What a Week!!

From Blue Fish to Blue Fin Tuna, this was a heck of a week!  I was fortunate to have a father/son trip which was so much fun. Bluefish all over and sometimes doubled up with Blues and Stripers! Newport was on fire with bait and all the appetizers a fish could want. Birds were working and the boys were on target with each cast.

Cape Cod started to get active regardless of the weather conditions. We fought a tuna for an hour and a half only to lose it boat side! Disappointed but that is what happens when the fight goes that long.  This fish was a beast!  Can't wait for round two.

Fly Fishing in RI has been Awesome to say the least!

Had just a great crew from CA visiting New England and wanted to just get tight.  They did and then some!  20 plus Bass and Blues to keep us busy in between. Fish were up to 34 inches which are just great when they are behind boulder fields and darting to open water!

Block Island today

Well, there are Dogfish all over to say the least.  We did manage to find a nice Striper in the mix to give us that glimpse of hope for the season.  The next week should start to change things dramatically here so get ready!

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

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