2026 Surfcasters Surf Day
Surf Day New and Used Tackle Sale is arguably the most important fishing event of the winter. This year, the Narragansett Surfcasters promise more, more tackle, more tables, more rods, gear and accessries. With more room at the W.Warwick Civic Center, it's centrally located so please don't miss the fun.
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2026 Surfcasters Surf Day
Surf Day New and Used Tackle Sale is arguably the most important fishing event of the winter. This year, the Narragansett Surfcasters promise more, more tackle, more tables, more rods, gear and accessries. With more room at the W.Warwick Civic Center, it's centrally located so please don't miss the fun.
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Thirsty For Pulaski’s Salmon River
Thirsty For Pulaski's Salmon River, we were driven, by a Royale Coach no less, in pursuit of chinook salmon and chasing steelhead. Bob Littlefield drove all the roads where fish might be as I managed his vegan diet and lack of catching any fish. But we travelled in style through upstate New York, meeting people but not fish and savoring some farm cuisine we came so close to catching. It's a journey, this Pulaski fishing thing.
Pulaski Salmon, For Some
Pulaski Salmon, For Some means there are fish in a pretty river and those in the know will catch some and some will write about the opposite. This was a great trip, casting in God's country for steelhead and salmon but sometimes, you just don't catch the fish, even after you found the fish.
Striper Fishing Through Fall’s Twilight
I have fished for decades yet still burst with excitement at even a hint of a swirl or splash near me. Striper fishing through fall's twilight is a magic reminder of how special this season is for fishers and hunters. This week, read how to stalk and catch big bass in shallow water, armed with shooting stars and dark waters.
Meet Todd Corayer
Celebrating life on the water, pen in hand
Todd Corayer has lived in Rhode Island most of his life and has spent much of that time working, fishing, exploring and writing about its 400-mile coastline. Todd takes just as much pride in protecting the waterways through conservation and advocacy groups, as he does writing about and highlighting so many great outdoorsmen and women. When he’s not fishing or writing about fishing, he’s hanging at home with the family while plotting his next fishing adventure in Maine. Click to learn more about Todd’s writing history, where you can find his articles and the name of his favorite being, outside of his wife and son.
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