Max with the MA plate goes to URI and fishes South County Rhode Island. In fact all fish in the photos except Koichi's were caught within 15 miles of the shop.
Fish are mobile in the fall and we as angler's should be too. Some anglers roam from the CT border to the Cape Cod Canal and beyond, sometimes all in one night!
The report is intended to be broad as people from everywhere read it, and knowing what is going on further North is important this time of year as it can give us idea of where the fish are, where we should maybe fish, and how much more is actually still to the North. Of course, fall is anything but a guarantee. They can just slip out to sea never to be seen again.
I almost never do this and probably never will again, but there were big blues and a few bass going simply wild on both 1st and 2nd beaches yesterday afternoon. Full out blitz action in Newport and Middletown. There are fish out there, plain and simple. Knowing the way reports like this work there will be nothing there today. Chase intel if you want to but I try and write the reports to help anglers find fish on their own and catch fish on their own. I just don't think spelling out exactly where to go really helps anyone learn anything or really improves their fishing. The only reason I did it here is since you seem to be implying that we're "fluffing" the reports.
You can look back and find plenty of reports where I tell it like it is when the fishing is miserable. I guarantee that over the season this is almost the most negative fishing report you'll find anywhere, especially from a tackle shop. When it's not good, I tell you that. When it is I'll tell you that too. |