For open-water fishermen in Southern New England, February is nearly universally considered to be the toughest month of the year, and this is especially true for the saltwater purist. To be completely honest, there are very few options available this month locally for a boater…
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Happy New Year! January is a weird month fishing-wise for me as well as most of the boating population in southern New England. It’s close enough to the end of the fishing season to still be fresh in our minds, but it’s also just removed…
Hopefully, this doesn’t jinx us all, but we’ve been quite lucky regarding fall storms so far this season. Aside from Hurricane Ian, which did its share of damage, as of the writing of this month’s column things have been quiet in New England. And this…
What can be said about fishing in October aside from making the best of all opportunities you encounter? I hate to say it, but the end of another boating season can now be seen on the horizon, and for many, it could very well end…
For many reasons, September is my second-favorite month of the year, only falling behind October for the top spot. This is when the air begins to finally begin cooling down, most tourists leave my quaint little shoreline town, and best of all, every type of…
August means options in the Southern New England waters off the Connecticut and Rhode Island coasts. If you time things right and plan out your attack in an efficient way, you could realistically land black sea bass, fluke, striped bass, cod, porgies, blackfish, bluefish, false…
I can’t believe that we’re already in July. I know it’s cliché to say, but it seems like just yesterday we were eagerly awaiting warm enough weather for the first open water fishing trip of the season, and now we’re staring square at the Independence…
June is a time for bigger fish in the waters of Connecticut and Rhode Island, with striped bass, bluefish, fluke and even tuna showing in quantity and quality as each day passes.Beginning with striped bass, expect to see a shot of potentially enormous striped bass…
Here we are, at the beginning of another season of saltwater fishing in Southern New England. This is a wonderful time of the year for me as there is so much promise, so much hope, and so much excitement about the months that lie ahead.…