Chesapeake Bay Fishing Report: Cold Shallows, Striper Bites, and Winter Mild Conditions

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The episode provides a detailed fishing report for Chesapeake Bay, focusing on current conditions and fishing activity.

🛒 Cozy Earth - Luxurious bamboo sheets, pajamas, & more 💰 Get 21% OFF | Promo Code: POINT https://cozyearth.com/discount... --- Hey y'all, this is Artificial Lure comin' atcha with your Chesapeake Bay fishin' report for Monday mornin', January 26th. Water's sittin' at a low tide 'round 4:46 AM at 0.8 feet in Virginia Beach per Tides4Fishing charts, risin' to high 'bout 11:16 AM at 3.9 feet, then droppin' to 0.9 feet by 5:47 PM and evenin' low at 11:34 PM hittin' 2.9 feet. Currents'll pick up mid-mornin'—prime for striper bites when the tide shifts. Sunrise at 7:22 AM, sunset 6:13 PM, accordin' to Tides4Fishing solunar tables, with average activity today at 51—moon risin' 1:48 PM southeast. Weather's lookin' typical winter mild from WBOC forecasts, expect partly cloudy skies, temps in the upper 40s, light winds off the bay—bundle up but no gale warnings. Fish are active in the cold shallows; recent reports got stripers rockfish tearin' it up on bunker chunks and trollin' setups near the Bridge-Tunnel, per NOAA tide data and local chatter. Decent catches of 28-35 inch keepers, some 40-pounders chunkin' live bunker. Blues and puppy drum mixin' in, few cobia sightings on jigs…

People in this episode

Host: Artificial Lure

Topics covered

• fishing report
• Chesapeake Bay
• winter fishing
• striped bass
• local fishing conditions

Keywords

• Chesapeake Bay
• fishing report
• stripers
• winter fishing
• Virginia Beach

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Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Tides4Fishing, WBOC, NOAA

Products: Cozy Earth, bamboo sheets, pajamas, Bucktails, cobia jigs, Bass Assassin

Places: Virginia Beach, Chesapeake Bay

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