Hot Spot of the Month: Block Island’s South Side
The largest fish that I have ever hooked—and lost—in the surf took place along this fabled stretch of shoreline.
Hot Spots
Hotspot Of The Month: Robert Moses Bridge
N 40°62’12” / W 73°26’36” The Robert Moses Bridge is the last of three spans connecting the mainland to Fire…
Hot Spot: The Triple Wrecks
One would need an updated 2020 Thesaurus to comprehend the descriptions of this summer’s yellowfin tuna fishery at the Triple…
Hot Spot Of The Month: The 30 Line
From tuna to sea bass, and sharks to cod, this area located to the southeast of Block Island produces fish year-round.
Hot Spot: Point Judith Light
A classic fall surf spot with ‘big fish potential’ written all over it!
Hotspot Of The Month: Six Mile Reef
Normally when the word “reef” is mentioned in a discussion, the thought of bottom dwellers such as blackfish are the first species to come to mind.
Hot Spot: Little Egg Reef
The third largest spread in the artificial reef lineup at 1.5 square miles (surpassed only by the Atlantic City Reef at 4 square miles and the Cape May Reef
Hot Spot: Frisbees Fluke
A hot spot among hot spots, head to the Frisbees for a summertime double-digit fluke.
The Coimbra Wreck
With a reputation of exceptional shark and bottom fishing, in recent years the Coimbra Wreck is better known for consistent action with bluefin tuna.
Deepwater Reef
Located 23 miles offshore of Great Egg Inlet, the Deepwater Reef is the furthest artificial reef to reach in the New Jersey artificial reef program.
Carnegie Lake
Electrofishing conducted on Carnegie Lake by the NJ Division of Fish & Wildlife came up with the highest largemouth bass catch rate of 2018, according to the Freshwater Fisheries Annual Report. The
Cherry Harbor – Gardiners Bay
Located between the North and South forks along the southwest side of Gardiners Island in Gardiners Bay is Cherry Harbor, where from mid-June through mid-July the area holds hordes of jumbo porgies and a sprinkling of sea bass.
Quogue Canal (West End)
Funneled between the confines of Moriches and Shinnecock Bays, the Quogue Canal was once notorious for its exceptional early spring flounder run that began by mid/late February, and usually lasted until mid-April.
Matunuck, RI
Matunuck, Rhode Island is a great location to fish whether it’s from shore or by boat. For boaters, it’s very close to the harbor at Point Judith offering many opportunities and a very short run.
Rosedale Lake
Beginning on opening day of the trout season (April 11, 2020) the fishing at Rosedale Lake will begin to warm up, with the 30-acre impoundment thereafter getting three in-season rainbow trout stockings without closures.
Fresh Pond Habs
Fresh Pond Rocks denotes the beginning of the rocky, fishy structure leading west along East Beach in Charlestown, RI.