Projo Fishing: HotBytes

For light-tackle anglers, stripers are thick at Sakonnet

"Both Friday and Saturday, I found more stripers feeding on top than I have ever seen," writes Aquidneck Island angler Mike McGaw. "The fish were......

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 Tags  Rhode Island saltwater fishing   Sakonnet   light tackle   stripers  

The fall run: more to come

"We've come off one of the best October fall runs in Rhode Island than we have seen in years," says Pat Abate of Rivers End......

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 Tags  beaches   Rhode Island saltwater fishing   striped bass   surf  

Jersey fly rodders find fish at Watch Hill today

New Jersey fly fishers Ed Janiga, Rick Hettenbach, Art Rozell, Nate Peller and Frank Zadina Members of Coastal Fly Rodders of Northern New Jersey......

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 Tags  fly fishing   Rhode Island saltwater fishing   scup   striped bass  

Blackfish are biting in Narragansett

"Blackfishing is picking up around Narragansett, including Whale Rock," writes Thom Pelletier, skipper of the charter boat ThomCat. "Wednesday's crew had some nice fish to......

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 Tags  bluefish   Rhode Island saltwater fishing   seabass   tautog  

'Phenomenal' fishing this morning

"Fishing is phenomenal," says Ken Ferrara of Ray's Bait & Tackle. Anglers were catching bass and bluefish in the coves of Greenwich Bay this morning.......

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 Tags  bluefish   Greenwich Bay   Narragansett Bay   Rhode Island saltwater fishing   striped bass  

Party boat anglers score with scup

After a slow start yesterday morning, scup anglers fishing with the Frances Fleet found steady action including double and triple headers all around the boat.......

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 Tags  bluefish   cod   Rhode Island saltwater fishing   scup   sea bass  

Allen Harbor lights up

Allen Harbor in North Kingstown is alive with menhaden, bass and bluefish, said Ed Hughes after a visit there last night. Only bluefish were biting......

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