Category: Fishing

Lower Narragansett Bay Pays Off for Striper Fishermen

Fishing

6/3/2012 - I made the move away from the upper Bay to the cooler waters southward on June 1. It paid off with the best evening of fishing I have had in weeks. The score for the night was thirteen stripers from 18-26 inches and a lone blue. If you get The… SEE MORE

Bay Water Heats Up, Bay Fishing Cools Down

Fishing

5/31/2012 - A NOAA website listed the bay water temperature on May 30 at Conimicut, which is mid-Bay, at 71 degrees. In the past few days those reading have ranged from 71 to 74 degrees. That sudden warm-up has sent the stripers packing from the upper Bay waters. I have not taken… SEE MORE

Best Bets for Memorial Day Weekend Fishing

Fishing

5/26/2012 - Oh, this is a tough weekend if you are a striper fisherman. Just about everywhere you go along the bay as well as the oceanfront there will be people and disruptions. It is not ideal for fishing. However, here's a few tips that might just get you some fish. Bay-… SEE MORE

Lucky Colors on a Foggy Afternoon in Rockland

5/25/2012 - Not much question about what color this fisherman's lobster pots are! Two dinghies brighten a foggy day at the Rockland Fish Pier. SEE MORE

Success at the Shore, Disappointment on the Bay

Fishing

5/23/2012 - My son, Chris, needed help moving back home from Narragansett on Monday. So, I figured I would get down to the oceanfront early and fish a bit in the daytime and move his stuff later. It was a good move. I found decent numbers of keeper bass and landed three… SEE MORE

Lobstering on the Downeast coast of Maine.

Finding Springtime and Serenity on Swans Island

5/20/2012 - Simply put, Swans Island is one of the most beautiful pieces of earth that you will ever step foot on. Rolling hills lead to large and well-protected Burnt Coat Harbor. The sturdy lighthouse at Hockamock Head stands tall above the rocky shores below. Fields of green grass seem to extend… SEE MORE

A waterman's boat is all prepped and ready for early morning customers

Prepped for Morning Customers on the Potomac

5/19/2012 - The sun fades into a tranquil scene at Point Lookout Marina in Ridge, Maryland, near the mouth of the Potomac River. SEE MORE

Culture

Signs of Spring: Alewifes Return to Maine Rivers

5/17/2012 - There are fish in these rivers. In the Kennebec, the Penobscot, the rivers in between and either side, the alewives are running. I wrote a story about alewives for the May issue of Fishermen’s Voice, well before alewife season began. Now I want to see the fish. Yesterday I stopped… SEE MORE

A float and Slug-Go combo scores a nice schoolie.

Schoolies Heat Up When the Weather Turns Foul

Fishing

5/17/2012 - The last three evenings have featured some nasty weather with rain, thunderstorms, cold and wind. However, the fishing for schoolies has been real good in the Bay. I landed a total of 31 fish in the last three evenings. They ranged from tiny ones to fish of 24 inches. I… SEE MORE

Sunset over the smooth sands of Drift Inn Beach, in Port Clyde.

Chasing Sunsets Near Port Clyde

5/16/2012 - Ever since I was a child, I can remember chasing the summer sunsets on the St. George peninsula. From the shores of Port Clyde Harbor, looking west toward the mouth of the St. George River, one can see the most beautiful colors converge in the sky and paint the ocean… SEE MORE

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