Narragansett Bay has dropped over five degrees this past week and bunker have once again made their way into the upper stretches. According to Greg at The Tackle Box in Warwick, school-sized bass and small keepers can be found around these bunker schools with relative ease. Reports of big bass in the bay have been few and far between but Greg believes that this will change as the bay continues to cool. The scup fishing in the upper bay continues to be excellent and strong runs of northern kingfish and snapper bluefish are providing excellent angling opportunities. At The Saltwater Edge in Middletown, Dylan reported that the bonito bite remains very strong around Block Island. While the bonito have been keeping many anglers busy the big talk around the island is of the small bluefin tuna that are popping up all around the island. School bluefin have been caught with great consistency this week and many of which are within a mile or two of the island. Bonito have yet to make their presence felt inshore but the striped bass fishing around Newport has been very good. Dylan had multiple customers who were able to score 20-30 pound stripers drifting the local reefs this week. Another positive for the inshore fisherman is the abundance of large black sea bass. Nearly all who have put in the effort were rewarded with quality keeper sea bass locally this week. Bill Hawkins caught this 30"/9-pound fluke aboard the Gayle Francis near Block Island this week. Bill Hawkins caught this 30″/9-pound fluke aboard the Gayle Francis near Block Island this week. Over at Quaker Lane Bait and Tackle in North Kingstown, Steve was unable to give me any firsthand reports as he is recovering from a back injury. He was able to report that a few local surf-fisherman have had steady success with small keeper-sized stripers in the Jamestown area. The full moon has made things tough for the night crowd but the bass have still been willing to cooperate. The cloud cover forecasted for the next couple nights should only make things easier for those looking to score some stripers from the suds. Further down the coast at Breachway Bait and Tackle in Charlestown, Drew was happy to report that his customers have had success with large striped bass and bonito at Block Island this week. Drew reported that the north rip has been holding plenty of quality bass at depths, along with plenty of bonito working the surface. Those making the trip to the island were rewarded with some of the best fishing New England has to offer right in the same place. Drew also reported that the fluke bite has been very good locally. The fish have started to move to deeper water, with 50-80 feet of water producing multiple doormats this week, including an 11 pound beast that was weighed in Wednesday morning.
Posted on: Sat, 24 Aug 2013 12:45:36 +0000
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