by Todd Corayer | Jan 1, 2016 | Award Winning Articles, Trout Fishing
To stock or not to stock. Some love hatchery trout, others say seeding wild rivers with invasive fish is wrong. Where are you on this debate? This Fish Wrap helps unwind some of the many questions surrounding the stocking of invasive species just so some can go fishing.
by Todd Corayer | Dec 25, 2015 | Award Winning Articles, Fly Fishing - Fresh Water
This is the second in a three part deep look on a proposal by Protect Rhode Island Brook Trout To help restore the Upper Wood River’s overall health and population of native fishes, Protect Rhode Island Brook Trout has proposed an experimental 5 year plan which...
by Todd Corayer | Dec 18, 2015 | Fish Wrap Ponderings, Fly Fishing - Fresh Water, Fresh Water Fishing, Kayak Fishing, Rhode Island Fishermen, Rhode Island Trout Fishing, Rhode Island Waterways, Trout Fishing
This week we begin a three part series looking into a proposal by Protect Rhode Island Brook Trout. Their work is genuine, guided by a desire to address a potential, not a past. They are four wise men protecting brook trout in Rhode Island and so far, will not be...
by Todd Corayer | Dec 14, 2015 | Salt Water Fishing
for some unknown indescribable confluence of causes, this important story, which originally ran back in August, never made it to this website, has been erased from all my backups, save one, and is without an entire roll of pictures. nonetheless, it was a look at a...
by Todd Corayer | Dec 11, 2015 | Fish Wrap Ponderings
Fishing, Faith and Being Muslim in a Changing World is about understanding differences and respect for our shared worlds. Fish and Faith. A recent anti-Muslim Facebook rant made the baseless case that Islam is out of line with American values largely due to their religious devotion yet ignored our great country’s foundation of religious tolerance. Isn’t that why we came here in the first place, back when cod were gathered by the baskets dipped from ship’s gunwales? Meet
by Todd Corayer | Dec 3, 2015 | Salt Water Fishing
hot on the heels of winter, it’s time to put up fish for sold nights!
by Todd Corayer | Nov 24, 2015 | Block Island, Salt Water Fishing
It’s the wind, I would guess. Wind is just one element of what makes Block Island a special place, swept with strong winds most every day over rolling hills, kettle ponds and hundreds of acres of brush. In much of the brush, briars, Russian olives and bayberry are...
by Todd Corayer | Oct 31, 2015 | Block Island
“Pay attention” Mr.Hall told me, looking past my head to see the television. “For Christ’s sake, boy,” he muttered not really under his breath, pretty much disgusted. “Oh, don’t you listen to him,” Mrs.Hall smiled. She was always smiling, even while he spliced...
by Todd Corayer | Oct 24, 2015 | Fresh Water Fishing, Rhode Island Fishermen, Striped Bass Fishing
Funny how some fishermen will strike up a conversation when you walk up to a dock or boat ramp while others will look away. Just two minutes of chat, kicking small stones and staring out at rippled waters from a sandy shoreline can prepare you for your next few hours...
by Todd Corayer | Oct 15, 2015 | Ice Fishing, Striped Bass Fishing
A new Penn Spinfisher V spinning reel lists for about $180 at a tackle store but Amazon will send you one for $130, no tax, free shipping. You’d be a fool to pass up that offer, right? “Are you going to get Amazon to spool that for you?” asked Howard Reed at Galilee...
