I just knew it was too hot to last. Last week's phenomenal fishing along Narragansett has faded into a memory. It has gone from red hot to ice cold within a few days. I went down yesterday and blanked. I could not even find a fishermen who caught or saw a fish. There were no birds diving, no breaking fish and no big schools of bait. Heck, there weren't even many fishermen around, a bad sign.
My son, Ben, my scout down Gansett way, got out this evening and found nothing (very unusual for him). Other fishermen I know fished earlier in the day and came up empty. Clearly things are dead.
With the forecast calling for NE winds the next few days, who knows what will happen. It's a matter of waiting until the next pile of bait comes along and almost for sure the stripers and blues will be in hot pursuit.