by Todd Corayer | Jul 3, 2017 | Fishery Policy & Rules
So I called the Fish Whisperer. Now is when stripers really head for Block Island but they are fickle, their appetites fluctuate and frustrate. Catching them doesn’t seem to be as easy as it was years back. That said, Islanders enjoy a long view of those beaches and...
by Todd Corayer | Jun 25, 2017 | Black Sea Bass Fishing, Block Island, Striped Bass Fishing
It was a long awaited Friday night fights in South County salt ponds. Finally a full day of warming sun brought cinder worms from the mud to a muddled windy surface so the dance could be begin. It was a worm hatch like you read about, which we hope you read about here...
by Todd Corayer | Jun 17, 2017 | Fresh Water Fishing, Trout Fishing
Dock talk is still all about big bass keeping to themselves at the top of Narragansett Bay. South coast fishermen are finding piles of schoolie salt pond stripers but few keepers. Cinder worms have made only fleeting appearances while sand worms appear to be...
by Todd Corayer | Jun 12, 2017 | Fluke Fishing, Striped Bass Fishing
The big bass continue to hold tight to the top of Narragansett Bay. Live pogies are still the best bet for the big girls and several fishermen have reported stripers in the 28”-40” range. Down south, the salt ponds are producing plenty of schoolie bass action....
by Todd Corayer | Jun 4, 2017 | Block Island, Fluke Fishing, Striped Bass Fishing
The big fishing news is that Cape Cod fisherman Jeff Fortin outlasted a 64.6 pound striper in Buzzards Bay. It’s a seriously impressive fish. So early in the season, it’s hopefully a good sign that fish of such size have already moved in to feed on pogies and herring....
by Todd Corayer | May 25, 2017 | Block Island, New England Tackle Shops, Striped Bass Fishing
Senator Sheldon Whitehouse meets with RI commercial fishermen to better understand catches and the science of data harvesting on open seas.
by Todd Corayer | May 21, 2017 | Fishery Policy & Rules, Recreation Public Access
Narragansett Bay is teeming with stripers. It’s easy to access them from beaches, breakwalls and kayaks, from river mouths to the upper Bay and the Taunton River. Our CRMC provides a wonderful, interactive map of public access spots, which you can find at...
by Todd Corayer | May 13, 2017 | Striped Bass Fishing
This is the time. Bucktails, teaser flies, Cocahoe minnows. Seven foot medium weight rods for kayaks in salt ponds, ten foot surf rods for long beach casts. Buckies, pogies, silversides. D.O.A. jerkbaits, topwater schoolie action and everything tipped with squid....
by Todd Corayer | May 7, 2017 | Fishery Policy & Rules, Recreation Public Access
RI DEM will hold public hearing on draft regulations for recreational fishing, hunting, falconry and parks regulations on the following two dates Monday, May 8, 5:30 p.m. at DEM Headquarters | Room 300 235 Promenade Street Providence, Rhode Island and then...
by Todd Corayer | May 5, 2017 | Fluke Fishing
If there’s water involved, Bill McCusker is willing to get wet. He’s a tireless volunteer and advocate, a guy who collects water samples for URI’s Watershed Watch, has happily volunteered countless hours to the Wood Pawcatuck Watershed Association, dragged hoses and...
