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...
by Todd Corayer | May 7, 2015 | Salt Water Fishing, Uncategorized
If you have a few dollars to buy a fishing rod and maybe a few tears to roll down your cheeks, a guy named Don Barone needs you. Last Saturday, a mild man with the look of David Crosby sheepishly accepted the Dick Cronin Member Sportsman of the Year award from the...
by Todd Corayer | May 7, 2015 | Fresh Water Fishing, Striped Bass Fishing
Each day of sun surely increases water temperatures and our hopes of again going fishing. Spring means rivers are coming alive with fish moving in all directions. Holdover stripers are starting to move out of Pettaquamscutt Pond, heading down the Narrow River for the...
by Todd Corayer | May 7, 2015 | Fresh Water Fishing
Opening day of trout season this year was tough for many, easier for a few. Spring fog hung tight until sunrise but the promise of long anticipated warmth did little to coax fish to the bait. Hundreds fished from boats, canoes, kayaks and very low draft plastic...
by Todd Corayer | Apr 17, 2015 | Block Island, Fresh Water Fishing, Striped Bass Fishing
this piece originally ran in the Narragansett Times back in March. Fishing today can be frustrating and it’s not what it used to be. There are hundreds of rules and regulations, there are trucks parked where you always parked to sneak into your secret spot that’s...
by Todd Corayer | Apr 17, 2015 | Fresh Water Fishing
Lions Club meetings begin with the awesome toast of water: “Not Above You Not Beneath You But With You”. Fantastic. Right now ospreys and blackbirds are all of those, circling above, building nests and attracting mates while bass perch and buckies are...
by Todd Corayer | Apr 17, 2015 | Fresh Water Fishing
Spring’s greatest day is next Saturday and after a fresh coat of snow a few nights back, there’s a good chance some ponds will still be frozen. This could make the expected jockeying for spots that much more tricky this year, unless you can find a quiet corner to set...
by Todd Corayer | Apr 3, 2015 | Striped Bass Fishing
Spring has been a hard sell so far. The poet Robert Hunter gave us, “Well the first days are the hardest days” and man was he right. Winter and now spring weather, among other factors, has caused construction of the Post Road dam fish ladder in Wakefield to be...
by Todd Corayer | Apr 3, 2015 | Striped Bass Fishing
Reprinted from the Narragansett Times, Wednesday, April 1st. no, it’s not a joke… The Rhode Island Salt Water Anglers Association held their 2nd Southern New England Recreational Fishing Symposium with a goal to bring together scientists,...
