Black sea bass season in Rhode Island opened Thursday, June 24 and runs through August 31 with a three fish/person/day limit and a 15” minimum size. The bag limit increases to seven … more

The big striped bass started to come around in Rhode Island last week. Paul Criscione of Cranston caught a 44 inch, 35 pound striped bass when fishing between Prudence Island and Colt State Park … more

The Department of Environmental Management (DEM) stocked numerous ponds across Rhode Island with brook, rainbow and brown trout and landlocked (Sebago) Atlantic salmon in advance of Memorial Day … more

Striped bass are in trouble, they are overfished and overfishing is occurring according to the most recent stock assessment. Last month the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC), which … more

I have always felt privileged to interview Rhode Island’s best fishermen and charter captains and then write about the expert fishing strategies and tactics they relate. Todd Corayer, a great … more

As an angler, I for one was delighted to hear Rhode Island will be keeping two seats in Congress now that our population grew over four percent according to the 2020 census. It would have been a … more

Championship Fluke Fishing: Ron Redrow of the El Nino Fishing Team.   Final 2020 recreational catch and effort data estimates where released by the National Oceanographic & Atmospheric … more

Now is the time to go trout fishing on your own or with family and friends. Trout season is open and with freshly stocked waterways in Rhode Island and Massachusetts it is fairly easy to catch a … more

This week anglers and recreational fishing associations from Rhode Island and Massachusetts weighed in on the National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) request for initial … more

The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) which managers fish in state waters (three miles offshore and inland) held public hearings on a Public Information Document (PID) designed to … more