Chesapeake Chatter: Bluefin Bite Moves South, But Don't Shy Away from the Bay Action

About this episode

Artificial Lure discusses current fishing conditions and species activity in the Chesapeake Bay as of January 17th.

Hey y'all, this is Artificial Lure, your Chesapeake Bay fishing guru, comin' at ya live from the Virginia side on this chilly January 17th mornin'. Water temps hoverin' around 44 degrees from recent Delaware reports, pushin' those bluefin south, but don't let that scare ya off the Bay. Tides today at Rudee Inlet and Norfolk show low at 5:30 AM risin' to 3.5 feet by 11:33 AM, then droppin' to 0.6 feet before high at 5:52 PM around 3.5 feet—NOAA Tides & Currents predictin' similar at Chesapeake stations with highs near 2 feet mid-mornin'. Sunrise kicked off at 7:13 AM, sunset 'round 5:24 PM, and solunar activity's high today per Tides4Fishing charts, so peak bites near dawn and dusk. Weather's got Small Craft Advisories flyin'—SW winds 10-20 knots, waves 1-3 feet in the Bay from WBOC Marine Forecast. Bundle up, seas kickin' but fishable if you're smart. Fish activity's pickin' up slow after holiday chills. White perch bitin' steady in tidal creeks on earthworms, nightcrawlers, and shrimp, per DNREC Delaware reports echoin' our VA waters. Tog limits came off Del-Jersey-Land Reef last week on squid-tipped rigs, and crappie hittin' jigs in freshwater spots like Broad Creek. Rockfish…

People in this episode

Host: Artificial Lure

Topics covered

• fishing
• Chesapeake Bay
• bluefin tuna
• weather conditions
• tide information
• species activity

Keywords

• bluefin tuna
• Chesapeake Bay fishing
• tide information
• fishing report
• species activity
• weather conditions
• fishing lures

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: NOAA Tides & Currents, Tides4Fishing, WBOC Marine Forecast, DNREC Delaware, Fishtalkmag

Products: Strike King shrimp lures, soft plastics, crankbaits, squid, hard crab chunks

Places: Chesapeake Bay, Virginia, Rudee Inlet, Norfolk, Delaware, Del-Jersey-Land Reef, Broad Creek

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