no pictures this week, just embarrassment & some jellyfish
Being a writer often puts you in the receiving end of random judgments from readers, pigeonholing you as decent, mildly above average or worse, worthless. With that in mind, it’s interesting what we learned while sitting with my young son, across a table from a few...Striper Migration, Greg Sansone hits a home run & herring get a helping hand
The Spring striper migration has begun and from the doldrums of winter we quickly move to a packed spring calendar. Bass are really feeding in the salt ponds and rivers as water temperatures begin to march upwards. Avid fisherman Greg Sansone was in Maryland for a...I’d Like To Thank The Academy…
Thanks to all you Fish Wrap readers! Our 3 part series, “The Fishermen Protecting RI Brook Trout” just won first place for Best Newspaper Column from the NE Outdoor Writers Assoc., an editorial on poaching in The Fisherman won 2nd place for Best Opinion,...turkeys and walls for lobsters? dam that tonald drump
When you ask a person for an interview, even for just a few questions, the response typically is a pretty standard “sure” or “no thanks”. Lots of people enjoy getting their words or picture in the paper, though you do get the occasional, “Why don’t you mind...Rhode Island’s Trout Stocked Waters
need to know where all the fish are for this year’s Opening Day? courtesy of RI DEM: Rhode Island Freshwater and Anadromous Fisheries Designated Trout Waters All designated trout waters are stocked prior to the opening day of trout season. Those areas that...bill mcwha, local hero. cole hosey, awesome fisherman
A circle on the calendar is one thing but when Benny’s Super Stores finally get the new fishing and hunting licenses from RIDEM, then we really know Spring’s Greatest Day is almost here. There always seems to be a lag between when our licenses expire, on the last day...Niagara Falls, a Super Swamper & Stop Screwing with our 2nd Amendment
It’s time for common sense to be the common denominator when it comes to local government and our 2nd Amendment.
gotta #keepemwet and help rivers stay on course
Couldn’t wait to tell, that Bill McWha, South County’s ever observant riverkeeper, about the first arrival of alewives. A few river herring have survived their migration and are running the incoming tide just south of North Kingstown’s Gilbert Stewart museum. They...
For E.B. White
For the wonderful writer, essayist and observer, E.B. White, I offer a fair tribute to your timeless style, love of boats, waters, dogs and all in between. Thank you.
