Block Island, named after the Dutch explorer Adriaen Block in 1614, is an island off the state of Rhode Island. During the end of the last ice age, receding glaciers formed this island. Block Island fishing has a long history here, beginning with the Niantic people fishing for sustenance. Two historic lighthouses are on the island, both Block Island North Light and Block Island Southeast Light guide ships away from the rocky coastline. With lots of rocky bottom, reefs, and shipwrecks around the area, Block Island fishing is worth checking out.
Bodies of water you can fish from Block Island include the Block Island Sound, the Atlantic Ocean and the Great Salt Pond. Block Island fishing from the shore delivers bluefish, Cod, Cunner, Mackerel, Spiny Dogfish, Striped Bass and Flounder. Fly fishing and surfcasting are popular activities on the sandy beaches and along the rocky coastline. Offshore, you will find opportunities to catch Black Sea Bass, Tautog, and Sharks, Tuna can also be found nearshore and offshore much of the year.
An astounding 1,142-pound, 12-ounce Bluefin Tuna was caught at Block Island in 1981. It holds the Rhode Island state record for this species. Other record Rhode Island catches from Block Island include a 77-pound, 6.4-ounce Striped Bass; a 2,909-pound Shark and a 14-pound, seven-ounce Green Bonito.
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There is a 76.14% catch rate for Scup, based on 253171 Scup counted.
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There is a 7.83% catch rate for Black Sea Bass, based on 26021 Black Sea Bass counted.
There is a 2.93% catch rate for Bluefish, based on 9734 Bluefish counted.
There is a 2.3% catch rate for Pollock, based on 7645 Pollock counted.
There is a 2.16% catch rate for Striped Bass, based on 7191 Striped Bass counted.
There is a 1.43% catch rate for Silver Hake, based on 4760 Silver Hake counted.
There is a 1.4% catch rate for Flounder, based on 4650 Flounder counted.
There is a 0.73% catch rate for Cunner, based on 2435 Cunner counted.
There is a 0.51% catch rate for Weakfish, based on 1704 Weakfish counted.
There is a 0.48% catch rate for Striped Searobin, based on 1601 Striped Searobin counted.
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Sat Sept 24 – 1/2 Day Fishing PM 9/24/2022 5:23:52 PM - Capt JR reports a very nice trip aboard the Viking Star this afternoon. We found Sea Bass and Porgies in every area we fished. Lots of action all trip. In addition we found a
Sat Sept 24 – Block Island Fall Jumbo Porgies & Knothead SeaBass 9/24/2022 4:09:36 PM - Capt Dave reports a tougher day on the Viking Starship. We had to hide from the weather to start the day so we were up close to Block Island and the fishing was pretty slow. A
Mon Sept 19 to Thurs Sept 22 – 3 Day TNT Ultra LTD 9/22/2022 10:59:13 AM - Capt J.R. reports an excellent offshore trip for the 3 Day TNT Ultra LTD on the Viking Star. We steamed off to the western Tile Fish grounds for day one and picked away at Gol
Wed Sept 21 – Block Island Fall Jumbo Porgies & Knothead SeaBass 9/21/2022 3:56:57 PM - Capt Dave reports a pretty good day of fishing today on the Viking Starship. This morning we started off fishing close to Block Island where we had some good fishing there wer
Tue Sept 20 – Block Island Jumbo Porgies & Knothead Sea Bass 9/20/2022 4:30:22 PM - Captain Dave reports a really excellent day of fishing. We fished close to the Island and had fantastic results all day. We headed offshore and hit the payload of larger sized
Tue Sept 20 – Fall Update! 9/20/2022 12:30:56 PM - FALL UPDATE AND NEW TRIPS ADDED!! Fall is kicking into gear and as requested we have ADDED OCTOBER FULL MOON STRIPED BASS trips aboard the 144ft Viking Starship! Details below
Mon Sept 19 – Block Island Jumbo Porgies & Knothead Sea Bass 9/19/2022 5:12:56 PM - Capt Dave reports a good day of fishing today on the Viking Starship. We started the morning fishing in the shallow waters close in to Block Island where we had some mixed siz
Sun Sept 18 – Block Island Jumbo Porgies & Knothead Sea Bass 9/18/2022 4:11:40 PM - Capt Dave reports a tougher day on the Viking Starship. The conditions were difficult with the wind making it rough out there. We made a bunch of moves to all of our usual spo
Sat Sept 17 – 1/2 Day Fishing PM 9/17/2022 6:29:12 PM - Capt JR reports another good trip on the Viking Star. It was a mixed bag of Fluke Sea Bass and Porgies. The pool winner was Annie Ceruti from Bellmore NY with a 3.3 lb Fluke.
Sat Sept 17 – Block Island Jumbo Porgies & Knothead Sea Bass 9/17/2022 4:35:32 PM - Capt Dave reports good fishing on the Viking Starship. It was slower today than we have been seeing so we moved around a bunch. We did find fish on every spot. The last drop h
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