Martha's Vineyard Fishing Report: White Perch Crush It, Trout & Bass Blitz, Tautog Action Continues

# Martha's Vineyard Fishing Report - November 27, 2025 Hey folks, Artificial Lure here with your Martha's Vineyard fishing report for Thanksgiving morning. Let's start with the tides. High tide hit at 5:28 this morning at 2.82 feet, with a low tide coming in around 12:59 AM at just 0.31 feet. That incoming water should push some baitfish into the creeks and brackish ponds, which means white perch are going to be actively feeding today. Speaking of white perch, they've been absolutely crushing it lately. The recent new moon flood tides pushed peanut bunker and tiny silversides into the creeks, and these fish are fattening up on them. If you're after perch, stick to gray skies and cloudy conditions—they seem to shut down in bright sunlight. Bring ultralight tackle with 2 to 6-pound test and work small curly-tail grubs, micro paddletails, and inline spinners through those muddy brackish areas near the salt marshes. Now, the freshwater scene around the island has been firing. Recently stocked rainbow trout are feeding aggressively on shiners and small panfish. Anglers have been doing extremely well casting spoons parallel to wind-blown shorelines. The trout are pushing baitfish tight to shore, so don't overlook that immediate water. Metal lures have been outperforming everything else lately. We've also got some solid largemouth and smallmouth bass action. The bass are blitzing on schools of juvenile river herring trapped in various ponds. If you're working suspending jerkbaits for the largemouth, stay ready—big brown trout over 20 inches are beating them to the punch right now. Work those jerkbaits slow and methodical with long pauses. For saltwater, tautog season is still alive. While keepers are getting tougher to find, boats fishing deep structure are still pulling quality fish. That's the ticket if you want tog for the table. Best bets for today: Head to the brackish ponds near Edgartown for white perch, or hit the kettle ponds for trout and bass action. Don't waste time—December's coming and those ponds could ice over soon. Thanks for tuning in and please subscribe. This has been a Quiet Please production, for more check out quietplease.ai. Great deals on fishing gear https://amzn.to/44gt1Pn This content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI.