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Spring Striper Season Slows in RI
We're in a slowdown. I was catching 8-10 stripers an outing several weeks ago and now I'm getting 3 or 4 an outing. I'm fishing mostly in Narrragansett Bay, but my son Ben is fishing the oceanfront and he reports the same thing going on there. My brother is fishing… SEE MORE
Like It or Not, the Blues Are Here
Some are going to cheer this news; others are sure to curse. I got my first bluefish of the year last night from shore in the Bay while fishing with a Slug Go for stripers. The blue went about five pounds. This is very early for bluefish, but everything has… SEE MORE
Sail Newport Turns to the Small Screen for Fun
Last year's "Totally Shipwrecked" party was such a success, Sail Newport has brought the event back for another spin. This time, though, Newport's public access sailing center is turning to the small screen for fun and inspiration, with the May 12 fundraiser playing off a variety of television themes. Doors… SEE MORE
How to Find, and Catch, Early Season Stripers
I got out fishing Saturday evening. My main focus was to fish shallow, moving water. I got in this one Bay location where I had a small outflow spilling water into the Bay. The place looked like a nothing spot but with water movement, it had really produced for me… SEE MORE
Multi-Venue RI Boat Show Returns for Second Year
The Rhode Island Boat Show, a three-part event at Rhode Island marine centers in Warwick, Bristol, and Jamestown, will return to the Ocean State this weekend for the second year. The event takes place April 28-29 at Conanicut Marine Services inJamestown, Bassett Marine in Warwick, and Bristol Marine in Bristol.… SEE MORE
Striper Bliss: Two Casts, Two Keepers
You know the numbers of keepers are on the increase when you can hook two of them on back-to-back casts. It happened to me Tuesday night while fishing the Bay from shore with a Zoom fluke on a small jighead with light tackle. The two fish looked like clones. Both… SEE MORE
Skinny Plastic Proves a Hit for Bay Fishing
Skinny plastic is now my go-to lure for large stripers in the Bay as well as along the ocean. I'm talking using either a Hogy or a Slug Go. Thursday evening I was fishing the Bay with a 6-inch Slug Go fished off a wooden float and took several hefty… SEE MORE
Newport Maritime Center to Serve Transient Boaters
The City of Newport’s new Maritime Center is scheduled to open in late May. Located in the historic Newport Armory, the $1.46 million facility is owned by the City of Newport and the project has been in the planning stages since 2008. Designed for transient boaters, the aim is to… SEE MORE
RI Tall Ship Eyes Fundraising Goal, Plans Event
Rhode Island’s first education-at-sea tall ship, the SSV Oliver Hazard Perry, is on its way to completion, and a fundraiser to be held on Thursday, May 17 (6:30-9:00 p.m.), will bring the community together to celebrate and learn more about the vessel, which aims to sail as a 196-foot (sparred… SEE MORE
RI Coast Sees Hottest Spring Fishing in Years
Just about everyone expected a shortage of schoolies this spring. Looks like that prediction is off, since we are in one of the best spring schoolie runs in years here in Rhode Island. On Saturday I was fishing the upper Bay where I landed ten schoolies. I met up with… SEE MORE
Sailor Adds to Support of Community-Access Sailing
Yachtsman James H. “Jim” Clark , internet pioneer and co-founder of Netscape Communications, continues to follow through on his promise with a $190,000 donation to Sail Newport, Rhode Island’s Public Sailing Center. The Newport-based non-profit organization has been in operation since 1983 to provide public access to the sport of… SEE MORE
RI Native Appointed As Narragansett Baykeeper
Save The Bay, a community-based organization committed to protecting and restoring Narragansett Bay, announces the appointment of Tom Kutcher as Narragansett Baykeeper, a licensed program of the Waterkeeper Alliance. Kutcher will lead the prominent on-the-water advocacy and watchdog program for the organization. Kutcher brings extensive experience in coastal ecology from… SEE MORE