Fishing Update

Heavy rains have put the Wood River nearly over its banks, and this has put off the Hexagenia hatch according to David at River & Rip Tide Angler in Coventry. Look for water levels to recede over the weekend and expect a resurgence in the hex hatch, though it is nearing its end point. Morning caddis provide dry fly action, with terrestrial rounding out the daylight hours. Some Light Cahills create a limited evening hatch.

In the salt, the western side of Sandy Point has been hot for schoolie striped bass feeding heavily on sand eels. Watch for feeding terns to clue you in on location of the feeding school. Bluefish in the 2 to 4 pound range have made an appearance, so if you are tossing flies go well stocked. Action on the reefs off of Watch Hill has been hit-or-miss over the past week, with a big offshore swell making things unconfortable at times, and churning sand and weed into the water nearshore. Expect this too to improve over the weekend.

Did I hear someone say bonito? Nope, not yet but keep your eyes open as they are due to arrive in the next week or so according to my calendar. If you can get there, Block Island is hot, hot, hot for large striped bass (a number of 50 pounders have been taken with lots of 30s and 40s) being taken by day on eels, cut bait and even surface plugs----yes, surface plugs by day to 30 and 40 pound striped bass.