The Fish Wrap Writer
For twenty years, Todd Corayer has been wrapping words around fish and fishers. He offers fishing, hunting, and outdoor reports, legislative updates and interviews with amazing and passionate outdoorsmen and women from all over the United States. Do you know someone who loves the outdoors? We would love to meet them and share their story.
ICAST’s BacPak & LIVE SHRIMP
ICAST showcases the best of the best outdoors gear and we are brining you two of the most inventive and award winning products of 2022. ICAST's BacPak & LIVE SHRIMP will help you catch more fish, then help you store and even vaccum seal all those flavors, no matter where you are. Technology and attention to details make these two must-havfe's for your next adventure, no matter where you might roam.
Accurate Fishing Reports • Truthful-ish Fish Stories • The Occasional Lie
Recent Articles
A weekly fishing article is published eight Southern Rhode Island Newspapers and other regional publications. Click to read or search the articles.
Fishing Reports
Weekly podcasts are on hold for now but we will be back.
Recommendations
See what bait shops and organizations the Fish Wrap Writer supports here in New England, and what gear he knows will help catch fish or stay safe. Some items may surprise you.
LEVERAGE FURIOUS FEEDING FOR SPRING STRIPER FUN from Mustad
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ICAST’s BacPak & LIVE SHRIMP
ICAST showcases the best of the best outdoors gear and we are brining you two of the most inventive and award winning products of 2022. ICAST's BacPak & LIVE SHRIMP will help you catch more fish, then help you store and even vaccum seal all those flavors, no matter where you are. Technology and attention to details make these two must-havfe's for your next adventure, no matter where you might roam.
Other Recent Articles
Cod, fluke, Lawrence & Jerry Garcia
Cod, fluke, Lawrence Thompson & Jerry Garcia make for a big week of Fish Wrap. Cod fishing is on pause for good reason, fluke are sparse but charitable, if that makes any sense, Lawrence and his family are pure joy to write about and Jerry, well, there's always room for Mr. Garcia in Fish Wrap, especially as we begin the days between.
Mustad Legacy Combos For Everyone
Mustad Legacy Combo Series rods and reels will save you time and money so you can have fun catching more fish with the family. Everyone wins with these affordable, well built color coded setups when we spend less time organizing and way more time taking pictures to last a lifetime. Yes, everyone wins.
Fishing Fireworks All Around
With waters warming, fishing improves each day on salt and fresh waters. This week, we celebrate a nation that was always great and a few anglers who hit it big, catching and releasing.
Women Who Choose to Lead
Celebrating at URI's Mosby House, I learned the joy of being with women who choose to lead on the day our courts erased their right to choose. Some days it feels like our country is burning but some other days, we are blessed by the company of people who simply amaze us.
Fishing for Maine Woods Perspective
There are large and smallmouth bass in the lake of northern Maine but there also are moments to reassess, to pause and remember what's most important, especially in this crazy age. We found a little perspective on a little pond and a small stand of trees.
Epic LIVE TARGET Pumpkinseeds
If you want some fair chance at success in early light, high sun or lazy twilight, LIVE TARGET Pumpkinseed target lures may be just what you need to close the deal. They are life-like, have some serious wiggle and the perfect balance of paint and shadow to entice even the most wary bass, pickerel, walleye or Northern pike to attack.
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.
The Fish Wrap Writer Top Picks
Curious where the Fish Wrap Writer shops for tackle? What gear he never leaves home without? Volunteers his time? Or stays informed on what’s happening with public access and environmental advocacy? Check out the recommendations page for all of his top picks.