugs or walk-the-dog style baits early, then switch to 4- to 6-inch paddle tails, bucktail jigs, or swimbaits as the sun rises and fish move off the banks. The historic survey from William & Mary and VIMS just reported average numbers for this year’s juvenile striped bass, an improvement over the past two years—a good sign for coming seasons.

**Bluefish remain thick** in the lower Bay and around the mouths of the Potomac and Patuxent, slashing bait at the surface near the Target Ship and main channel edges. When fish break, toss metal spoons or fast-moving soft plastics for quick limits. Red drum and speckled trout are active on the shallow grass flats around Tangier Sound and Hoopers Island; try popping corks with shrimp imitations or suspending twitchbaits. Big bull reds are still prowling the eastern flats.

**White perch** are starting to school up on oyster lumps in the lower rivers—small pieces of bloodworm, grass shrimp, or two-inch jigs do the trick here. **Blue catfish** are biting well in the tidal Potomac on cut shad or bunker.

**Recent Catches and Hot Baits**
Locals around the Bay Bridge piers are finding steady action drifting live spot or eels on moving tides. In Baltimore Harbor, anglers have scored stripers by working soft plastics tight to docks and riprap in the mornings. The deeper channel edge from Bloody Point to Buoy 83 is still hot for those trolling umbrella rigs or jigging.

False albacore are showing on area rips, especially if you see birds working—match the hatch with fast-moving metals. For trout and drum, natural-colored soft baits on the flats or under a cork have produced most consistently.

**Best Bets and Hot Spots**
- **Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel**: Excellent for stripers and blues on the pilings; work bucktails or live bait near structure.
- **Tangier Sound and Hoopers Island Flats**: Speckled trout and red drum on grass edges, sunrise and sunset best.
- **Eastern Bay and Bloody Point**: Try trolling for mixed schools of stripers and blues along the deep edge.
- **Bay Bridge Piers and Baltimore Harbor rocks**: Reliable for early-morning casting with soft plastics.
- **Lower Potomac River and Target Ship area**: Fast bluefish action and a shot at bull reds.

**Tips**
With the water temperature sliding into the low to mid-60s, look for fish to move deeper as the sun gets higher. If we get a string of nights above 50°F, that shallow bite hangs on longer. Be ready to switch from bright profiles in stained water to natural hues in clearer conditions, especially after yesterday’s breezy weather.

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Artificial Lure here with your fresh October 15 Chesapeake Bay fishing report, and folks, the fall bite is firing up! Sunrise was at 7:14 this morning and we’ll have daylight until sunset at 6:29 pm, giving us over eleven hours to work the water. Weather’s mild with overnight lows floating above 50°F, and daytime highs expected in the mid-60s—perfect hoodie weather to chase that fall run.

Today’s tides are moderate with the first high swing peaking early, and a nice moving tide in the afternoon. Use those shifts to your advantage: early light and late-day moving water are prime for stripers and other gamefish according to the latest reports from FishingReminder and tide-forecast.com.

October’s cooling water is the big trigger—Chesapeake Bay’s temps are dropping and that’s got bass and blues pushing bait along channel edges at dawn and dusk. Local anglers are scoring schoolie striped bass on topwater plugs right at first light around classic structure like the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel and the mouths of the Lynnhaven and Elizabeth Rivers. Once the sun’s up, switch to soft swimbaits or bucktails, especially working points and rips during that moving tide window.

Red drum reports are still hot on the shallow grass flats south of Cape Charles and at creek mouths feeding into the Bay. Try suspending twitchbaits or toss a shrimp imitation if you’re targeting trout—those big specks are hammering smaller paddle tails and MirrOlure MirrOdines. Bluefish are blitzing roaming schools of shad and mullet; a flashy metal lure like a Kastmaster or Hopkins jig worked fast through surface activity will get your rod bending.

Don’t overlook the inshore and nearshore wrecks—false albacore are running strong, especially along the rips off Cape Henry. Look for birds and surface feeds, get on ‘em quick, and throw small epoxy jigs as fast as you can burn ‘em back.

After recent windy spells the bay’s waters may be a little stained, so lean toward brighter chartreuse or white lures to help fish key in. If things clear up, natural silvers and olive-back baits have been producing steady action.

In the freshwater flows up the James and Chickahominy, anglers are loading up on smallmouth with finesse jigs, while reservoir guys at Lake Anna are hauling in largemouth on spinnerbaits and shallow squarebills. As for crappie, they’re stacked deep on brush piles hitting pearl and chartreuse jigs.

For live bait purists: cut shad is dynamite for blue catfish on the deeper ledges, and bloodworms or Fishbites will pick up croaker and spot near the Hampton Roads tunnels.

Top hotspots: The Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel (CBBT) is the king this week for a mixed bag—stripers, flounder, sheepshead. Lynnhaven Inlet stays loaded with speckled trout and slot reds. For surfcasters and kayak anglers, the Eastern Shore grass flats south of Cape Charles are holding strong numbers of drum and specks.

Notable catch news: While bay scallops are making a historic comeback on Virginia’s Eastern Shore according to VIMS, there’s still a moratorium on harvest—so just enjoy seeing them thrive while you hunt reds, flounder, and trout in the eelgrass meadows.

No matter your target, remember—keep an eye on those tide swings, match the hatch on your lures, and chase low-light periods for the most action. That fall run only comes once a year.

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Waves up, folks! Artificial Lure here with the latest scoop on fishing around Chesapeake Bay, Virginia. It’s early morning, Sunday, October 12, 2025, and the water’s talking if you know how to listen.

Let’s talk tides first, because tide is life in these parts. At Cape Henry, my go-to station, high tide peaked just after midnight at 2.7 feet, and the next wave rolls in around 2:26 p.m. today. Low is at 7:28 a.m., so you’ve got a solid window to set up before things start moving again, and the afternoon push brings a higher sluice—3.3 feet—so get ready for some serious water movement. Down in Norfolk, the trend is much the same: high at 2:31 a.m. and again at 3:10 p.m., low at 8:54 a.m., and a later dip at 9:29 p.m. This is classic fall action, with big water swings pulling fish into the channels and ripping bait from the shallows. Tide-Forecast and US Harbors both remind us: this time of year, when the tide’s on the move, fish get right on schedule.

Weather’s got a little attitude this weekend. The National Weather Service’s briefing from yesterday had a Coastal Flood Warning up for most of the Bay and tidal rivers, and while that’ll ease up today, expect lingering swells and a brisk northeast breeze. Reports from Saturday kept a Small Craft Advisory in place, with northeast winds 10–20 knots and a choppy 1–2 foot chop. Water’s not dangerous, but you’ll feel the push. So, if you’re heading out, keep an eye on the sky and maybe pick spots with some lee from the wind.

Sunrise taps at 7:10 a.m., sunset about 6:29 p.m.—so we’re talking decent sun and plenty of fall shadows for sight fishing if you’re into that. And let’s not forget the moon: moonset is at 2:32 p.m., so expect a nice little solunar bump right around midday. Fish know all about this stuff, even if you’re still on your first cup of coffee.

Now, what’s biting? Still prime time for striped bass—rockfish—on both the western and eastern sides of the Bay. Plenty of schoolies and a few keeper-sized fish around the Bay Bridge Tunnel and the southern edges of the Bay. Live eel and soft plastic swimbaits in pearl, chartreuse, and white are still getting hammered, especially on the flood and the early part of the ebb. Spearing, menhaden, mullet, and silversides are stacked up, and the stripers are happy to chase. Early morning topwater with a Zara Spook or a popper can be dynamite, but when the sun gets high, switch to a bucktail jig tipped with that eel or a paddle-tail on a jighead, especially near the pilings and around the edges of the shipping channel.

Blues and choppers are also patrolling the waters, so don’t be surprised if you pick up a few while you’re hunting stripers. For the best chance at a big blue, try a 3- to 5-inch paddle-tail on a 3/4–1 ounce jig, or rip a metal spoon through a bait ball.

Want to bottom fish? Croaker and spot are still chewing, though the numbers aren’t what they were in August. Bloodworms, squid strips, and FishBites are all solid choices. And for the panfish enthusiasts aboard, perch and spot are still active in the creeks—try a high–low rig tipped with grass shrimp or a tiny piece of bloodworm.

Hot spots? Here’s where the locals have been finding fish lately: The Bay Bridge Tunnel, especially the 3rd and 4th islands, is still a magnet for mixed action. The Poquoson Flats area is seeing a lot of school striper action on shallow-moving baits. And for a bite out of the wind, try the tidal creeks off of Mobjack Bay—Big Island, Sarah Creek—where you’ll find a mix of rock, blue, and some chunky croaker.

A quick word on gear: I’m a lure guy, but never forget that in the fall, sometimes a big, lively bait like an eel is just what the fish want. If you prefer throwing hardware, paddle-tails, bucktails, and soft plastics in 4–6 inches are the money size right now. Have a few jig heads from 1/2 to 1

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Good morning anglers, this is Artificial Lure bringing you your Chesapeake Bay Virginia fishing report for Saturday, October 11, 2025, at 7:24 AM. First light hit right around 7:08 AM, with sunset rolling in at 6:32 PM. We've got about 11 and a half hours of daylight to work with, so make the most of those prime fishing hours.

Weather today is holding partly cloudy skies over the Bay, with temps comfortable in the upper 60s to low 70s. Winds are currently moderate, but keep an eye on those gusts, especially approaching the afternoon; according to the National Weather Service, minor tidal flooding is possible in some low-lying areas, especially around high tide, due to an elevated tidal coefficient and some leftover coastal swell from yesterday's storm.

Tidal action today is robust. Virginia Beach and lower Bay waters are showing a tidal coefficient around 98 at dawn, climbing even higher by midday, which means big swings and strong currents—expect that to really kick up fish movement during the key feeding windows: mid-morning and late afternoon. High tide for much of the region settles in around 11:32 AM, with low tide at 5:04 AM and again at 6:13 PM.

Fish activity is up with the cooler water: striped bass (rockfish) are hot targets in the early morning hours, especially around the Bay Bridge Tunnel pilings, the mouth of the James River, and Love Point rocks. Reports from Anglers Sport Center and Maryland DNR say folks have hit decent numbers early, using live spot and eels, drifting cut bait, or tossing out jigs. Trolling umbrella rigs along the main channel edges is getting results as the stripers suspend on those steep ledges—try Bloody Point south to False Channel. Night bite is solid with dark paddletails and live bait fished around illuminated piers and bridge lights; FishTalk Magazine swears by live eels or dark lures when the sun drops.

Speckled trout and slot-sized red drum are mixing in around Tangier Sound and Cedar Point. Soft plastic paddletails and shrimp imitations are landing trout, with a few red drum coming on gulp mullet or cut crab. Bluefish are still chewing in the middle and lower Bay—troll silver spoons or surgical tubes behind planers near St. Georges Island and the lower Potomac.

White perch action remains steady along knolls and hard-bottom spots in the Chester and Magothy Rivers, and grass shrimp on bottom rigs is putting big perch in the bucket, especially at Kent Narrows.

If you’re out for largemouth bass on tidal creeks, the bite is strong—casting frogs over grass or working spinnerbaits and jerkbaits along spatterdock fields is the ticket. Those Bitsy Bug Mini Jigs are a secret weapon when it gets slow, especially up toward Susquehanna Flats.

Today’s hotspots:
- Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel pilings: Stripers and blues early and late.
- Tangier Sound: Speckled trout and slot reds on moving water.
- Kent Narrows: Big white perch.
- Bloody Point Channel edges: Trolling for rockfish and bluefish.
- Susquehanna Flats edges: Bass and cats in cooler shallows.

Best lures and bait today: live spot and eels for stripers, dark-color soft plastics at night, silver spoons for blues, shrimp imitations for trout, grass shrimp or bloodworms for perch, and frogs or mini jigs for largemouth. The water’s moving, the fish are feeding, and with these fall conditions, you’re set up for a productive day.

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Good morning anglers, this is Artificial Lure with your Chesapeake Bay Virginia fishing report for October 10, 2025.

First light hit at 7:07AM, and you’ll be fishing till sunset at 6:34PM, with a cool morning rolling into a mild fall day. The Bay waters are sitting in the low 70s, river temps trailing just behind in the mid-60s. Expect partly cloudy skies, a light NE breeze 5-10 knots, and wave action about 1-2 feet. That’s quality weather for working the shoreline—just know a small craft advisory is looming through Saturday, so stay smart and watch for stiffening winds come weekend. With high pressure and the moon setting at 11:26AM, you’ll catch major tidal swings: first low tide’s just passed at 7:26AM, high at 1:01PM, with ebb hitting again at 8:27PM. Big coefficients today mean current’s running fast and the bite’s likely to hit on the move according to Tides4Fishing and Tide-Forecast.

Striped bass are strong this week, running all throughout the Bay from the Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel up through York and Poquoson Flats. Reports from OnTheWater and Maryland DNR say anglers are scoring stripers live-lining spot or eels, especially along the Bay Bridge-Tunnel and pilings. Don’t ignore the shallow water bite either—early risers tossing poppers, jerkbaits, and white/chartreuse paddletails right up on the grasslines have been getting good action. Eastern Shore creeks and the mouths of tidal rivers are also holding rockfish, with some pushing slot and keeper size.

Bluefish remain thick mid and lower Bay, especially trolling surgical tubes and shiny spoons along channel edges, like the stretch from Cape Henry south to the CBBT islands, and east side of the Bay Bridge. Cast metal jigs into breaking birds for blues pushing bait—the pockets around Lynnhaven Inlet and near the mouth of the York are prime. Speckled trout are firing up in skinny water; 3-4 inch paddletails on light jigheads, MirrOLures, or mud minnow under a popping cork bring the best results. Try Mobjack Bay, Back River, or the marsh cuts behind Fisherman Island.

The fall flounder bite’s still hot on the Eastern Shore; videos and local charters are reporting doormat catches near Oyster, Metompkin Inlet, and along channel drop-offs—jigs tipped with gulp or strip baits are choice. If you’re after white perch, bottom rigs baited with bloodworm or grass shrimp are working off docks and creek mouths, especially up toward Poquoson and the Severn River. Spot are biting on hard bottoms around the mouths of regional rivers, still eager for bloodworms.

Word from VIMS: bay scallops on the Eastern Shore are booming thanks to ongoing restoration work. While you can’t harvest them yet, keep your eyes peeled—future seasons could be game-changing for local seafood fans.

Best baits and lures this time: live spot, eels, 3-5 inch paddletails, topwater plugs for dawn and dusk, and classic bucktails. For blues, nothing beats a hammered spoon or surgical tube. Cut bunker draws in catfish on the upper Bay’s rivers, and gulp-tipped jigs are deadly for deep flounder.

A couple of hot spots:
- CBBT Islands (especially on outgoing tide) for stripers and blues
- Mobjack Bay marsh edges and Poquoson Flats for speckled trout
- Eastern Shore channels near Oyster and Wachapreague for big flounder

Remember, timing things around those strong moving tides is key. As always, stay safe—keep an eye on the weather, mind the advisories, and treat your fellow anglers right.

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Good morning, anglers, it’s Artificial Lure coming to you with the Chesapeake Bay fishing report for Wednesday, October 8, 2025. Mother Nature is setting the stage for a stellar fall day out on the water, so let’s break down what’s biting, what’s working, and where you want to be dropping lines.

First, checking today’s vital stats: Tide-forecast.com reports we’ve got a low tide at 3:10 AM, high at 9:35 AM, another low at 3:54 PM, and another high at 9:59 PM. Sunrise already hit at 7:06, and you can fish up until sunset at 6:37 PM. That tide swing is prime for moving bait and aggressive fish during the early morning flood and late afternoon ebb.

As for weather, National Weather Service marine forecasts call for steady west winds 15–20 knots, with small craft advisories likely, so mind that chop. Waves are running 1–3 feet with a chance for showers rolling in towards evening. Pack those slickers and keep safety top of mind.

Now, let’s get to the fish. According to the latest Southern Maryland Chronicle and St. Mary’s Tacklebox reports, fishing is lights out right now. Anglers are reporting robust action on several key species:

- **Rockfish (Striped Bass):** The fall bite has turned on, especially around structure. The pilings at the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel and the pilings at the Patuxent River bridge are hot spots. Early mornings and overcast hours, cast topwater plugs for the best surface strikes. Jigging soft plastics or bucktails down deep at tidal swing gets you hooked up during slack sunlight.
- **Bluefish:** The bigger class is still prowling the main channel south of Point No Point and around the CBBT tubes, with plenty of snapper blues pushing up into creeks and rivers. Cut bunker or casting metal spoons imitates the frantic baitfish that bluefish are chasing.
- **Spot:** Cooler nights have the jumbo spot chewing hard in rivers and the creeks. Bloodworms are your go-to, either on a simple hi-lo rig or fished close to bottom near grass beds and shoals.
- **Speckled Trout and Red Drum:** Decent numbers of specks are being caught by lure casters targeting rockfish—with soft paddle tails and MirrOlure-style twitchbaits working best. Watch for surprise slot drums and the occasional bull red, especially if you’re trolling along deeper channel edges.
- **Black Sea Bass:** While the season doesn’t open until October 10th in Virginia, some are getting released from deeper waters. Make plans for the opening with squid strips or Gulp! baits fished over wrecks just outside the capes.

Recent catches have also seen a few lingering cobia and false albacore—so if you spot surface feeds, toss out an epoxy jig or small metal and hold on.

For bait, bloodworms and fresh cut bait are king for bottom dwellers. If you’re targeting predators, a selection of soft plastics in pink, chartreuse, and natural bunker is a must. Topwater plugs and swimming plugs produce best early and late. For bluefish and the occasional Spanish mackerel, nothing beats a silver spoon or casting jig.

Now, for a couple of hot spots: Head to the tube sections and islands of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel for a mixed bag of rockfish and bluefish, especially around peak tides. Another favorite is the mouth of the York River, where you’ll find specks and spot feeding hard in the shallows on rising tides. The Poquoson Flats are also holding schools of spot and the occasional puppy drum—drift fresh bait near channel edges as the tide moves.

To sum it up: Work those tides, fish structure on the move, and bring a little of everything in your tackle box. With the weather stable and fish on the chew, don’t miss your shot at some of the best Chesapeake action of the year.

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