Long Overdue Update

I wanted so badly to keep the reports up each week so for this I apologize! Here it is in a nutshell:  Harpoon boats were having a field day in Cape Cod with Giant Tuna while the rod and reel guys (me included) had to sit by and watch.  There was no real surface feed to speak of which was fine, we are just going back to the good old days of tuna fishing before we were spoiled for 3 years.
Block Island has been spotty.  We really did have to work hard to find fish and several night trips to the SWE were alright but not typical.  The next morning we found out they were in another location on the Island. It is tough to run at night, but with this heat, it is usually a sure fire way to land big bass.
Bottom fishing (Fluke, Sea Bass) has been extraordinary! There has been a bent rod each drift.  I can only see it getting better as there were still a fair amount of short fluke caught.  The Sea Bass have been bigger than ever and the blues are very aggressive mid water column.

Latest report was for the smaller tuna on the Cape.  There has been a recent push of the 60-120 lb fish and now is the time to get after them.  I plan on going a couple times over the next week so I am hoping to have some solid answers for everyone.  Everyone asks me: Where do I go to fish in this heat?  If I were a betting man, I would put my money on the Pre Dawn bites. Locations, that is why people pay me good money to find fish. This time of year is not easy. You have to put in your days and work every step of the way, especially for Bass or Tuna.  The more information you can put together, the better your chances will be.  Keep fishing!

Tight Lines,
Capt. Brian Patterson

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.