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Bass on the reefs

Tim Coleman, former editor of The Fisherman, reports:

"I went out with Capt. Ben DeMario of Misquamicut, an energetic young man starting a charter business centering on light tackle, no wire line. Last evening we spent four hours on the Watch Hill reefs casting spinning tackle with lead heads and curly worms for 10 bass between 24 and 36 inches, great sport, hard-fighting bass heading downtide in the current."

Posted by Tom Meade  at 4:47 PM | Permalink

Block Island update

Chris Willi, of Block Island Fishworks, reports:

"Things here are unusually slow for June - we have squid and silversides so its not bait that's holding up the bite - maybe water temps which were 52 on Wednesday.

"Fluking has been pretty good around the island in deep water - it should turn on any day now."

Posted by Tom Meade  at 10:26 AM | Permalink

Heat may turn up the bite

Another big fish taken Tuesday

Sam Toland is predicting a "crazy weekend" with the return of warm weather. "That's crazy as in good-crazy," says the owner of Sam's Bait & Tackle..

Before the cold front moved in Wednesday, bass fishing was incredible. Among Tuesday's fish was the 48-pound trophy in the picture above.

It was taken aboard Capt. Billy Major's Maj-r Day.

Continue to look for bass north of Prudence Island, Sam advises.

Posted by Tom Meade  at 9:52 AM | Permalink