2021 Fish Wrap Review
Our 2021 Fish Wrap Review highlights several of the characters and events which made last year so remarkable. Now, cheers to 2022 and fish abundance, more opportunities to hunt, hike and love the outdoors. Sign up for our newsletter and as always, thanks for reading Fish Wrap.
Fish Wrap’s 2021 Year In Review
We’re wrapping up a solid Fish Wrap 2021 with a two-week review of three large issues: COVID, coastal access and total characters. The first continues to dominate our news and lives, the second threatens our freedom to walk a beach and the latter is the heartbeat of...
Trees For Trout Returns
Rhode Island’s Trout Unlimited Chapter welcomes a new year with their popular and important Trees For Trout program. RI TU Chapter 225 President Glenn Place has worked with RIDEM Biologist Corey Pelletier and Dana Kopec, Division of Fish and Wildlife’s Aquatic...
Winter Means Surf Day
Don’t let the calendar fool ‘ya, meteorlogical winter is a full on time to fish, hunt, hike and tie a few flies with your feet on a cooler and steak on a plate. Read Fish Wrap to find out how you can get outdoors or hang inside this month to make the most of our newest season. And as always, thanks for reading.
2021 Fish Wrap Holiday Gift Guide
Our 2021 Fish Wrap Writer Holiday Gift Guide will help you choose some fun, handy, thoughtful and maybe even perfect gifts for any outdoorsman or womann on your shopping list. We are very fortunate to meet lots of wonderful people and many of them create great products we can share with you. Happy Holidays!
RISAA Needs Your Help, Potter Pond Gets Some
Rhode Island’s CRMC subcommittee has recommended that Perry Raso’s application to expand his shellfish business into a salt pond with a long history of various recreational uses, be denied. The RI Saltwater Anglers are looking for some help with their own subcommittees. RIDEM wants to help you learn to tie flies and our good friend Tom Adams help us understand the benefits of tree saddles for deer hunting .
RICAC & Treonze Emerge
The RI Coastal Advocacy Coalition has delivered a letter to CRMC looking for regulatory change in the way it considers approving and siting shellfish businesses in public trust waters. With summer a wrap, Todd Treonze has been awarded the OSKAA Angler of the Year. Dennis Zambrotta has some sage advice for surfcasting Block Island and RISAA’s Greg Vespe pulled a bomber bonito out of chilly November waters.
Vespe Takes RISAA’s Helm
Greg Vespe, experienced fisherman, talented boat handler, patient teacher and solid human, will lead the RI Saltwater Anglers Association as its new President. His skills on the water and background participating in the fisheries management process make Mr. Vespe the perfect choice to represent some 7500 members and affiliated groups.
Fishing & Exhaling In Maine
As Fall takes over before the inevitable, there remains time to fish the backwaters of Maine for largemouth or a peaceful nap under a low sun. The North Maine Woods is calling.
