The annual striper migration into the upper reaches of the bay is in full swing! Water temperatures in the upper portions of the bay are in the low sixties and the bait and bass are holding deep in the Providence river shipping channel, but striped bass are on the move and starting to filter into the Seekonk River chasing bait.
Many of the regulars are doing just fine with one angler telling me he probably caught 300 fish last week. I have been holding my own releasing at least a couple of keepers each outing.
This river fishery winds down as soon as upper bay waters reach around 70 - so get out and have some fun! Although the river system will hold schoolie stripers through the summer, "keepers" prefer cooler waters and will move on.
This clip was taken on Upper Narragansett Bay in the Providence River close to the city of Providence.
In the Spring, Pogys (Menhaden) will migrate into the Providence river and hold in the shipping channel with Stripers feeding under the bait pushing them to the surface (This is how you locate bait for livelining pogys).
Striped Bass will sometimes use structure to surprise their prey, which was the case in this video where they were hanging around the ship and submerged pilings.
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