by Todd Corayer | Jul 26, 2015 | Block Island, Fluke Fishing, Striped Bass Fishing
Striped bass, fluke, tuna and shark fishing are all getting better, much better. Along South West Ledge and the island’s south side, the bite continues to improve with plenty of bait to be found. Sand eels have been seen along the Narragansett shoreline with lots of...
by Todd Corayer | Jul 19, 2015 | Salt Water Fishing, Uncategorized
Striped bass fishing has improved, a bit, there are some bluefish, dogfish and scup around but fishing for fluke seems to be steady. Guys casting from shore for stripers are reporting low numbers, few big bass and still some fish feeding in the salt ponds. These are...
by Todd Corayer | Jul 19, 2015 | Salt Water Fishing, Uncategorized
Recently, a local fisherman was jigging Gulp teasers with green jigs around the Jamestown Verrazano Bridge in fairly shallow waters. Carrying neither a camera nor a working scale, he reportedly landed an approximately fifteen pound, 33 5/8” summer flounder. An old...
by Todd Corayer | Jul 6, 2015 | Salt Water Fishing, Uncategorized
Much to the relief of recreational fishermen, the black sea bass fishery opens on July 2. Fishermen have been reporting strong numbers of them since mid-spring, although many have been juveniles, below the fourteen inch minimum. They are part of the grouper family and...
by Todd Corayer | Jul 6, 2015 | Block Island, Fresh Water Fishing, Striped Bass Fishing
Great clouds of sand eels continue to envelop Block Island’s west side. There is talk of bonito off Sakonnet Point, muskies in New Bedford, big fluke off of Jamestown and keeper stripers atop Hope Island. This week starts fishing at its best, we hope, and maybe some...
by Todd Corayer | Jul 6, 2015 | Block Island, Fluke Fishing, Striped Bass Fishing
Over on Block Island, the fishing seems to be mirroring the mainland action: good but not great. With the exceptional exceptions of a few big bass being taken in the Narragansett area, shore fishing seems a bit slow. Again. Didn’t we just go through this last year?...
by Todd Corayer | Jun 13, 2015 | Fresh Water Fishing
From federal level hearings to local fishing club outings, there is a growing recognition that we the people need more enforcement of laws protecting our natural resources. There are more of us than ever on the water and in the woods and not all play by the rules....
by Todd Corayer | Jun 7, 2015 | Block Island, Fluke Fishing, Fresh Water Fishing, Striped Bass Fishing
Striped bass of all sizes have moved into local waters. Many seem to be holding up high in Narragansett Bay near the mouth of the Providence River and around the islands. This time of year classics like Yo-Zuri Crystal Minnows, white or pearl Zoom Fluke’s and...
by Todd Corayer | May 31, 2015 | Block Island, Fluke Fishing, Striped Bass Fishing
This past weekend blessed us with fair winds, calm seas and just enough fog on Sunday to add a cloak of secrecy to those drifting for fluke which so far, has been slow but decent. Most success has been found along that magical 50-60’ line just south of Charlestown...
by Todd Corayer | May 18, 2015 | Fresh Water Fishing
The Town of South Kingstown will host its annual Family Fishing Derby today at Old Mountain Field. This is a great few hours for kids to rule the pond and there are good folks there to help them with rigging poles and putting on worms. This also is a kids-only event...
