Projo Fishing: HotBytes

Ron Mouchon of Breachway Bait & Tackle caught bass up to 30 pounds on live bait along the eastern side of Block Island this morning morning. Nearby, Fred Bowman, skipper of the charter boat Bottom Line, caught a 55-pounder on an eel today.

On the Bay, Billy Silvia, skipper of the charter boat Can't Imagine, took a 39-pound bass and a 20-pounder near the Newport Bridge this morning, according to David Henault of Ocean State Tackle.

When Everett Thornton and Ed Lombardo got to the Wood River last evening, there were no aquatic insects visible, so they tied on ant and wasp imitations and picked up some trout; the wasp fly was especially productive, said Lombardo. Later on some #18 Blue-Winged Olives and Sulfurs appeared. It wasn’t until dark that they saw fish rising to Hexagenia limbata spinners, but a thunder storm rolled in and they had to call it quits. “We need some really hot weather to get the Hex going,” Ed says. Generally, the Hex hatch peaks around Independence Day.

There's more in the Fishing Report.

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