The new Fish Wrap Writer Edition Al's Goldfish may change the way you fish the ocean
So after many months of conversations, deliberations and necessary changes, we are very pleased to announce the release of the Fish Wrap Writer Edition Al’s Goldfish Saltwater Series Lure. Jeff and Mandy Debuigne assumed the controls of this iconic lure company...
Simpson Salt Pond Pirates
The Simpson brothers are exceptional anglers who have overcome great strife to become great young men.
The Good Book is all about fishing
Regardless of how good the fishing is right now, here’s a very good reason to pick up a good book about fishing. Author Ed Doherty is a Massachusetts fishermen who lives to cast the Cape Cod Canal and has just written Seven Miles After Sundown. It’s tight with a...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.



