Here's a serious fish landed last evening from the Yak using a my finesse approach. I was back in the kayak last evening and I decided to make some changes to my fishing approach. I made some changes that hopefully would add more effectiveness to my finesse game.  I have been dealing with fussy fish lately that woud follow and whirl but not real...

I landed this decent one a couple of nights ago in a backwater location.  Overall there are a lot less stripers around this year but there are some quality fish. As we head into Memorial Day weekend the key word to describe the striper fishing here in RI is MEDIOCRE. Spring fishing should be peaking right now but it isn't. It's easy to blame the...

🔥Striper season is on and the action is hot! Everyone on board caught fish all day.💪 🏆 Biggest Catch? A massive 40 inch Striper – a new personal best!🎆 🎯We Started by loading up on mackerel – great bait and even better eating! 📏Picked up a few slot fish (28-31″) – perfect for the table!🍽️ […] The post 🎣Boston Harbor Striper Report – May 20...

Back in the kayak and catching!  I took the kayak out in 'Gansett Bay several times in the last week. I was mostly fishing skinny backwaters and taking a finesse approach when doing it. While I did better than I have been doing from shore it was still mediocre fishing compared to past years.  I put 7 fish in the yak but none were slots or overs. A...

The Albie Snax mounted on a BKK Titan Rider hook was a hot lure last evening. My son Jon and I went out last evening in an off the beaten path location in Narragansett Bay.  This was a quiet skinny water cove where we have had success in the past with decent sized stripers. This is one of those spots where big plugs have little to no chance of s...

Jon Pickering holds a slot fish that was taken from shore.  These larger fish have been hanging around places that have schools of menhaden. The fish was released in good shape.  By now the striper fishing should be humming here in RI.  It's not.  In a few words to sum it up we are in the midst of a mediocre spring that has been very inconsisten...

I landed this hefty overslot last  evening in the Bay. Here's the scoop on the latest striper fishing.  It's been good but not great. The fish are now spread out along the oceanfront and throughout the Bay.  There are good numbers of all sizes.  Schoolies seem to dominate along the oceanfront while the Bay has some hefty slots and even over slots....

Surprise surprise! I landed my first bluefish of the year this evening along the oceanfront.  The fish about 6 lbs. hit a NLBN paddle tail that was intended for a striper.  This is very early for a blue along the oceanfront.  With everyone complaining that the water is so cold it was even more unusual for this blue to be around.  We'll find out i...

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What is a Haddock? Haddock a species belonging to the Gadidae family which includes well-known members like cod and pollock is a significant catch in the Boston fishing scene. This fish is easily recognizable by a few distinctive features. It has a slender elongated body and is usually greyish-silver in color with a dark blotch […] The post Introd...

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Got my first keeper of the year.  Yup it's early but they are around! This one fell for a Slug-go and hit right at dark.  And surprise it was caught in the Bay!

I landed decent numbers of schoolies that had lice on them tonight. The migration has arrived.  I landed one lone fish a scout about a week ago along the oceanfront.  In my mind the season kicks off when I can land more than one fish in an outing.  Well tonight that happened as I landed good numbers of schoolies that had lice on them a sure sign t...

We’ve been having incredible success with live bait reeling in some impressive striped bass. They’re landing in the slot size of 28″-31″ but we’ve also encountered some big ones that put up a real fight! Our anglers have been testing their stamina against the feisty bluefish who have made their presence known. If you haven’t […] The post Fishing t...

Boston Harbor striped bass fishing season is starting off right where it left off last year. The fishing today was incredible. Lots of action. Lots of fish and big fish. Live bait and artificial baits are both getting the job done. A quadruple hook up lead to these fish. A quick photo and released unharmed. […] The post 2023 Boston Striped Bass Fi...

It's the first one from the oceanfront for me this year. Expect good numbers of them in the coming week. I landed my first striper of the year from the oceanfront today a fish I would call a scout.  In striper fishing lingo a scout is one of the early arrivals that makes it's way ahead of the main body of fish.  I suspect this was a scout becaus...

They should be here within a couple of weeks!  A new season is almost here.  Within a couple of weeks migrating stripers will hit the oceanfront and that will commence the spring runs. Here is a timetable of what I think will happen based over 50 years of keeping fishing logs. Middle of April - First stripers of the season these fish that will hav...

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Here's a big pickerel I jigged up through the ice a few weeks ago. It's been the best ice fishing year in over a decade! I'm sure many of you are sick of winter at this point and looking forward to spring.  But I just love winter and the snowier and colder the better.  I have really enjoyed this winter.  I did a lot of skiing.  It's not over yet...

Springtime in Boston heralds some of the most exciting fishing opportunities particularly for striped bass. The waters around Boston Harbor the Harbor Islands and Massachusetts Bay come alive offering anglers a chance to engage in this rewarding pursuit. What is a Striped Bass? The striped bass a prized catch for many anglers is a robust […] The p...