I start looking forward to the springtime Striper fishing in Rhode Island in the winter and as the spring gets closer I really get intense. It's the perfect fisherman's scenario, find the bait...find the fish.
When the keeper Stripers arrive in New England and are pushing the Menhaden up the rivers - inshore towards Pawtucket, the fishing can be nothing short of phenomenal.
The spring fishing only lasts for a couple of months until the rivers warm, but can be as good as it gets.
The center piece of Rhode Island known as Narragansett Bay is great for sailing, boating, fishing, kayaking, cruising, swimming and seal watching, these water activities are just a fraction of the great recreational opportunities enjoyed by millions of residents and visitors each year.
Historic villages nestled along the scenic coast offer waterfront dining, shopping, adventure sport outfitters and more.
Narragansett Bay's protected harbors and inlets along with its deep shipping channels provide a perfect refuge to enjoy the sport of fishing.
Fishing on Gansett Bay starts in the spring when striped bass shoot up the Seekonk River and Providence River to hunt for herring and bunker where we will be waiting for them. As the heat of summer warms the cool bay waters fishing switches to its most northern end at the mouth of the bay near Jamestown and Newport and almost every place in between.
Other hot spots will include the Eastern passage of Narragansett Bay which includes the Mount Hope Bay and the Sakonnet River.
The bay is filled with inlets, coves, ledges, piers, docks, bridges so move around and try different areas .
Although much of the fishing I do is with live bait, topwater light tackle fishing in Narragansett Bay during May and June can be epic! When the conditions are right 30 or 40 fish on light tackle per day are commonplace. Spring fishing on Narragansett Bay is hard to beat.
This video is just a taste of the great inshore fishing we have here in Rhode Island
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