robbed us blind, they did but some can help us see
August 22, 2014 The soft sand along Cards Pond can make for tough walking, especially in waders. When the pond is breached, exiting brackish water carries small bait fish and often there are bass and blues waiting for a meal delivery. It’s hard to make eastward...postcard from the ledge-narragansett times, 8/15/2014
8/15/2014 POST CARD FROM THE LEDGE The pre-dawn commute to Block Island has been heavy with calm seas and favorable winds, drawing fishermen state-wide with hopes of securing a parking spot over the boulders and holes by sun-up. As first light made her first...it’s common sense, man-narragansett times, 8/8/2014
One way to get a fisherman thinking is to make him wait. You get that time at a two lane boat ramp when a freshly detailed crossover with a yellow plate is parked in the middle of both, while the driver provides a lesson in roof rack ratchet straps to the...a most amazing young fisherman-narragansett times, 8/1/2014
8/1/2014 Islamic militant’s detonated explosives last week, destroying the Prophet Jounis’ eighth century tomb. Jonas’ life story is depicted in the Old Testament as he disobeyed God’s instructions, taking to the sea to avoid his responsibilities, being called out as...the bluefish are here-narragansett times,7/25/2014
It’s good to be in a good groove and it’s good to know there are lots of fish around, even if they are not really around you. The big bass we pined for all spring and early summer apparently passed on hanging around our beaches and for the most part, went directly to...
The Way We Were and A Table Talk Van
In the Fifties and Sixties, access to the beach for fishing and relaxing was far easier compared to these modern times. Many fishermen who wanted to cast through long stretches of shoreline for bass would drive there and spend a few days hunting for bass and blues, living out of their vehicles. They needed to be resourceful, and boy were they.
