Winter Fishing Report: Bundled Up on Martha's Vineyard for Cod, Eels, and More

Hey folks, Artificial Lure here, your go-to guy for all things angling around Martha's Vineyard. It's a crisp winter mornin' on January 26th, post-storm, with snow blanketin' the island after that big blow Sunday—MV Times reports services still diggin' out from the disruption. Temps hoverin' in the low 20s like over on Nantucket per the Inquirer and Mirror, so bundle up if you're headin' out. Tides today at Vineyard Haven from CapeTides.com: low at 1:31am (0.12ft), high 6:44am (3.38ft), low 2:11pm (0.09ft), high 7:18pm (2.98ft). Fish the incomin' tides 'round dawn or dusk for best action—sunrise 'bout 7am, sunset 5pm this time o' year. Winter bite's slow but steady on cod and eels, like them old net traps off the northwest shore the Martha's Vineyard Museum talks about. Locals been pullin' stripers and blues early season, but now it's cod in Nomans and tautog huggin' structure. Coop Gilkes and Nelson Sigelman shared tales at the museum of derby hauls—big fish still out there if ya work for 'em. Amounts? Sporadic, maybe a half-dozen cod per outing lately, nothin' like summer blitzes. Hit 'em with **jigs** tipped with herring or crab—best lures for bottom dwellers. Live eels or clams shine for bait; swing by Larry's Bait and Tackle for fresh stock. Artificials? Bucktails or soft plastics in white or green. Hot spots: Menemsha jetty for swordfish ghosts and cod, or Aquinnah shores where harpoon history runs deep. Bundle tight, watch for ice, and stay safe on slippery rocks. Thanks for tunin' in, folks—subscribe for more reports! 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.