J&B Tackle

Tim at J&B Tackle emailed over their report to say “Pre nor’easter and during it we had some incredible surf fishing reports from Rhody. Several customers reported catching personal best bass in the 50-plus inch range. Definitely diehards as the stories, videos and pictures will attest. Striped bass, bluefish, false albacore and even bonito have stayed in the area post nor’easter. South side of Fishers Island, Race Point, the Race, the Gut, Black Point, Millstone Point east to the mouth of the Thames River are the best areas to locate fish that are on the move. Early morning most productive but fish can be caught throughout the day. Make sure you have epoxy jigs, topwater plugs and soft plastics available. Majority of the action is on top with some diamond jigging for blues at the race as a backup. Tog season in CT opens on Saturday October 10. Boats in our area need to be aware that NY tog opens one day later on Sunday October 11. There are some regulation differences between CT, RI and NY waters that you need to be aware of as well. For offshore, we had a few customers heading out during midweek weather window and hope to have some reports this weekend. We did hear that a few boats were hooking up at the canyons but have not gotten a full report from them. Nor’easter did take a week of fishing away but looks as if there’s still some good opportunities. As soon as we hear from the offshore boats we will update the report. JB Tackle is open Monday–Saturday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.”

Tim at J&B Tackle emailed over their report to say, “The biggest news is this weekend’s nor’easter and how it’s going to affect our fishery. Prior to the storm striped bass, bluefish and albie fishing was heating up for a great fall run. My optimistic hope is the storm pushes more bait and fish into our area. Offshore as always is more difficult to predict but hopefully the calm after the storm will bring in some good water and a chunk bite. While we wait for the seas to calm it is a good time to get all our tog supplies and gear ready for October 10th. JB Tackle is open Monday through Saturday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.”