Sorry it took awhile to reply. Just pulled my boat abd trailered it down to the dealer for a 400 hour service on the engine.
Big stripers are currently in the middle Bay and lower Potomac, but in fewer numbers than the previous 3 to 4 years. Weather has not been cooperating. Given how fast the water temp is dropping, they're probably heading back down the Bay. Most winter fisherman willl hang out around the CBBT to catch the out migration. For the last 2-3 years, they've hung out between the CBBT and Virginia Beach during the winter.
However, I'm anticipating they'll come further south this year, so later this week I will be trailering my boat down to Hatteras, and stay there through the middle of February. That will allow me to fish out of Hatteras or Oregon channels. If they fail to come that far south, then I will at least be able to run out to near the Gulf Stream and tuna fish.
BTW - last January we had a fantastic run of puppy drum on the beaches below Cape Point. Never seen anything like it - 20" to 28" puppys on a light trout rod is a blast. You can only keep one, but what fun.
Would like to keep this thread alive over the winter so we can keep up with where the stripers are located, and news of other fishing between the lower Bay and Okracoke Inlet.