Third beach: loaded
Rhode Island Fishing
Sep 20, 2022 07:53:04 #
mike carroll
Loc: sakonnet river, RI
Last evening I went down to third beach in Middletown and found many surfcasters working several schools of breaking fish. I was told that the beach had been lit up daybreak and dusk for the last week. I saw mostly small blues, but they said that sometimes it's all bass.
I went back for sunup this morning and caught four bluefish before my brand new braid birdnested. (I overfilled the spool, I think.) By the time I had it retied it was time to leave for work. I did see one guy down the shore from me land a schoolie striper. The beach is loaded with peanut bunker, and the fish know that they are there.
I went back for sunup this morning and caught four bluefish before my brand new braid birdnested. (I overfilled the spool, I think.) By the time I had it retied it was time to leave for work. I did see one guy down the shore from me land a schoolie striper. The beach is loaded with peanut bunker, and the fish know that they are there.
Sep 20, 2022 08:01:27 #
mike carroll wrote:
Last evening I went down to third beach in Middlet... (show quote)
Good morning, Mike, welcome to the Forum, what are you waiting for? We love pictures.
Sep 20, 2022 09:00:07 #
mike carroll wrote:
Last evening I went down to third beach in Middlet... (show quote)
Welcome Mike. Good report.
Sep 20, 2022 15:45:04 #
Sep 26, 2022 08:01:51 #
mike carroll
Loc: sakonnet river, RI
Two straight days of northerly winds scattered the schools of peanut bunker in the river. I went out Sun. morning and scouted from the Sakonnet light back upriver to Portsmouth. I found scattered pockets of bait tight to the shore North of Sandy Point up to Island Park. Roving stripers would sporadically come in and rake these pockets of bait. Got a nice 31" on the fly.
Sep 26, 2022 09:19:34 #
Sep 26, 2022 09:36:54 #
mike carroll wrote:
31" striper
That would be fun on any rod, but a fly rod, it would be great. Like you said, "my phone is useless for pictures", I can see that. Thanks for trying. What weight fly rod were you using?
Sep 27, 2022 08:06:31 #
Sep 27, 2022 08:28:05 #
mike carroll wrote:
10wt. floating line
I'll bet you can't fish that rod all day. That is a biggie, I have a custom-built 8# that I use for salmon and reds and I could fish it all day, but not anymore. But, I'm pushing 80 y/o.
Sep 28, 2022 08:12:57 #
mike carroll
Loc: sakonnet river, RI
I fish mostly in the salt, and usually use my 4 piece Reddington. That one I can still fish all day. It is currently sidelined awaiting a tip section replacement. The ten wt. I built myself. Nice rod, but a bit of a bear when it comes to prospecting/blind fishing. A couple of hours is a real workout on the shoulder, and it doesn't help that my mechanics are probably not what they should be when it comes to casting. Fortunately, I mostly fish from my 13' Boston Whaler, and this time of year it isn't hard to find working schools, plus the 10 wt. has a little more backbone which comes in handy as the fish tend to be bigger in Sept./Oct.
Sep 28, 2022 08:20:08 #
mike carroll wrote:
I fish mostly in the salt, and usually use my 4 pi... (show quote)
That sounds like fun, Whalers are nice boats to fish out of.
Sep 28, 2022 09:05:46 #
mike carroll
Loc: sakonnet river, RI
Whalers are stable, but unforgiving heading into a chop. Even a moderate chop will beat the snot out of you. Best bet is to start fishing upwind, and work your way back. Otherwise it can be a very long, and very slow return trip.
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