Stripers and tourists moving south
Summer is a gift to fishermen and this year is no exception. Certainly it’s been a solidly slower striper year but there’s lots of speculations for that situation. Bass are moving south with the tourists to Brenton Reef, Beavertail and all those lovely south facing...
Stone Walls and Stripers
Is There Writing On The Stone Wall for Stripers? Are we taking more than we need and arefireflies telling us so? Are we running out of space, on land and sea? And will this be one of those pieces we refer to when we sit around a table and say, “Damn?” For now, catch and release and stop trying to conquer the world with a lawn mower. Let Nature be in charge for once.
Is it time for a catch and release striper fishery?
Seems the HOV lane is open to the Cape Cod Canal. Last winter, Peter Vican and Don Smith gave a talk to the RI Saltwater Anglers Association about how they used to catch big stripers south of Block Island. They fished a few honey holes, mostly at night and with eels...Fishing is tough but vets are tougher
For those of you scoring at home, here’s that update on the Stars and Stripers and Project Healing Water Fly Fishing event on Narragansett Bay and a quick note about a group of friends looking for fish all night long. It had been a tough few weeks on the Bay....
He was the son of a fisherman
Gabriel Littlefield was the son of a fisherman and the strongest young man. His legacy has much to teach us about living a good & kind life.
How to fish for healing waters, patient guides & 400 lbs. of largemouth. Yikes.
Project Healing Waters and Stars and Stripers teamed up for a second year to give veterans a day fishing on Narragansett Bay. Blessed with a perfect Saturday, the non-profit group of passionate volunteers matched a few dozen vets with local captains to find blues,...SCORP is guiding the future of public lands, parks and beaches but probably could use some GORP
What if the State held a meeting about the future of our outdoor recreation and no one went? How would we know how our parks, beaches, woods and trails were being managed, purchased or changed? Public participation in public policy is tricky since couches are more...
Nature’s Amazing Cinder Worm
Nature’s amazing cinder worms are twirling, dancing and shimmying little mud creatures and striped bass wait all year to eat hundreds of them. Now you can learn all about them and how to be on the water at the right time to catch bass which, because Nature is always in charge, may not actually be the right time. It’s a tough way to catch bass but so fun…
