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By   /  May 22, 2013  /  Columns  /  No Comments

Fishing tournament for visually impaired adults The RI Lions Sight Foundation (RILSF) will host their 6th Annual VIP Fishing Tournament for Visually Impaired Persons (VIP’s) of Rhode Island on June 23.  The tournament will take place on a chartered party boat out of Galilee RI. The tournament is sponsored and organized by the RILSF and [...]

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By   /  May 15, 2013  /  Columns  /  No Comments

Tautog fishing is great family fun: Gisele Golembeski with a tautog she and her husband Rich caught off Narragansett, near Whale Rock.

Tautog experts share tips Tautog fishing is fun.  I like to relax with friends and family, shoot the breeze and enjoy a great Rhode Island fishery all at the same time.  Tautog (or Blackfish) is a great eating fish with a dense, whitish meat. The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) regulates tautog fishing. [...]

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By   /  May 12, 2013  /  Columns  /  No Comments

Spring (fishing?) break: school vacation turned out to be a fishing holiday for Carlin O’Hara of Cranston. The Rhode Island angler landed red and yellowtail snapper off Riviera Beach (near West Palm Beach) in Florida while on vacation with his family.

Fishing and boating has big impact Over the past month there has been a lot of talk about recreational fishing, and a lot of talk about boating, and the impact they have on Rhode Island.  As one might expect these industries bolster tourism, and come to find out they do have a huge direct impact [...]

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By   /  May 1, 2013  /  Columns  /  No Comments

Good cause, great values: Capt. Ray Roberts, Boat Manger and Teri Woodbine of the URI Foundation Boat Donation and Sales Program, offer both used power boats and sail boats for sale in all price ranges, like this Four Winns 21.5-footer they are standing in front of.  It is for sale for $4,250.

Great boats… great prices… great cause “One of the nicer sail boats we have is this 31’ C & C.  It’s sailed back and forth to Ireland twice… it is a great boat and a great value.” said Capt. Ray Roberts, boat manger, of the URI Foundation Boat Donation & Sales Program.   Roberts said, “I [...]

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By   /  April 24, 2013  /  Columns  /  No Comments

Birthday trout: Kyra Anderson of North Kingstown turned seven on opening day.  She caught this rainbow trout while fishing with family and friends at Silver Spring Lake.

Freshwater fishing hot thanks to DEM Opening day last Saturday didn’t let anyone down.  I traveled to ponds in South County and the East Bay and although the morning was cold the excitement was contagious. Excitement from the likes of Kyra Anderson… seven years old on opening day… who was the only one in her [...]

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By   /  April 17, 2013  /  Columns  /  No Comments

Col—Monti—4.17.13

Ponds stocked With more than 20,000 anglers out at dawn on opening day, last Saturday April 13, it’s a good thing that approximately 80,000 hatchery- raised brook, brown, and rainbow trout with an average individual weight of one and a half pounds were stocked by DEM staff in more than 100 ponds and streams.  Popular [...]

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By   /  April 10, 2013  /  Columns  /  No Comments

Chris Parisi of Fish Whisper Guide Service with a striped bass he caught on the Cape Cod Canal.

Cape Cod Canal like a striped bass highway “Think of the Cape Cod Canal as a big river… a river that changes direction with the tide, with up to a seven knot current, with lots of structure and lots of bait.” said Chris Parisi, Cape Cod Cannel striped bass fishing expert.  Chris is former owner [...]

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By   /  April 1, 2013  /  Columns  /  No Comments

Col—MontiBass

Get your gear ready for big fish You can’t pick the time when a big fish hits. So make sure your gear is in good working order at the start of the season and throughout the year. Experts suggest checking all reels, rods and line before the season starts and do regular maintenance throughout the [...]

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No Fluke: West Bay Anglers raise $12,000… new fishing regulations coming

By   /  March 30, 2013  /  Columns  /  No Comments

West Bay Anglers raise $12,000… new fishing regulations coming The raffle tickets kept crossing the table, the math was pretty simple: $1 a ticket.  But by the time they were done, after 18 weeks of Lobster Raffles this winter, the West Bay Anglers had raised $12,000 for charity.  Half was donated to their Take-a-Kid Fishing [...]

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By   /  March 22, 2013  /  Columns  /  No Comments

New England Saltwater Fishing Show a big success The New England Saltwater Fishing Show was a big hit this weekend with happy exhibitors boasting of record attendance and sales.  Special guests, the captains from the National Geographic Network program “Wicked Tuna”, drew big crowds as they were on hand to greet attendees.  Over 300 exhibitors [...]

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