Projo Fishing: HotBytes

Mike Martins caught "Larry the Lunker" last night near the Mount Hope Bridge

As fog rolled onto South County beaches this afternoon, fishing died. From Watch Hill to East Matunuck, nothing was happening. No birds, no fish. Yesterday, the surf was alive at several spots from Deep Hole to Quonochontaug, says Ed Hughes. Fishing may improve with the weather.

Striper fishing off Block Island is improving, especially at night. Mike Lanni reports:

"Fished the incoming tide last night south of Block and the bass were in a frenzy. Had a bunch of fish 25 to 47 pounds drifting eels in 50 feet of water. Fish were very aggressive -brought one 30 pounder to the surface and two 40s chased it trying to pull the eel from its mouth!

"The harvest moon seems to have really turned on the bite. My suggestion to anyone having trouble hooking up in the daytime is to try to fish at night. The bright moon this week will help those who are otherwise a bit leery about navigating at night. Fishing the deeper water will be more productive the next few nights, as shallow water fish will be easily spooked by bright moon."

From the Bay, Mike Martins writes, "Last night, I was drifting near Mount Hope Bridge with Mike "Dream" Weaver aboard the Schemer. It was flat calm, no wind, perfect tide, perfect night. Catching fish was a bonus."

 Tags  Block Island Rhode Island saltwater fishing surf. striped bass

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