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Bluefin tuna and big bass at Block Island

12:33 PM Thu, Jun 25, 2009 | Permalink
By Tom Meade

Bluefin tuna, in the 20- to 25-pound class, have been feeding on sand eels off the southwest side of the island this week, said Al Conti of Snug Harbor Marina. One angler got the little tuna to hit a tin lure.

This morning, Johnny Martini weighed a 50-pound bass he caught near Southwest Ledge, said Conti. Glen Corsetti landed fish in the 40-pound class last night, and he said some bigger bass broke off.

There are lots of smaller bass off the northern end of the island, but dogfish are a nuisance, Conti said. The bite is better at the peak of the tide when the dogfish disburse.

Mark Landry caught and released more than 50 bass at the island this week. The first two fish he caught were 30-pounders, according to Zack Fisher of Wayne's Place.