Need advice of areas......

[Frightnight]

I am not asking anyone to do any spot burning, but need any advice anyone can give to areas to try or what I am doing wrong. My nephew is coming down from Canada to catch stripers, and I have not caught anything in 3 weeks. My fear is he will come here for the first time in 30 years to fish, and get skunked because I don't know where to go. He will be here around the last week in August. Will the water cool down by then? Any advice is greatly appreciated.

[Striper134]

FrightNight,
Well I would say if its an absolute "gotta catch", that time of year I would take the Canuck up to Barrington Beach with plenty of wire leaders for flies or plugs in hand at first light or sunset for some hardcore bluefishing. If fishing the lower bay is your thing then get out on Ocean Dr again at sunrise or sunset and fish the rocks. August to me anyway is our fall run in Newport. I know its not easy to swallow but if you look at the action we get both in the boat and along the rocks in August and then look at September now and its like hello what happened. September/October used to be amazing here in Newport and along the Sakonnet River Basin back in the late 80's early 90's. I can remember growing up and getting out there in mid to late September and seeing miles of birds and breaking fish for days on end. Nowhere near the amount of boats that you see now but you could start at Fogland Beach and work south to the point and catch 100's of bass anywhere from 15" to 15lbs, tons of bluefish and the occasional albie or two all in that stretch of 4 miles right against the rocky shoreline. Now it seems like the fall run just doesn't happen here like years past or maybe the food just comes in too early. Thats my take on it. Any more questions feel free to ask. I know you guys will catch while he's here.

[Frightnight]

Thank you so much. I dod not care if I catch a striper the next 2 weeks, as long as we get something the week he is here. Any addition advice from you or anyone else is greatly appreciated, I need all the help I can get. Ph. Never caught an Albie, never even seen one. Are they in the same area of stripers, or more in the open like a blue may be, and what do they hit, plugs or bait?

[briish]

yo guys ill be lQQkin around also the last week of aug! maybe see you out there,not a canuck but live on the ny canadien border, viva le que bec les gals cheers chet

[briish]

yo guys ill be lQQkin around also the last week of aug! maybe see you out there,not a canuck but live on the ny canadien border, viva le quebec les gals cheers chet

[Frightnight]

Hey Briish,
Is that the week you were coming? Sorry, we were going to try to get together, but it's the same time my nephew will be here. Well, good luck while your here. Oh, Nephew is living in Canada, but born here, and is US citizen. I was born there, and lived here since 3 weeks old, and they say I am a Canadian citizen. There nuts.

[E-Z MURF]

Capt. Corey offers some solid advise, I would also give Newport and the Sakonnet area a try, this is probably your best bet at decent striper action this time of year.

Far be it from me to offer to best advise for you and your nephew but I will offer the following suggestions.

1) Newton and Hazard rocks at dawn and dusk. Make sure you bring corkers, the $ is well spent on these as they are essential safety gear on the rocks. This area offers the angler prime access to deep water right at the rocks edge. I have done well here for many years toward the end of August all the way until November. You can expect stripers, Blues and possibly Bonito during your trip.

2) Quonny and Weekapaug Breachways. These 2 breachways are probably the shore anglers best bet for action anytime during the season. They are notorious for stories of hardtails or blitzing blues this time of year. Once again corkers are essential and I would fish pre dawn-mid morning or dusk-dawn.

3) Conimicut Point - This is a good dusk spot this time of year for blues and the occasional striper. I usually start taking my kids there in a couple of weeks in the evenings to hunt blues. The area offers great beach access and a long sand bar which attracts bait fish at all stages of the tide.

4) The West Wall and East Wall- Point Judith. These Walls offer the angler the best shot at Bonito this time of year, you may also find stripers and blues. If you are targeting Bonito, I would try to time my trip around either side of high tide. If these little speedsters are in the area, the shore fisherman has his best opportunity when the tide is at the higher stages. The bait will often tend to travel along the wall and put the action within range. Don't over look the inside of the wall or the short wall at Georges. Once again, spikes are essential.

5) Napatree Point, Watch Hill. This area can be great at this time of the year, I have caught many stripers here over the years. I would try to get there pre dawn or fish all night. You can get by without spikes but be very carefull toward the tip of the point. There are mostly boulders and chunk rock which can easily twist an ankle so make sure you have good flashlights. I like the West facing side which overlooks the Pawcatuck River outflow. The remains of the old pilings are always a good spot. Unfortunately I don't get down there that much any more and it's tough to get good reports from that area. It's like the anglers down there are in a different time zone or something. Unfortunately there's only one way to find out what's happining down there, but often it's worth the trip.

That's about it, good luck.

E-Z MURF

[Frightnight]

Thanks so much for the detailed advice. I should have mention though, I am fishing from a boat. But all that info is great. I really apprecaite all the advice I have gotten from you all. This is a great site, and the people here are fantastic. I am aslo attaching a pic of a 20 pounder I caught last week while on a trip sharing time with (Ralkph) Fish-Addict. he caught a 26 pounder too.

[cchobot]

Frightnight that is a great fish! Nice work man.

[Frightnight]

Thank you sir, I was due!!!!