Projo Fishing: HotBytes

September 2008 Archives


Bass are on the move

Mike McGaw.jpg 9:50 AM Tue, Sep 30, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Tom Meade    Email

Mike McGaw, the die-hard Portsmouth fisherman who caught bass during the weekend's storm, sent an update to yesterday's report: "The stripers appear to be finally......

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Stormy stripers

Mike McGaw.jpg 1:27 PM Mon, Sep 29, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Tom Meade    Email

Mike McGaw yesterday Talk about a hard-core fisherman. Portsmouth angler Mike McGaw was out over the weekend. He writes: "Fished Saturday off Sakonnet Point,......

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Good ground fishing could return after storm

7:56 AM Mon, Sep 29, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Tom Meade    Email

Capt. Frank Blount, owner of the Frances Fleet, reports that his team of skippers and mates successfully survived last week's winds, but, he said, the......

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Storm may stimulate stripers

12:37 PM Sat, Sep 27, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Tom Meade    Email

"The results of a nor'easter this time of year aren't all bad," says Pat Abate of River's End Tackle on Long Island Sound. "It generally......

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Charter and party boats join Carr tournament

10:07 AM Fri, Sep 26, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Tom Meade    Email

The Rhode Island Party and Charter Boat Association is joining next weekend's Billy Carr Fishing Tournament to raise money for charity. Next Saturday, Oct. 4,......

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Bluefin tuna biting near the Horns

11:01 AM Thu, Sep 25, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Tom Meade    Email

The weekend presented the best tuna fishing of the season, said Al Conti of Snug Harbor Marina. Bruce Weinstein fished the waters southeast of the......

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Enticing trout with wasps

3:14 PM Wed, Sep 24, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Tom Meade    Email

"There were very few fish rising on the Wood River yesterday," Ed Lombardo said in a voice-mail message. "The water level and the temperatures were......

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Lanni lands 62-pound bass

Mike Lanni 2.jpg 2:20 PM Tue, Sep 23, 2008 | | Comments (1)
By Tom Meade    Email

Narragansett angler Mike Lanni, above, writes: "Here's a picture of a 57-inch, 62-pounder caught southwest of Block Island on a Sunday all-nighter. Three other......

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Tuna bite slows, but cod picks up

6:05 PM Mon, Sep 22, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Tom Meade    Email

The tuna bite slowed over the weekend, according to the skippers of the Frances Fleet, but cod fishing improved and the scup bite is holding......

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Montauk has the corner on bass

5:30 PM Fri, Sep 19, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Tom Meade    Email

"It's been a week with little gain towards a fall run," says Pat Abate of Rivers Enf Tackle near the mouth of the Connecticut River.......

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What's happening to migrations?

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By Tom Meade    Email

What a strange season this has been. Normally, this is the week when a visitor to the Weekapaug Breachway would see schools of bonito and......

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Minnesota angler lands a 50-pounder here

50[1].5 lb bass Mark, Pete, Greg Zoller.jpg 12:03 PM Tue, Sep 16, 2008 | | Comments (1)
By Tom Meade    Email

Mark Zoller writes: Capt Billy Silvia of the charter boat Can't Imagine, took the Zoller brothers of Zoller Brothers Irrigation fishing off of the......

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Frehwater bite picks up

nicholas gallo.jpg 10:20 AM Tue, Sep 16, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Tom Meade    Email

Freshwater fishing has been improving in northern Rhode Island, says Beverly Mouradjian of Big Bear Supply. She cited Echo Lake and Waterman Lake as places......

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Fluke are still biting

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By Tom Meade    Email

"Lisa and Larry Pelky from New York were on a porgy and sea bass trip, and happened to catch a few nice fluke mixed......

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Mixed bags, mixed results over the weekend

7:20 AM Mon, Sep 15, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Tom Meade    Email

Billy Silvia, skipper of the charter boat Can't Imagine, took some guests to the south side of Block Island over the weekend, and they caught......

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Bass and bluefish on the move

1:26 PM Fri, Sep 12, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Tom Meade    Email

"Fish are starting to move around," says Kevin Kendrick of Edwards Fishing Tackle in Newport. Shore fishermen have been catching bass and bluefish from the......

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Fall fishing is on the way

Catfish.jpg 9:49 AM Thu, Sep 11, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Tom Meade    Email

Seven-year-old Nicholas Gallo caught this catfish in the pond at Johnston Memorial Park yesterday. His father said the fish weighed 5 pounds. In The......

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Proia and Turner win BASS junior championships

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By Tom Meade    Email

Nick Proia of Warwick, left, and Lowell Turner of Bradford are heading to Lake Winnipesaukee to compete for berths in the BASS Junior World......

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Signs of life in the Bay

12:01 PM Tue, Sep 09, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Tom Meade    Email

Surf fishermen have been catching schoolies along Ocean Drive, says Sam Toland of Sam's Bait & Tackle. The fish have been hitting plugs. There's good......

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Albies off the beach

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By Tom Meade    Email

Mike Rioles with his fly-rod catch Friday "The albies made the crossing from the Block," writes Mike Rioles of Richmond. "My friend Dan and......

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Largemouth biting in Providence County

3:37 PM Sat, Sep 06, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Tom Meade    Email

"I fished Wakefield Pond [in Burrillville] on Thursday and caught 20 bass between 1 and 3 pounds on Scum Frogs in the lilies and wackey-worm......

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Protect your boat from damaging winds

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By Tom Meade    Email

BoatU.S. says high winds, heavy rain, and rising water levels from Hanna have the potential to cause widespread damage as it crosses the Chesapeake......

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Can't Imagine such good fishing

10:18 AM Thu, Sep 04, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Tom Meade    Email

In a report received too late for The Fishing Report, David Henault of Ocean State Tackle said that Billy Silvia has been catching scup, bass......

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Trout rising to dry flies on Wood River

6:20 AM Thu, Sep 04, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Tom Meade    Email

"The Wood River is in great shape, clear and at a near perfect water level," writes Ed Lombardo. "Arnie Waters and I fished the river......

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Block Island has false albacore

11:18 AM Wed, Sep 03, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Tom Meade    Email

"The first report of an albie caught in the Coast Guard channel is in," reports Chris Willi of Block Island Fish Works. "Bonito are still......

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Bouillabaisse biting on the bottom

DAVID MASSO.jpg 4:13 PM Tue, Sep 02, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Tom Meade    Email

David Masso of Scituate caught this 6.25-pound sea bass aboard the Seven B's V. This has been the season for catching really large sea......

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Striper bite 'explodes'

Lil Toot Ray Vincent.jpg 1:48 PM Mon, Sep 01, 2008 | | Comments (3)
By Tom Meade    Email

Ray Vincent with two of the bass he jigged up Saturday aboard the L'il Toot. John Rainone, skipper of the charter boat L'il Toot,......

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