We weren't doing much along the mainland shore so we decided to try Block Island from the boat. My son, Matt, had been fishing here with his friends and picking up decent numbers of keeper bass up to 35 inches and big bluefish while jigging with large diamond jigs in 60-80 ft. of water. So, my brother Steve and I decided to give it a try.
Yes, the fish are there. There are also big numbers of large sandeels around with some as thick as your finger attracting the stripers. At times I saw the sandeels just below the surface in clouds of bait. Most of the bass that are on these sandeels seem to be in the 28-35 inch range but there are lots of them. If you like deep water jigging from the boat, this is the place to be right now.
