The fishing has been awesome lately– check out the Fishing Report post on the Cox-Sports website for the latest updates on the Rhode Island fishing scene…

In other news, the night bite for Striped Bass has been awesome– and well within reach of shore-bound or paddle craft anglers.  Fish have been showing up all over my personal home turf, Narragansett, provided you can find the right place at the right time.  There have been sizable schools of Sand Eels pushed into shallow water across Narragansett after dark, everywhere from the along Anawan Cliffs and Bonnet Shores,  the mouth of Narrow River, the Town Beach and Seawall, Scarborough Beach, in the Great Salt Pond of Galilee, and everywhere in between.  On any given night, I’ve been driving from spot to spot until I find surfacing fish and launching my canoe or kayak to chase down the fish.  Using soft plastics on a light action 12 lb test class rod, the fish have kept me up until all hours of the night– in fact last night a red-hot bite kept me on the kayak until 3am, from which I caught over a dozen fish up to 32 inches– and I would never have quit if I didn’t have to get up for work this morning.  From shore, there have been nights of non-stop action on everything from schoolies to fish up to 36 inches at Narragansett Beach and Scarborough Beach– with most fish hitting right in the surf in a foot or two of water!!  It’s been UNBELIEVABLE!  Just remember– these fish are keyed into small baitfish this time of year so downsize your gear, including breaking out the fly rod and a sand eel pattern if you can, and hit the surf!

It’s been the best shore fishing of the season and shows no sign of slowing down!  Fish NOW, sleep later.  See you out there…

Ty