by Todd Corayer | Apr 8, 2019 | Fresh Water Fishing, Ice Fishing
Southern ponds had largely thawed. Only Maine and points north still had solid ponds. Spring be damned, we needed one more day on the ice, so we got the band back together, sort of. We assembled nine die-hards: three sharpies from Connecticut, the two owners of Al’s...
by Todd Corayer | Mar 31, 2019 | Fresh Water Fishing, Ice Fishing
The last edge of winter was tough. Temperatures and winds fouled up fishing plans. It was tough hearing teenagers complaining about bringing in firewood. The wise didn’t dare put away snowblowers because odds were good for one last storm on the horizon. With all...
by Todd Corayer | Mar 27, 2019 | Fresh Water Fishing, Trout Fishing
Bob Buscher expects to catch a thousand pounds of largemouth bass this year. That’s an unreal amount of fish caught one at a time, from a small boat by one fisherman. On a good year, Bob fishes about four days a week; some years he’s out there two hundred days....
by Todd Corayer | Mar 10, 2019 | Striped Bass Fishing
Joseph W. Tiexiera has passed. It’s a two sided function of my age: people I know are passing away with an uncomfortable regularity that is only partially balanced by a rekindling of the memories I have from being with them. This past week, Joe Tex departed...
by Todd Corayer | Mar 9, 2019 | Block Island, New England Fishing Clubs, Striped Bass Fishing
Block Island has an allure like no other. It offers regular ferry service, beaches without insulting parking charges, almost endless empty stretches of shoreline after dark plus a history of big stories about big striped bass and until recently, lots of both. At a...
by Todd Corayer | Mar 3, 2019 | Black Sea Bass Fishing, Fresh Water Fishing, New England Fishing Clubs, Striped Bass Fishing
Close, close we are to those warm mornings of Spring, when there’s time for a few casts before work and those first tender plugs of daffodils part cold mulch but first, first we have some weeks of skating on thin ice, a few shots of root beer and watching movies to...
by Todd Corayer | Feb 24, 2019 | Bonito Fishing, Fly Tying, Striped Bass Fishing
On February 21, my good friend Peter Jenkins at The Saltwater Edge hosted another excellent Surf Night. Peter brought in Dave Anderson and Gerry Audet to walk us through finding fish on a make-believe spot they’re calling Mystery Island. The deal was, based on all...
by Todd Corayer | Feb 15, 2019 | Block Island, False Albacore Fishing, Striped Bass Fishing
There’s a lot happening on a frigid February day so in the words of my friend Dan Ferguson, “Let’s get to it!” George Pomerovo brought his Seminar Series to Rhode Island College’s Roberts Hall and he packed in more than 200 eager fishermen and women. There was a lot...
by Todd Corayer | Feb 11, 2019 | Albie Fishing, Black Sea Bass Fishing, Bonito Fishing, Fluke Fishing, Fresh Water Fishing, Ice Fishing, New England Fishing Clubs, Trout Fishing
Dan Kenney is making a serious name for himself. Dan’s an outdoors promoter and fish guy who is bringing his next big deal, the Connecticut Outdoors Show, to Mohegan Sun for the first time, which opens up all sorts of possibilities when you consider the location....
by Todd Corayer | Jan 29, 2019 | Albie Fishing, Black Sea Bass Fishing, Block Island, Bonito Fishing, False Albacore Fishing, Fluke Fishing, Fly Tying, Fresh Water Fishing, Trout Fishing
The Fly Fishing Film Tour This is an annual celebration of life on the water. The editors compile film from all over the globe then travel the globe showing fishing-starved people like us just how beautiful fly fishing can be. The only Rhode Island showing is on March...
