The states that border Massachusetts allow spearfishermen to harvest striped bass, and, now the state wants to start allowing the practice in their waters, too. A bill has has already passed the state’s House of Representatives, but some in the community are starting to push back. According to the Gloucester Times, while there are some [...]
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Spearfishing for Striped Bass: One Step Closer to Being Legal in Massachusetts
Massachusetts may be the striped bass fishing capital of New England, and now the underwater gunners might get a chance to chase them. Saying that their neighbors Rhode Island and New Hampshire are pulling money from the state, the Massachusetts House passed a measure on Tuesday, October 9 to legalize spearfishing for striped bass in [...]
13-Foot Great White Washes Up in Massachusetts
Vacationers in Rhode Island and Massachusetts were a little concerned this Labor Day weekend when a 13-foot Great White Shark washed up in Westport, Washington on the Rhode Island boarder. “It was pretty scary standing next to that thing…it made your adrenaline go cause he’s stone dead, but my God, it has jaws written all [...]
The Most Bunker We’ve Ever Seen
We don’t know what striped bass day-dream about, but if we had to guess we’d bet it would be something like this. Check out this photo of an enormous school of bunker captured by the guys at the Saltwater Edge in Rhode Island that they posted on their Facebook Page. This must look like an all-you-can-eat [...]
Wetsuit. Fins. Striped Bass Fishing?
People who are serious about surf fishing for striped bass are a special breed of fishermen, but people who practice the art of skishing are borderline insane. Basically, with shores getting too crowded, those trying to get the real advantage to target the striped bass run have figured out how to play the currents and [...]
What fishing is all about: David Henault at Ocean State Tackle
Very warm winning video about David Henault, owner of Ocean State Tackle, Providence, RI. If you are a New Englander, or even not, you will love these voices and faces. You won’t learn a thing about fishing but you will learn what it’s like to be human. “People come to small stores because they want [...]
NOAA Continues to Face Controversy with Fisheries Management Science
If there's on thing that commercial fishermen and fisheries management officials can agree on, it's that they don't want any one species to go extinct. However, that might be the only thing. Commercial fishermen, in the Northeast especially, are constantly battling for the right to keep and sell more fish, to support their livelihood. Regulators, such [...]
GoFISHn Striped Bass Fishery Survey Results: Not Good
A few weeks ago we launched a survey to ask the Atlantic striped bass anglers among our readers for their opinion of the striped bass fishery.We got 199 responses and a good distribution of anglers from Maine to South Carolina, and a mix of occasional many anglers who caught a few fish to more than [...]
Tube and Worm Trolling Secrets for Monster Striped Bass
Tube and worm trolling has long been one of the most productive and popular techniques for targeting trophy striped bass. Countless 50 plus pound cow stripers have fallen victim to the tube-which is hands down one of the most peculiar of striped bass fishing techniques. There’s a lot of debate around what the tube and [...]
Rhode Island Stocks Trout and Salmon for Ice Fishing
When you think of stocking trout, you think everyone's getting ready for the trout opener, but that's not the case in Rhode Island.The R.I. Department of Environmental Management is stocking 2- to 4-pound salmon and 3- to 5-pound trout in the state's ponds in preparation for the up-coming ice fishing season. In all, about 100 [...]
