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May 11, 2026 - 10:34:42

Abbie at Quonnie Bait and Tackle heard several reports of bass being caught from the breachway and up inside of the salt ponds this past week. The fishing is a bit hit or miss, but is trending in the right direction. Tautog reports are slowly improving with more keepers this past week. The best reports seem to be from shallower water, and it pays to move around if you are not having success. Not much for fluke along the beaches yet, but they have been reported out around Block Island and Montauk. Squid are starting to show up around Newport which means they should move in locally soon.

May 04, 2026 - 10:29:41

Abbie at Qonnie Bait and Tackle has been hearing reports of freshly arrived, lice covered striped bass being caught from the beaches and breachways. You can also likely find bass back in the salt ponds where worm hatches should be starting up soon. Tautog fishing still seems a little slow but will improve as the water warms up a bit more. There have been reports of some winter flounder being caught on sand worms in the local salt ponds. Nothing to report for squid yet but they should be moving into the area soon.

5223B Old Post Rd
Charlestown, RI 02913
phone: 401-637-7184

Quonny Bait and Tackle sells both freshwater and saltwater fishing gear and licenses as well as hunting permits. They stock fresh and frozen bait such as local squid, fresh bunker, herring, clams, chum, eels, crabs, night crawlers, trout worms, meal worms and mummichogs. Tica, Sea Striker, B Brother Custom Rods, Abu, Penn, Okuma, Ande, Berkley, and Suffix, Panther Martin umbrella rigs, fluke balls, JoeBaggs Bucktails are just a few of brands available in the shop. The staff at Quonny Bait and Tackle takes pride in selling local products like Jeff Colson's Casting Eggs and B Brother Custom Rods along with the traditional favorites such as Super Strike Lures, T-Man, 247 Lures, Yozuri and Bomber Lures. In addition, the store has many different types of clamming rakes, fishing nets, crab nets, crab traps, eel traps and crab lines. Give them a call to pick up bait after hours or stop in for the latest fishing report.