A Good News Report of a saved river, big shore fishing and how to fish for Canal stripers
This week’s Fish Wrap is all about good news – We need More of that! I check in with local Rhode Island Fishermen on what’s still biting in December, I reconnect with the slowly being saved Third Herring Brook, and finally a reminder from East End Eddie about why being a member of RISAA has so many perks. Besides the buffet style meals.
Narragansett Surfcasters have Nelson Valles to thank for a mission of honor and community service
Fishing contests don’t make front page news in an age of scandals, accusations and reverse fake news. “Where you gonna run to when the world’s on fire?” asked Woodie Guthrie in his prophetic song, “Sowing on The Mountain.” While a country in turmoil reposes in front...
Fall surfcasting is discovering the way before finding the fish
Surfcasters have space now. Space to cast, to walk, even to park. Mornings have been airbrushed with woodstove smoke, still sweet for its newness. Spots have become secret again as we rediscover what we knew was there all along. Surfcasters know nothing is lost just...
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.
