One hundred and forty anglers tuned into Greg Vespe’s RI Saltwater Anglers Association seminar on "Night Fishing on Narragansett Bay" this Monday via Zoom. Vespe said, "I first targeted trophy size striped bass at night, I now include species such as fluke and squid."
Vespe outlined three approaches, to catch striped bass at night. "I use plugs for shallow water, metals and plastics to target different depths in the water column and bait when fishing deep. From shore I like to use eels and from the boat I often deploy chunks" (cut up pieces of Atlantic menhaden).
After 13 years of night fishing Greg Vespe said, "May 1st is overwhelmingly the first day I hook up with striped bass in Narragansett Bay. So anytime around this date is a good time to start."
The presentation was full of screenshots from his fish finder pointing out exactly what he looks for when fishing on the Bay at night. The seminar will be available to RISAA members online for a limited time. Visit www.risaa.org. Hats off to Greg Vespe for a great seminar.
Fishing success? It’s up to you.
You can’t catch fish where there are no fish. My formula for a successful trip includes research, planning and implementation.
Research. No matter what species you are targeting, successful fishing trips start with research. I gather as much intelligence as I can on fishing blogs, fishing columns, social media and I talk to bait and tackle shops and fishing friends to identify what is biting and where. Once you know what’s biting and where, select what you will target and prepare a plan to catch them.
Plan. When planning a fishing trip I select the species I will be targeting and then prepare a variety of gear and tackle to catch those species. For example if targeting summer flounder (fluke) I will make sure we have a variety of tackle types for the task. A variety of bait rings and jibs of different colors, size and weight along with a variety of bait (squid, fluke bellies, silversides, etc.) to tip the rigs and jibs as well as Gulp artificial baits).
The idea is to be ready with a number of different bait and lure types depending on what the fish are eating on any given day. The same would be true with other species too. The next part of planning is select the places you plan to fish based on your research as to where the fish are, the tide/current and wind. Select the three, four or five places you will fish until you hit the fish.
Implement. Once you have a plan then it is a matter of getting out on the water to implement the plan. Often we get sidetracked, deviate from the plan based on an unwillingness to move the boat, travel to the next spot, or start fishing a species you did not plan for. It’s easy to become complacent on the water, "We are having a good time, the bite is slow but who cares." Believe me, move the boat to the next spot on your plan and you will have even a better time once the rods start to bend. Often times it’s the last place on my list that lights up with fish.
So for your next fishing trip, prepare with research, develop a plan and then once on the water be persistent and execute your plan.
Where’s the bite?
Striped bass and bluefish. "It was mid-morning Friday and Al Mazeiko was surfcasting from his usual spot at the Railroad Bridge on the Cape Cod Canal when he noticed a huge school of peanut bunker swimming frantically against the west tide with breaking striped bass in pursuit. Al deployed his slow sinking white Sebile Magic Swimmer into the blitz and took home a slot fish for the table while releasing a 37-inch and three other stripers over 40 inches!" said canal striper expert East End Eddie Doherty. "We had large schools of striped bass hit the coastal shore after the storm this weekend. Anglers are catching school bass from the beaches, the East and West Walls of the Harbor of Refuge, the Charlestown Breachway and Quonnie. Most are school bass in the 20-inch to 23-inch range but keepers are mixed in," said Jon Albert of Breachway Bait & Tackle, Charlestown. Tom Giddings of the Tackle Box in Warwick said, "The bite at Block Island is still very good but we have anglers catching some nice bass off Newport with eels." Manny Macedo of Lucky Bait & Tackle in Warren said, "The skipjack bite exploded this weekend. They seem to be everywhere. Anglers are reminded that they are bluefish and the limit is three/person/day."
Summer flounder (fluke), scup and black sea bass. Albert said, "Fluke fishing along the coastal shore and at Block Island is sporty. However large fish are being caught. We weighed in a 13-pound fish that was caught south of the wind farm earlier this week but there is not a quantity of fish in the 22-inch range being caught." The black sea bass and scup bite remains strong just about anywhere there is water movement and structure.
Bonito and false albacore. Macedo said, "Customers are catching both bonito and false albacore. The fish have not been huge but they are here and anglers have started to target them."
Bluefin tuna. "The bluefin tuna bite has been outstanding," said Albert. "Anglers are hooking up with jigs fishing 40 to 50 miles offshore."
Freshwater. Giddings said, "The catfish bite is good at Lake Tioque, Coventry and in Warwick at Sand Pond and Groton’s Pond." Macedo said, "No bite at Brickyard Pond, however, anglers are catching largemouth bass in the upper Warren Reservoir."
Dave Monti holds a captain’s master license and a charter fishing license. He is a RISAA board member, a member of the RI Party & Charter Boat Association, the American Saltwater Guides Association and the RI Marine Fisheries Council. Forward fishing news and photos to Capt. Dave at dmontifish@verizon.net or visit www.noflukefishing.com and his blog at https://ift.tt/2oReIjo .
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