If I could make a suggestion....
MV can be overwhelming. If you find yourself chasing albies @ Menemsha or Wasque by day, and stripers everywhere else at night, you'll truly run yourself ragged!
MV literally has something for everybody, even NJ-style bridge fishing!
The island also has like seven different tides going on - check your tide charts! I think MV Times or Derby headquarters will have all this info.
Have a plan before you fish. And stick to it.
Fish one or two spots and take the time to learn them.
-If you like rocks, hit Squibnocket Point on the incoming. All you need is eels. Go with a friend in case you turn your ankle on a rock.
-If you're a jetty/breachway freak, check out Menemsha/Lobsterville on the outgoing. The back pond holds fish too. During the day you can see the huge bass hugging the rocks chasing baby herring and tinker macks, casually ignoring your offerings. The albies here will also drive you nuts. Did I mention there are some nice fluke here too?
-If you like to soak 8nbait, jig up some fresh squid at the docks in Edgartown at dusk and head straight to South Beach. Yo-Zuri jigs work okay, but *hint* *hint* locally made squid jigs work better.
-Another favorite of the sand fleas is Wasque Point on Chappy. Usually a reliable bluefish bite in the rips on Hopkins tins. If you have a sand sled and can spend $$$ on the Trustees permit, you can get 4WD access to Cape Pogue.
-Want to take a break and bottom fish for scup? Hit the Edgartown docks and tie some squid onto a dropper loop rig. You'll limit out in no time.
-Throw some eels or needlefish at Gay Head.
-Do the same thing at nearby Philbin Beach.
-Drift some eels in the current at the Little (Anthiers) Bridge between Edgartown and Oak Bluffs. It's a hoot.
-Albies @ Tashmoo.
-Flyrod the salt ponds when you see the inevitable tail grubbing of fish.
-Sick of surfcasting? The island has some great boat charter captains - I've fished with nearly all of them. You can't go wrong when the weather is cooperative.
I don't care what people say - MV is the real striped bass Mecca. Choose your pilgrimmage sites carefully to maximize your fun!
-WW
p.s. Make sure to stop by #^&#^&#^&#^&'s B&T and say hello to Steve Morris, he's more than helpful. The man is a saint. And pick up a few eelse and Habs needles while you're at it.
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