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Codfish, Head Boats & Maybe a Meeting or Two. That’s So Winter…

by Todd Corayer | Dec 28, 2016 | Block Island, Fluke Fishing, Ice Fishing

It’s cold. It’s windy. It must be time to go cod fishing. Block Island has long been a key place to start drifting given areas of hard bottom for tasty codfish. Like many New England fishing communities, the island had a history of reliance on the mighty Gadus. From...

‘Gansett, B.I. & Monterey Bay: Albies, Stripers & Plastic Get The Hook

by Todd Corayer | Nov 30, 2016 | Block Island, Striped Bass Fishing

Tautog season looks to be winding down but false albacore are speeding through our shores. Albies are part of the mackerel family and beloved for their speed and power. Like tuna, they have no swim bladder so are in constant motion and will corner bait where there...

Protecting RI Brook Trout

by Todd Corayer | Jan 1, 2016 | Award Winning Articles, Trout Fishing

To stock or not to stock. Some love hatchery trout, others say seeding wild rivers with invasive fish is wrong. Where are you on this debate? This Fish Wrap helps unwind some of the many questions surrounding the stocking of invasive species just so some can go fishing.

A Deeper Look at Brook Trout

by Todd Corayer | Dec 25, 2015 | Award Winning Articles, Fly Fishing - Fresh Water

This is the second in a three part deep look on a proposal by Protect Rhode Island Brook Trout To help restore the Upper Wood River’s overall health and population of native fishes, Protect Rhode Island Brook Trout has proposed an experimental 5 year plan which...

Four Wise Men Protecting Brook Trout

by Todd Corayer | Dec 18, 2015 | Fish Wrap Ponderings, Fly Fishing - Fresh Water, Fresh Water Fishing, Kayak Fishing, Rhode Island Fishermen, Rhode Island Trout Fishing, Rhode Island Waterways, Trout Fishing

This week we begin a three part series looking into a proposal by Protect Rhode Island Brook Trout. Their work is genuine, guided by a desire to address a potential, not a past. They are four wise men protecting brook trout in Rhode Island and so far, will not be...