“The squid bite is very good in Jamestown, Tiverton, Galilee and Newport,” Henault said.īluefin and yellowfin tuna, mahi. The tuna bite is still pretty good, with mahi being caught also fairly close to shore.
"The black sea bass bite is only fair with keepers being caught in the lower Bay and out in front of Newport.” “Some fluke of size are being caught in deep water with smaller keeper fish being caught in the lower Bay and out in front of Newport," Henault reported. We caught three keeper fluke in about 50 minutes. Conditions were good with an incoming tide and south-southeast wind. “Fluke fishing for customers this weekend was pretty good right inshore in about 40 feet of water," Gatch said. Summer flounder (fluke), black sea bass and scup. We fished south of the Jamestown Bridge this weekend in 45 to 50 feet of water and caught keeper fluke but they were in the 18-inch to 19-inch range with shorts caught in-between. There are a variety of predators hunting the peanut bunker, squid and mackerel that are now the primary baitfish in the Canal.” … Tony McCann, a great fisherman from Easton, caught a nice bluefish that was about 32 inches on a Green Mack Magic Swimmer. There are plenty of mackerel of all types around on the surface, too.” Cape Cod Canal fishing expert "East End" Eddie Doherty reported: “The trench continues to produce with Todd Benedict from Monument Beach landing a striped bass that was way over slot, estimated to be over 30 pounds. Customers caught small bonito in Newport Harbor this weekend and at Lands End. No bass to speak of are being caught north of the Jamestown and Newport bridges. A prolonged fight combined with this warm water exhaust fish, quickly making it difficult for them to revive.” Dave Henault of Ocean State Tackle in Providence said: “Slot-size bass are being caught at Sprague Bridge on Narrow River. They are feeding on sand eels. "And, just a reminder, if you catch a large bass, bring them in as quickly as you can and, when brought to the boat, keep them in the water as much as you can for a quick release. “The striped bass bite from shore is still good with a great bite along the coastal shore and an outstanding bass and bluefish at Block Island with all types of methods working," Gatch said. Roger Lema, Susan’s husband, said: “Fish the outgoing tide in front of rivers, coves and ponds as the water and bait have to be moving. When we go out, we have five rods ready to go - some prepared to cast silver lures like Deadly Dicks and Kastmaster lures. But, we are also ready to troll with broken back lures, shallow-swimming and deep-swimming lures to use depending on where the fish are in the water column.” We tie directly to a 25-pound fluorocarbon leader with a uni knot and no swivel. This keeps things simple with no hardware flashing in the water to spook the fish.”
Local bonito and false albacore expert Susan Lema said: “Use as little hardware as possible. "We have had no reports yet of false albacore being around.” “A customer caught a nice bonito, about 4 to 5 pounds, this weekend," said Harrison Gatch of Watch Hill Outfitters in Westerly. False albacore, however, are usually not eaten. They can be caught from boat and shore with lures and even on the troll. They generally range in the 2-foot range, weigh 4-5 pounds but have been caught as large as 12-15 pounds.Ītlantic bonito are part of the same mackerel family - Scombridae - as tuna. The meat of young or small bonito can be of lighter color, close to that of skipjack tuna. Bonito and false albacore are often mixed in with striped bass and bluefish.
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