Projo Fishing: HotBytes

David Porecca of River & Riptide Anglers reports:

"During River & Riptide Anglers Monday-night fishing get-together, we found bait from the mouth of Narrow River all the way to the Sprague Bridge. Sand eels were predominant throughout the river. There were small pods of peanut bunker as well. Heavy surf kept us off the beach, shifting our focus to the river shallows. A few stripers were taken around 8 p.m. on gray-and-white Clouser Minnows. As the incoming tide turned, around 9 p.m, larger fish were cruising the flats just out of fly-rod distance. As the influx of peanut bunker get pushed into the shore the mouth of Narrow River grows increasingly productive."

On the freshwater front, he said:

"The Hexagenia limbata mayfly continues to bring up the majority of fish late evenings on the Wood River. If it is daytime, focus on Caddis and terrestrials. Use them as the lead fly with a subsurface nymph tied 18 to 24 inches off the bend. As evening approaches, Rusty Spinners and Dun Variants are excellent patterns to mimick the Gray Drake spinners that have been extremely prolific this season. I fish this technique from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m., and then I switch the big Hex flies and hang on tight for fast and furious action."

 Tags  fly fishing freshwater Rhode Island salrwater stripers trout

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