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For Hot Striper Action, Find Cooler Water
It is that time of the year when there is a wide variation in water temperatures in Rhode Island. I checked a NOAA site today and they reported the water temperature at mid-Bay, Conimicut, to be 74 degrees while it was a cool 67 degrees off Newport. That is a… SEE MORE
RI Governor Names Tall Ship as State Education Vessel
Rhode Island Governor Lincoln Chafee has signed legislation designating the soon-to-be-commissioned 196’ three-masted, square-rigged tall ship SSV Oliver Hazard Perry the state’s official “Sailing Education Vessel.” It was a large step for the smallest state in the Union, which calls itself the “Ocean State” and possesses a rich maritime history… SEE MORE
Bay Water Heats Up, Bay Fishing Cools Down
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
Sail Newport and Museum of Yachting Partner on Facility
Sail Newport and The Museum of Yachting will partner to create a new type of public sailing facility in Newport — one that marries maritime history, heritage and on-water activity. Both organizations will share space under a single roof, in the building that has been home to the museum at… SEE MORE
Hinckley Brings Service to Newport, Opens IYRS Office
Hinckley Yacht Services’ eight service facilities from Southwest Harbor, Maine, to Naples, Florida, has added Newport Harbor to the list. Beginning May 23, the company will provide maintenance or repairs at docks and moorings anywhere on the Newport waterfront. Hinckley has opened an office in the International Yacht Restoration School’s… SEE MORE
Success at the Shore, Disappointment on the Bay
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
America's Cup Announces Newport Marine Traffic Plan
Organizers of the America's Cup World Series Event in Newport have announced the marine traffic plans and restricted areas that will be in place while the teams are racing June 23-July 1. While recreational vessels will be allowed to enter and exit Narragansett Bay via a small waterway corridor on… SEE MORE
Sharks, Touch-Tank to Greet Aquarium Visitors
Four dogfish sharks have just arrived at our aquarium in Newport! They are part of a new touch-tank shark and skate exhibit that will be open to the public on Saturday, May 26, when the aquarium reopens for the summer season. The center will remain open daily through Labor Day… SEE MORE
Newport Third Graders Pitch In to Restore Sachuest Point
Save The Bay, Newport Schools, and the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service teamed up this year to bring a new hands-on, marine science program to every third grade classroom in Newport. The program culminates May 18 with a restoration project from 8:45 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. at Sachuest Point. Students… SEE MORE
Former America's Cup Yachts Return to Newport Harbor
Three former America's Cup yachts have returned to Newport Harbor for another season of sailing and chartering. In the past two weeks three Cup defenders — Weatherly, American Eagle, and Nefertiti — have splashed and we've already begun our first charters of the year. Soon Intrepid will join the rest of our… SEE MORE
Voices from the Waterfront: Meet Ann and Richard Cook
Ann and Capt. Richard Cook of Charlestown, Rhode Island, sell locally caught, fresh seafood at Rhode Island and Connecticut farmers markets, restaurants, and through their community supported fishery program. Capt. Cook also fishes for summer flounder, striped bass, sea bass, and lobster from the Sandra Lynn, his 35-foot fiberglass boat.… SEE MORE
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