Tough Fishing, but still hitting them

To me, the bite has been less over the past few days.  Fish are not in the usual spots and need a bit more searching.  Unfortunately, there has also been a mess of boats due to the holiday weekend.  Fish are in the mid teens to the twenty pound range.  There still have been some blitzed of school stripers on the surface which are always a blast for everyone.  Now only if the fog will go away!

Brian Patterson
Patterson Guide Service
Fly fishing and Light Tackle charter fishing in Bristol RI

Striped Bass on the Fly and light tackle in Rhode Island!

This week was unbelievable!  We had bass of both school and keeper size on the fly and on top water plugs.  We had both small and large bait spread out and in thick! Bass are switching gears on the bait size but are in competition with big blues.  Now is the time where you cant go wrong out there, if and when we get the weather windows!

Blackfishing is on Fire right now!

Blackfish (tautog) is just the ticket until the Stripers come in over the next week or two.  The fish are feeding hard and average from 5-9 pounds!  Not a bad way to come out of the winter blues.

Tuna fishing 101

Check out my article for Hogy Lures for the light tackle tuna fisherman!  Here is the link and remember to sign up for their e-blast as there is always great information to learn.

http://hogylures.net/gearingupfortuna.html

Thanks to all that stopped by!

To all of you that I met today, Thanks for giving up your time on a Saturday!  It was a great show at the NorthCoast boat factory today.  I had the great opportunity to meet many fellow anglers along with Neal from On the Water and Ralph from Crafty One Custom Rods.  Great Friends, great food and a whole lot of fish talk. Can't wait for this season to start!  See you on the water!

NorthCoast Boats Open house April 16

If you get bored and want to check out a tour of the NorthCoast Boat Factory in Bristol RI, I will be there along with On the Water Magazine and many other vendors to have a fun day outside.  Food, drinks and a lot of good fish stories!  Like all other shows I do, if you stop by and book a charter there is a 10% discount!
See you there,
Capt. Brian Patterson

Bad Fish Outfitter Open House April 9th and 10th

Hey everyone, I will be at the Grand Opening of Bad Fish Outfitters under new ownership on April 9th and 10th in Falmouth, MA.  Check out their site for more information.  If you can stop by, say hello and get a 10% discount on a charter!  Just say you saw it here-
Capt. Brian Patterson