by Todd Corayer | Jun 27, 2020 | Black Sea Bass Fishing, New England Fishing Clubs, Striped Bass Fishing, Youth Fishing
Some of our favorite Fish Wrap stories involve parents being outdoors with their children, carrying on traditions or teaching their next-generation how amazing Nature and water can be. This week we are reminded how supremely fortunate to live where we live and having...
by Todd Corayer | Jun 21, 2020 | Striped Bass Fishing
We need big fish and open access!
by Todd Corayer | Jun 14, 2020 | Fly Tying, Striped Bass Fishing
Cinder worms move in and a KEEP OUT sign appears to keep people out over in Potter Pond
by Todd Corayer | Jun 7, 2020 | Albie Fishing, Black Sea Bass Fishing, False Albacore Fishing, Striped Bass Fishing
The Captain’s story is long overdue for its subject but also for its timing. This Fish Wrap piece should have been posted a few weeks ago to celebrate this award from a local fishing guide but events of our crazy new world delayed our work. That said, cheers to...
by Todd Corayer | May 25, 2020 | Fishing and Hunting Safety, New England Fishing Clubs
Social distancing used to be what fishermen regularly practiced when they went fishing, often quite voluntarily. Now the term is repeated ad nauseam on virtually every broadcast and talk show, having morphed into a repetitive reminder that our inside and outside...
by Todd Corayer | May 10, 2020 | Fishing and Hunting Safety, Fresh Water Fishing, Largemouth Bass Fishing, Striped Bass Fishing
The salt pond was unusually crowded with boats this past weekend. Not enough to require a “Knock It Off!” visit but far busier than expected. The physical and emotional lockdown we’re experiencing requires us to still have some outlet like hiking or fishing or even...
by Todd Corayer | Apr 26, 2020 | Albie Fishing, Black Sea Bass Fishing, Bonito Fishing, False Albacore Fishing, Fishing and Hunting Safety, Fluke Fishing, Fresh Water Fishing, Striped Bass Fishing
“The guy came so close, he hit me with his mirror and knocked me off of my balance.” Lawrence Thompson is a seriously strong man. “It looked like he was slowing down a little bit, then he just kept going.” He fishes from a kayak, boats he built and the shore when...
by Todd Corayer | Apr 13, 2020 | Fresh Water Fishing, Striped Bass Fishing, Trout Fishing
And now for something completely different: good news. Good news for a community reeling from postponed this and cancelled that, washing hands to the bones and standing guard over our Charmin stash. Seriously, the bright side of the coin now is an invitation to...
by Todd Corayer | Apr 9, 2020 | Fishery Policy & Rules, Hunting in Rhode Island, Rhode Island Fishermen
Governor Raimondo and her staff have inserted tax language into the 2020/2021 state budget which financially targets sporting ranges, guides and outfitters. It is, at best, a poorly veneered attempt to use taxes as a weapon to disrupt people’s legal and...
by Todd Corayer | Mar 29, 2020 | Block Island, Fish Wrap Ponderings, Ice Fishing, Striped Bass Fishing
March 9, 2014 ©Todd Corayer 2014 Written back when we actually had ice… Good-bye ice, hello crocuses! At the tail end of a banner year for fishable ice, day and night soon find their balance so we can return to our canoes kayaks and outboards. March for most...
