Big Happenings

This good size blue was landed on Sunday
from the boat.  There are good numbers of
them in the Bay.

The last few days have produced some of the best fishing for us this year in terms of numbers and sizes.  We've gotten them from the boat, from the kayak and from shore. It's all been happening for us in Narragansett Bay.  There are not fish all over so you might have to do some looking, but once you find a big pocket of them, it can be lights out.

This 32 inch bass  was one of 15
fish from 28 to 42 inches that Jon landed
from the kayak in "skinny" water.

On Sunday we went out in my brother's boat. We found tons and tons of big menhaden but no big fish after them.  So, plan 2- hit some skinny water and plug for bass and blues.  That worked big time as we landed 40 blues and 10 bass, mostly on bone colored Rebel Jumpin Minnows.  The bass were hefty schoolies all around 24 to 26 inches.  The blues went 4-7 lbs., but some were larger. Right now, there are big numbers of blues in many locations in the Bay.
On Monday and Tuesday I fished from shore. It was big numbers of small schoolies with an occasional hefty one landed.  All the action was on Zoom flukes on a half ounce jighead.
My son Jon had the highlight reel of the week.  He fished Monday and Tuesday from the kayak. He had a whopping 15 stripers from 28 to 42 inches. He also had several hefty schoolies.  That 42 inch one (measured) was the biggest in the family this year. It was a white 7 1/2 inch Slug-Go that caught most of the fish.
So, things can be hot right now, but as I said, you might have to do some looking and you might have to have a little luck. The fish are around.