Snug Harbor Marina

Elisa at Snug Harbor Marina reported that fishing for striped bass out around Block Island continues to produce some nice sized fish if you can get away from the sharks which are becoming an issue. Locally, the bass fishing has been a bit slower as we settle into summer patterns, but some nice fish can still be found especially after dark. Fluke reports have been mixed but generally there seem to be more keepers showing up along the beaches. Black sea bass fishing remains very good and there are lots of scup around! Not a whole lot to report for offshore this past week due to the weather and the few boats that ran out to the inshore grounds over the weekend didn’t find much for tuna but there is plenty of bait and marine life out there.

Elisa at Snug Harbor Marina has still been hearing reports of some good-sized fluke being caught in around 35 to 50 feet of water off the local beaches. There are a good number of short fish around as well with keepers up to around 25 inches mixed in. Sea bass reports have been improving with more large fish moving into the area and there are plenty of scup around right now. Fishing for striped bass out around Block continues to produce some big bass but the sharks are becoming an issue again this year with getting them to the boat and safely releasing them. There are still some bass being caught locally as well, especially at night and in the early mornings. Offshore, the canyons have been fishing very well but the near shore bluefin bite has been tough. There is plenty of bait and marine life on the near shore grounds but the tuna have not really been cooperating.