What a month it has been! In my estimation, it seems to have been one of the best Junes for large stripers in a very long time. The Canal had some amazing blitzes, western Long Island Sound had a big bass bite that just wouldn’t quit, Narragansett Bay was on fire, Newport put out fish to almost 60 pounds… amazing fishing all around. In addition to all this, fluke fishing started to really get going around the second half of the month, which might be a good sign for July. We have also seen a dramatic uptick in photos showing kids getting in on our amazing sport. Keep those photos coming and you just might see yourself, your friends or your kids featured here in our reader gallery!
Dan Sullivan got in on the red hot action at the Canal and caught this solid striper on a Paiva Lures 3T pencil popper.Matt DiScala with a fat western Sound jumbo striper taken on a dawn trip.Alicia Nichols took a trip with her husband Andrew, owner for Fishin’ Factory 3 in Middletown, CT and caught this really nice fluke on the first drift.The squidding was great earlier in June and Joe Senatore got in on the action aboard the Black Hawk by dressing the part.Tracy Roane with a keeper fluke caught aboard the Black Hawk.Mike West, owning it on a porgy trip aboard Black Hawk Sportfishing out of Niantic, CT.Regular photo contributor and Fisherman Magazine author, Nicholas Dietz with a solid striper.Avery Stoll, defining the term ‘game face’, after catching this impressive smallmouth bass!Mark McHugh got in on the first wave of cows to show up on Block Island’s Southwest Ledge with JL Charters.Paul Thomas displays yet another large striper caught aboard JL Charters running out of Point Judith, RI.
