by Todd Corayer | Nov 25, 2016 | Salt Water Fishing
Saturday last opened another sagging season steeped in stories of great harvests, piles of bushels of glistening shells and an aging promise of a paycheck by noon. While the fleet worked hard October bottom offshore, baymen rowed dories and sailed skiffs to drag...
by Todd Corayer | Nov 25, 2016 | Fluke Fishing, Fresh Water Fishing, Trout Fishing
Our days days are numbered. Partially in an eternal sense but also in a closer sense of shorter days, plastic holiday trimmings in the fishing isle and the specter of purchasing gifts for people you haven’t seen in years but your wife insists really are close friends....
by Todd Corayer | Nov 8, 2016 | Block Island, Striped Bass Fishing
After a few weeks away casting for tree limbs and rainbows, we are catching up on blog posts from the Narragansett Times which should have been posted last week. As always, thanks for reading!
by Todd Corayer | Nov 6, 2016 | Fish Wrap Ponderings
Phishing with our presidential candidates & what our future might hold. (hands shown actual size) Donald Trump has a conceal carry permit. Consider that for a moment. Or ten. He says he supports the Second Amendment and that Democratic Presidential nominee Hillary...
by Todd Corayer | Nov 6, 2016 | Block Island, Striped Bass Fishing
This week: how to avoid toxic shellfish, where to catch a striper and how to lose a fly rod and smile about it. Narragansett Bay has been closed for the first time due to a bloom of the toxic phytoplankton Pseudo-nitzschia. From the mouth of Narragansett Bay to...
by Todd Corayer | Nov 6, 2016 | Fresh Water Fishing, Striped Bass Fishing
Fall. October. Wind. Striper migrations, salt ponds on fire, piles of mullet and a hurricane? It’s good to live in New England. This new month with it’s black moon and drenching rains quenching a season-long drought just may be a most perfect month to go fishing. We...
by Todd Corayer | Oct 6, 2016 | Fresh Water Fishing, Trout Fishing
We the people have 650 million acres of federally managed public lands in this country waiting for us to discover or rediscover. We possess endless potential to catch fish alongside hundreds of thousands of acres to hunt, camp, rest, recharge, be silent for a vista or...
by Todd Corayer | Oct 3, 2016 | Fresh Water Fishing, Striped Bass Fishing
This week we meet two fishermen who have never met but have remarkable similarities. R.J. is a Providence high school student and Jon Fallow is a Brockton middle school teacher; together they show how fishing can erase backgrounds, ease differences and bring peace....
by Todd Corayer | Oct 3, 2016 | Striped Bass Fishing
Fishing and weather can be complicated. In the wake of a lethargic swirling post-cyclone tropical whatever, waters have largely cleared and the fishing has finally turned back on. Stripers, blues, sea bass, scup, fluke and racing hardtails are feeding in the face of...
by Todd Corayer | Sep 23, 2016 | Striped Bass Fishing
“Striped bass fishing could be on fire as they can handle the rough water well. Anglers need to be cautious, wear Korkers but still be mindful of waves and slippery rocks”. That’s a prediction and recommendation from Ocean State Tackle’s Dave Henault, who knows...
