A nice, fat 28-inch striper that took a Zoom fluke on a small jighead.

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Striper Bliss: Two Casts, Two Keepers

4/25/2012 - You know the numbers of keepers are on the increase when you can hook two of them on back-to-back casts. It happened to me Tuesday night while fishing the Bay from shore with a Zoom fluke on a small jighead with light tackle. The two fish looked like clones. Both… SEE MORE
When the spring striper season begins, having a well-stocked surf bag is key to success.

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Key Tackle for Your Spring Striper Season Surf Bag

4/14/2015 - You know we are getting close to the start of a new striper season when I start packing my surf bag. Sometime within the next two weeks you will hear about migrating stripers being caught along the south shore or even in Narragansett Bay. While everything is late this year… SEE MORE
Although stripers seem to be heading for cooler water elsewhere, bluefish continue to strike on Narragansett Bay.

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Warming Waters Spell Blues and Schoolies for RI Fishermen

6/27/2014 - I fished upper Narragansett Bay this week and landed four schoolies that looked like clones — all in the 18-20-inch range. (They were all taken on Zoom flukes fished off a float.) Last weekend, I went down to the Cape Cod Canal with my son Ben and we each got a… SEE MORE
A snapper blue I landed in upper Narragansett Bay on a bucktail jig.

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Bay Fishing Returns, But RI Oceanfront Still a Mess

11/4/2012 - I am back to fishing saltwater. I got out on Friday and hit a number of places in upper Narragansett Bay, an area that received little damage from the hurricane. The water in the Bay was clean in most places, though there was some debris like leaves, sticks and trash… SEE MORE