We’re tight with bait fish; here’s how to tell which is which
There’s plenty of bait fish around but choosing the right imitation will make all the difference. This week we show you which is which with a few lures to match.
Go get ’em Gabe, we’ve totally got your back
In fuzzy world of printed newspapers and this new interweb thing, frequently there’s a delay between when words are bound and when they go digital. That said, the following may seem a bit dated in our instant everything world but Gabe Littlefield’s story is important and if even […]
Trading anything for more time in the Maine woods
“Sure, I’d say you should use it until the Sheriff shows up.” That was some solid advice from Mark Peters of Mattawamkeag, Maine, standing in a sweat stained t-shirt, poling a canoe up the Penobscot River, telling us without asking of meeting a missionary from Hell, offering tips […]
With some help from all of us, Gabe’s got this
We’ve got a boat to build. Fishing surely is a top priority right now because this is our high season but it’s also the right time to meet ten year old Gabe Littlefield. Gabe’s a cool kid with a cool Dad who takes his kids and lots of […]
Save Potter Pond brought Barcelona to South County
“Ready? We can change the world!” cried Sam, captain of a floating, rolling dock anchored in South Kingstown’s Potter Pond. With a southern breeze freshening, seven players and singers from Barcelona blessed Segar Cove with riffs and some long, amazing Flamenco harmonies while some forty boats, kayaks, stand […]
Casting a net for fish and wisdom
It’s a lot like tossing a pancake. You keep your arm straight, put some lead line in your mouth and swing your hips. Sounds like a lame country line dance number I know but in fact, it’s the short course on how to throw a cast net. Bait is […]
Fishing’s been difficult & the Simpson’s are back
Bob Kolb and the Speedy McSkiff crew find the fish Fishing has been difficult. It’s been difficult to concentrate, paddle or steer. It’s been difficult to catch, land or even release. With so many distractions on waters fresh and salt, fishing’s been difficult because things keep getting in […]
The prodigal son returns to Ryan Valois
It’s hard to have a cell phone conversation when a fisherman on the other end won’t put down his surf rod. Then again, it’s harder to stand on some slippery rocks and cast for stripers while some annoying writer asks about a fish you caught. Considering a poor […]
Ramping up, lighting up and meeting Aaron Flynn
RIDEM has completed boat ramp repairs at Charlestown’s Watchaug Pond and South Kingstown’s Indian Lake. Both projects improve access, parking and safety for small boats, kayaks and canoes with twelve foot wide concrete ramps and six foot by twenty-foot floating wooden docks. These are welcome upgrades, completed in […]
Just a few words, just a few hours on a salt pond
You start here, west of the gut, heading for a low sun. Things change in a flash. For the better. Fish retreat from the shallows. Some things start to stir, some. Swirls appear. Wings flap. Still the air is still. So you round the corner, more to the […]
