Fishy News

Bad news for all you "hexagenia" junkies---David at River & Rip Tide Anglers in Coventry tells me the hatch has about petered out for the year. On the plus side, water levels have receded and the river is quite fishable. With water temperatures still in the mid to upper 60s, the trout are loving it and are well dispersed about the river. Terrestrials are the way to go, with lots of green inch worms hitting the water from over hanging trees. Look to the deeper pools and shadowy areas as the heat stays turned on and water temperatures climb.

In the salt, the action had tapered around Sandy Point over the following week, and I had little luck scaring up a fish anywhere between Napatree Point and the outer Stonington breakwater. Things were pretty quiet out on the Watch Hill reefs as well, on either tide. But David was out Tuesday morning at Sandy Point and found lots of well fed school bass that provided some hot action for the first few hours of the day. Hopefully this is a harbringer of good news for the reefs as well.

Rumors of bonito off of Block Island, but no confirmed reports for the Watch Hill region.