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Tie up your fly, order a striper plate and set your winter table

by Todd Corayer | Nov 26, 2018 | Fly Tying, Fresh Water Fishing, New England Fishing Clubs

With my arrival delayed by an AWOL windshield wiper in a hard southwesterly rain storm, I was the last to enter a room full of fly tyers. Nobody looked up, save for Kimberly Sullivan, the always smiling Principal Biologist for RIDEM and their Aquatic Resource...

Largemouth, ducks, a Go-Devil & chicken soup. Hell yeah, that’s Fall in RI

by Todd Corayer | Nov 3, 2018 | Block Island, Fresh Water Fishing, Striped Bass Fishing

The Rhode Island Kayak Bassin’ tournament season has wrapped up for 2018. Administrators Matt Tetreault and RJ Alves successfully created a few months of fun for freshwater fishermen, taking anglers to some of this state’s most beautiful water bodies and reminding us...

Albies have us surrounded and herring find some sanctuary

by Todd Corayer | Oct 5, 2018 | False Albacore Fishing, Fresh Water Fishing, Striped Bass Fishing

Albies. Albies. Albies. We wait and wait for them, we look to Captain Ray Stachelek to predict their arrival date, which he does with miraculous accuracy, we watch videos of Captain Rene Letourneau catching them on the fly and we stock up on supplies. We wonder if...

Tom Adams wins big and RIDEM Law Enforcement lands a big poacher

by Todd Corayer | Oct 4, 2018 | Albie Fishing, Block Island, Bonito Fishing, False Albacore Fishing, Striped Bass Fishing

This week we’re all about pats on the back, hands behind the back and fishing some sweet backwaters. Congratulations first off to Tom Adams of the Ocean State Kayak Anglers Association who earned first place in the Why Knot Albie Shootout. Fishing was tough as a...

We're tight with bait fish; here's how to tell which is which

by Todd Corayer | Sep 20, 2018 | Block Island, False Albacore Fishing

There’s plenty of bait fish around but choosing the right imitation will make all the difference. This week we show you which is which with a few lures to match.

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