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Chesapeake Bay, Virginia Fishing Report - Daily

Chesapeake Bay, Virginia Fishing Report - Daily

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 Tune in to the "Chesapeake Bay, Virginia Daily Fishing Report" for up-to-the-minute insights on fishing conditions in Chesapeake Bay. Get expert tips, weather updates, and explore the best fishing spots in Virginia. Whether you're a seasoned angler or a fishing enthusiast, this podcast offers valuable information to enhance your fishing adventures. Discover more about local fish species, bait recommendations, and seasonal patterns to maximize your catch. Don't miss your daily dose of fishing wisdom and ensure a successful day on the water with our expert hosts.

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  • Chesapeake Bay Fishing Report: Cobia, Drum, and Sheepshead on Fire This Summer Weekend

    Chesapeake Bay Fishing Report: Cobia, Drum, and Sheepshead on Fire This Summer Weekend
    Jul 6 2025
    You’re tuned in to Artificial Lure’s Chesapeake Bay Fishing Report for Sunday, July 6, 2025. Summer’s in full swing and the bite is on fire from the mouth of the Bay all the way up its tributaries.

    Today’s weather at the Bay Bridge Tunnel saw partly cloudy skies with gentle winds around 17 mph and comfortable temps, hovering in the mid-60s. Water temp’s holding steady at 63°F, making for prime conditions. Sunrise was at 5:52AM, sunset at 8:26PM, giving us loads of daylight to wet a line. Tides today rolled in with an early morning low at 2:28AM, high at 7:17AM, another low at 2:05PM, and the evening high rolling through at 8:35PM.

    Now to the fish—let’s talk action. Cobia are stealing the spotlight this week. They’re thick inside the Bay, moving into their spawning phase. Anglers are hooking up using sight-casting with bucktails, live eels, and croaker. If you’re chumming, keep your lines ready—along with cobia, you might tangle with some sharks or skates. Anchoring and soaking live baits like croaker, eel, or even crab is paying off.

    Red Drum are running strong, especially the big ones. Look for schools near structure—bridges, wrecks, reefs—and don’t be surprised to find them blitzing on the surface. Have a bucktail or large topwater plug at the ready. Puppy drum are prowling the shallows near docks, piers, and grass beds, alongside speckled trout. Topwaters, 4-inch swim baits, and popping corks with scented baits are the go-to choices.

    Sheepshead have been on fire—word is, an 18-pound 2-ounce fish was checked in over the Fourth of July weekend, according to Virginia Saltwater Fishing. Fish hard structure like rocks, rubble, and pilings using crabs, clams, or sand fleas. These same zones hold black drum as well.

    Spanish mackerel anglers are doing great both inside the Bay and along the oceanfront, trolling Drone and Clark spoons at around 6 knots. If bluefish show up thick, just bump up your speed a notch. Speaking of blues, pier anglers are catching plenty—along with croaker, sea mullet, and the occasional flounder.

    Now, flounder have been hit or miss, but the bridge tunnels and ocean structures are still your best bet. Spadefish catches are down compared to years past, but the Chesapeake Light Tower is still worth a visit, especially if you’re looking for variety.

    Hot spots you don’t wanna sleep on: Lynnhaven Inlet and the Elizabeth River for drum and trout action, and the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel—always a classic for cobia, sheepshead, and flounder. If you’re up for a cruise, Mobjack Bay and the Piankatank River are producing steady numbers of puppy drum and speckled trout.

    To recap your tackle bag for this week: Bucktails and eels for cobia, crabs and sand fleas for sheepshead and black drum, bucktails, swim baits, and big topwater plugs for red drum, popping cork rigs for specks, and spoons for Spanish mackerel. Don’t forget your in-line weights for those trolling setups.

    Thanks for tuning in to Artificial Lure’s Chesapeake Bay Fishing Report. Don’t forget to subscribe so you never miss a tide or a hot bite. This has been a quiet please production, for more check out quiet please dot ai.

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  • Chesapeake Bay Bounty: Sheepshead, Reds, and More on the Summer Bite

    Chesapeake Bay Bounty: Sheepshead, Reds, and More on the Summer Bite
    Jun 22 2025
    Artificial Lure here with your Chesapeake Bay, Virginia, fishing report for Sunday, June 22, 2025.

    Sunrise kicked off at 5:45 AM and anglers got nearly fifteen hours on the water, with sunset wrapping things up at 8:27 PM. Today’s tidal action was lively: we saw high tides at 5:55 AM and 6:28 PM, with low water at 11:48 AM. The tidal coefficient rose from 70 to 75, meaning currents were strong and there was plenty of water movement to stir up the bite along the bottom and around structure, especially with the moon waning and daytime highs in the low 80s with a stiff bay breeze coming out of the south.

    This week the fish have been on the chew and the lower Bay, especially around the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel (CBBT), is the place to be. Sheepshead are hitting their stride on the CBBT pilings—kayak and jet ski anglers reported catches up to seven quality fish per trip using frozen fiddler crabs, while some who fished closer to the Virginia side limited out with live fiddlers on bottom sweeper jigs. Tautog also made a decent showing on bridge structure, with the occasional black drum and red drum mixed in, especially along other Virginia Beach bridges and inlets, according to FishTalk Magazine.

    The big news is that schools of bull reds are still running the shallow flats, but more fish are stacking up around deeper structures as water temps climb. If you’ve got side-scan, use it to hunt schools around the islands of the CBBT. Once you mark them, drop large paddletails or straight-tail soft plastics on two-ounce jigheads right in the zone for some rod-bending action.

    Spanish mackerel continue to run strong inshore, slamming small spoons and mackerel trees trolled at higher speeds. For speckled trout, Green Top Sporting Goods recommends working topwater lures and popping cork rigs with shrimp baits or 3-4 inch swimbaits, especially at dawn and dusk when the bite is hottest. Puppy drum and the occasional striper have been reported in the feeder creeks and inlets, mostly on soft plastics and live minnows.

    If cobia’s your game, their numbers are climbing at the mouth of the bay and along the oceanfront. The season just opened, so try live eels, bucktails, topwaters, or shallow-diving twitch baits to tempt those surface cruisers.

    For bait, can’t beat live fiddler crabs and eels for sheepshead and cobia, while cut mullet, squid, and bloodworms are pulling in drum and tautog. Artificial lures like Z-Man paddletails, Gulp! baits, and classic bucktail jigs are all working when fished around structure.

    Two hotspots for today: the islands of the CBBT for sheepshead, drum, and tautog, and the flats off Cape Charles for bull reds and specks. For folks staying closer to shore, the Lynnhaven Inlet and Rudee Inlet are holding trout and puppy drum, especially around grass edges and oyster bars.

    Thanks for tuning in to Artificial Lure’s Chesapeake Bay fishing report. Don’t forget to subscribe for your next tide, and may your lines reel in more than you bargain for. This has been a Quiet Please production, for more check out quiet please dot ai.
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  • Chesapeake Bay Fishing Report: Sheepshead, Spadefish, Cobia and More

    Chesapeake Bay Fishing Report: Sheepshead, Spadefish, Cobia and More
    Jun 21 2025
    Artificial Lure here with your Chesapeake Bay fishing report for Saturday, June 21, 2025, straight from the heart of Virginia’s saltwater scene.

    Sunrise kicked off at 5:45 a.m. with a blazing sky, and we’ll see daylight stretching all the way till sunset at 8:27 p.m. Over the Bay, it’s a warm, breezy day—highs near 85°F, light southwest winds, and just a touch of chop on the water. Tidal action’s energetic with strong swings today: high tides hit around mid-morning and again just before dusk, which means fish are on the move and currents are brisk around structures, perfect for active angling according to the local tide table.

    Let’s talk fish. The Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel (CBBT) is the place to be right now. Sheepshead fishing is peaking around the bridge pilings, with plenty of limits coming in from both jet ski and kayak anglers. Live and frozen fiddler crabs fished on bottom sweeper jigs are the ticket, and don’t be surprised if you tangle with tautog or the occasional black or red drum around those same pilings. Spadefish are crowding in around the CBBT as well as the Chesapeake Light Tower, snatching up clam strips and small jelly balls—bring stout tackle because these fighters don’t mess around.

    Red drum schools are still hanging around the flats and deeper structure near the CBBT islands and Fisherman’s Island. Look for them on your side-scan, then drop large paddletails or straight tails on two-ounce jigheads to draw a big strike. According to Green Top Sporting Goods, bloodworms and shrimp are putting fish in the cooler all over the rivers and inlets, especially for puppy drum and speckled trout tight to the docks and grass edges.

    With the cobia season officially open, anticipation has gone into overdrive. Their numbers are growing at the Bay’s mouth, across the oceanfront, and on the inside shoals. Boats with towers are spotting surface fish, and a well-placed live eel is your best shot—though big bucktails, topwater lures, and twitchbaits are all drawing bites. Don’t forget your patience, sometimes covering water is the key to tracking down these bruisers. Spanish mackerel and flounder are also showing strong along the CBBT and into the inlets.

    If you’re after other action, the northern flats are red hot at sunrise and sunset for rockfish and largemouth, with snakeheads prowling the upper creeks. Blue catfish are chomping just about anything cut or live near the bottom, especially during stronger tidal swings.

    For today’s hot spots: the CBBT second and third islands for sheepshead, tautog, and drum; the Chesapeake Light Tower for spadefish; and Fisherman’s Island for a shot at red drum and cobia. Don’t overlook the grass lines in Elizabeth River or Lynnhaven inlets for speckled trout and puppy drum.

    Thanks for tuning in to your Chesapeake Bay report. Don’t forget to subscribe for the latest updates and tips straight from the dock. This has been a quiet please production, for more check out quiet please dot ai.
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