Low trout waters means it’s time to fish the beach not the banks
This post originally appeared in the Southern RI Newspapers two weeks ago. As is known to happen, we fell a bit behind here and should have posted this sooner. Air and water are cooler now but the pressure is definitely not off the fish. So it’s still pretty...
It was downhill right from the ramp
Darkness casually faded into the summer excitement of unloading boats for a day chasing albies and striped bass. Galilee’s new boat ramp, designed to launch three boats at once with sturdy docks for coming and going, was bustling. Overhead were stars and stripes of...
Captain Ray Stachelek finds the fish
“I’m tight!” Ray Stachelek yelled from the stern of his Everglades 230 center console. After an hour searching for fish in foggy Galilee, Captain Ray had moved west, along the beach, staying in thirty feet of water, waiting for what he hoped would happen. Now, leaning...
Reconnecting With Local Rivers
Reconnecting With Local Rivers means getting wet, paddling hard and coasting in full sun to appreciate our lovely and local rivers. Let’s go!
Time to stop idling and start paddling our Wild and Scenic Rivers
Sitting, idling, cursing perhaps, many of us have sat there impatiently, waiting for one car to turn right to Sosnowski’s farm stand and another to cross left for a cup of TLC coffee. Countless URI students zip daily over a small bridge at South Kingstown’s...
Let Greg Vespe take the helm in Narragansett Bay
This month we have long days and warm nights to fish but by month’s end, we should take a night off from the beach and learn to catch more fish in Narragansett Bay. The Rhode Island Saltwater Anglers Association will present seasoned and generous fisherman, Greg...
Stripers are up, fluke are down, scup are strangely attractive
After a tepid start, the summer flounder season has warmed but it sure does not look like a banner year. “The fluke have been a challenge. I have been getting some but it’s been work,” said East Bay fisherman Greg Vespe. Water temps have largely peaked and bait is...
Clearly, navigating a kayak in fog is easy
Anyone who was in Boy Scouts before that deal imploded or had parents drag them around the country in an old summer vacation van should know how to use a compass. Understanding direction is key to navigating, especially in zero visibility. Most of us have a compass...
Surrounded by fishes, dog days heat up a Hex hatch.
We are surrounded by fishes as the dog days approach. It’s all here in Fish Wrap!
