Projo Fishing: HotBytes

"Wow, what a week," said Chris Willi in an email Sunday. "Great weather and fishing has kept all the fly rodders and light-tackle guys and girls happy all week.

"We've had little or no wind with decent tides and plenty of fish. The south side has been loaded. Arriving at 4:30 a.m., we generally had a non-stop bite, in close to shore, for two solid hours. Working Southwest Point to Dories Cove, we had less action but
bigger fish. Top-water Spooks and soft plastics are lures of choice -- squid, pink, black, and purple are the working colors.

"The past three days had bass feeding on the 'krill' or shrimp as small as a size #20 trout fly, and they didn't want much else.

"Amanda Mel charters says the bluefish are thick on the southeast side but big bass can be found once you get past them. Plenty of sea bass and fluke around as well.

"The Block Island Volunteer Fire Department tournament was last weekend with Peter Vican of RISAA winning with a 40-pound bass. The complete results will be posted Monday."

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