Vineyard Autumn Angling: Albies, Blues, and Stripers Lighting Up the Rips

Artificial Lure here with your Martha’s Vineyard fishing report for Sunday, September 28, 2025. Settle in—today’s shaping up to be a classic Vineyard autumn angling experience. Let’s start with the **essentials:** sunrise at 6:36 AM and sunset at 6:31 PM. We’re looking at a mix of light clouds and sun, with temps starting in the mid-50s and rising to the low 60s. Light northwest wind, so boats and beach casters alike should find plenty of workable water. Tide-wise, the first high tide hits around 6:37 AM with another this evening just before 6:45 PM. The low tide runs midday at 1:32 PM—prime setup for moving water and feeding fish. **Fish activity:** The fall blitz is here, and the bite is alive. According to the Martha’s Vineyard Daily Fishing Report, islanders are buzzing with stories of false albacore (albies), bluefish, and, yes, hungry striped bass staging off the rips and sweeping into the surf. Albie Alley at the Vineyard’s eastern edge continues to cough up some footballs on the outgoing tide, and bluefish are making their way along South Beach and Wasque. Out in the rocks at Menemsha and Gay Head, the stripers are showing strong as dusk approaches, with some slot and over-slot fish reported after sunset. **Recent catches** have been excellent. Local sharpies out of Edgartown and Oak Bluffs are reporting solid numbers—multiple hookups with schoolie stripers and several double-digit albies landed in the last 48 hours. Several big bluefish, approaching the 10-pound mark, were seen blitzing bait just outside Cape Poge bay. Chappy regulars have boated keeper bass, with surfcasters picking fish with both bait and hardware. **What’s working?** For albies, tie on smaller metals or epoxies—think "olive or pink Hogy Epoxy Jigs," Deadly Dicks, and Albie Snax, especially during brighter daylight. The wind isn’t ideal for light surface plugs today, so look to subsurface stuff. For stripers in the dusk bite, Shimano Coltsnipers and SP Minnows in bone or bunker patterns are leading the pack, along with soft plastics rigged weedless if you’re working the rocks. Clams and chunk mackerel are good bets for soaking baits after dark. Bluefish can’t lay off topwater pencils or classic Hopkins spoons. Best bait right now? Larry’s Bait and Tackle’s regulars are still picking up fresh eels for after-dark striping, and don’t overlook live peanut bunker, available at island tackle shops, if you want to tempt a cow. **Hot spots for today:** - **Wasque Point:** Great for albies and bluefish, especially on the dropping tide. Parking can get tight on weekends, so get there early. - **Menemsha:** Consistent reports of striper action at sunset, plus a shot at both blues and the occasional weakfish. If you’re wading, bundle up—water’s getting brisk. And for the boat folks, watch for birds and bait balls—several pods of surface-feeding fish were spotted off East Chop at first light. As always, be safe and respect the resource. Thanks for tuning in to today’s Mart This content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI.