Trophy bass surpassing 50 pounds remain stationed off northern New Jersey while slot- and over-slot fish have moved into the rips of Eastern Long Island Sound. Bunker and river herring are on the menu from Narragansett Bay to the greater Boston area, where mackerel are starting to fuel surface feeds and fish to 30 pounds are being caught on minnow plugs and live bait. Meanwhile, the herring runs in New Hampshire and southern Maine are fishing well for slot-size stripers.
Our first regional guest, Captain Rob Taylor of Newport Sport Fishing Charters in Rhode Island, provides a rundown on the diverse forage base and class of fish in Narragansett Bay, as well as when to expect Block Island to heat up. Then, Captain Anthony Forte of Forte Guide Service checks in from the Boston area to touch on the increased presence of mackerel and herring in the harbors, and the low- to mid-40-inch class stripers that are feeding on them.
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