by Todd Corayer | Jan 11, 2021 | New England Fishing Clubs, Rhode Island Trout Fishing, Rhode Island Waterways
Boats of all sizes are wrapped in slinky white blankets while Monahan’s Pier rests without echoes of Narragansett Surfcasters’ salty tall tales. Seasoned anglers know all that means it’s time: we must respect our proximity to Spring with inevitable tasks of reorganizing and worse, to purge gear. Fishing, hiking, hunting; it matters not.
by Todd Corayer | Jan 5, 2021 | New England Fishing Clubs, Rhode Island Trout Fishing, Wild and Scenic Rivers
Ecocycle Your Christmas Trees and Trout Will Benefit. That 2020 calendar belongs in a recycle bin and your Christmas tree belongs in a river. There’s not much to be done about what we all just went through but this year we’re starting off with a new hope. Since 2018,...
by Todd Corayer | Dec 27, 2020 | 2020 Fishing Season, False Albacore Fishing, Salt Water Fishing
Fish Wrap’s 2020 Year in Review of stripers, traditions, social lives, kayaks, tautog, squid, and David Latham. And the lucky bunch of us also ate some amazing blackberries. Even 2020 has positive memories and lessons to learn from.
by Todd Corayer | Dec 23, 2020 | 2020 Fishing Season, Gear & Gift Guides
Check out the Fish Wrap Gift List 2020 for the best fishing, shooting and hiking gift ideas to catch fish, hit targets, get outside and have some happy!
by Todd Corayer | Dec 11, 2020 | Fresh Water Fishing, Recreation Public Access, Wild and Scenic Rivers
Rhode Island has new signs for public access to wild and scenic rivers while Perry Raso asks Rhode Islanders for more public waters for a personal business.
by Todd Corayer | Dec 7, 2020 | 2020 Fishing Season, Fresh Water Fishing, New England Fishing Clubs
This week’s Fish Wrap is all about good news – We need More of that! I check in with local Rhode Island Fishermen on what’s still biting in December, I reconnect with the slowly being saved Third Herring Brook, and finally a reminder from East End Eddie about why being a member of RISAA has so many perks. Besides the buffet style meals.
by Todd Corayer | Nov 30, 2020 | 2020 Fishing Season, Rhode Island Fishermen, Salt Water Fishing
Oh what a week it was. Big national news, big warm weather, big rains and still, thankfully, more fish. November has been an easy weather month, so far, which we may pay for later on but for now, let’s talk black sea bass, stubborn bluefish, togs, squid while we...
by Todd Corayer | Nov 19, 2020 | 2020 Fishing Season, Salt Water Fishing, Tackle Tips, Tautog fishing
Tautog fishing has been strong for a few months now but that’s starting to change with a change in seasons. Reliable spots have been giving up just a few keeper sized fish, just a few shorts, or just simply none at all. Plus, autumn’s winds don’t help the boat fishing...
by Todd Corayer | Nov 10, 2020 | Recreation Public Access, Rhode Island Waterways, Salt Water Fishing
There are fish to be caught in Segar Cove for sure If you’re concerned about public access, which does not simply mean a pathway from land to water, then you need to be aware that Perry Raso’s application to take another three acres out of recreational use in South...
by Todd Corayer | Nov 5, 2020 | New England Fishing Clubs, Rhode Island Fishermen
Fishing contests don’t make front page news in an age of scandals, accusations and reverse fake news. “Where you gonna run to when the world’s on fire?” asked Woodie Guthrie in his prophetic song, “Sowing on The Mountain.” While a country in turmoil reposes in front...
