The last week has seen an uptick in the number of keeper bass and large bluefish along the 'Gansett shoreline. The strong northeaster in the beginning of the week and the big west winds that followed have set up some rough water that is attracting larger fish close to shore. There are also small pods of mullet moving along the shore and that is drawing in some large fish.
I have been out fishing just about every day in the rough water and my sons, Chris and Ben, who live in Narragansett (tough life as students at URI!) have also been fishing. In the last five days we have all landed keeper bass every day along with some big blues and schoolies. Surprisingly, many of the keeper bass have been caught in the middle of the daytime in the rough, white water and anywhere currents exist. These fish tend to run in the 30-38 inch range, not real large but a big improvement over what has been around in the last month.
Don't expect to go down fishing and see a big blitz. It's not working that way. The large numbers of bass and blues along with masses of bait are just not around yet. However, there are keeper bass here and there and it is a matter of putting in the time to catch one.
