Rhode Island Fishing Report- January 26, 2023
Cod fishing has slowed and holdover striped bass fishing is tougher than years past, but trout and Sebago salmon are providing entertainment for wading and kayaking fishermen.
Cod fishing has slowed and holdover striped bass fishing is tougher than years past, but trout and Sebago salmon are providing entertainment for wading and kayaking fishermen.
Trout and salmon fishing is good for anglers throwing spinners and spoons, and holdover striped bass fishing should improve with the wet conditions.
Reliable trout fishing continues, pickerel dominate the bite in the bass ponds and strange things happen in the Vineyard Sound surf.
While some are finding white perch under their secret stashes of fishable ice, for most ice anglers, the wait is still on for the bigger ponds and lakes to ice up.
With plenty of open water, it’s a good time to grab a bucket of shiners and take advantage of the rare opportunity to tempt a pike, bass or trout from waters we typically see locked up this time of year.
Freshwater ponds are giving up brown trout, walleye, pickerel and carp, while brook trout and white perch keep anglers occupied in the rivers.
There's decent tautog fishing to be had around the wrecks, white perch fishing is good in the rivers and the ponds fish well for pickerel and bass.
Despite unpredictable conditions due to weather, anglers using stick baits and minnows are finding decent steelhead and lake trout.
New Hampshire anglers are enjoying the rare opportunity to fish open water while in Maine, ice anglers are enjoying a good bite on smaller ponds as they wait for larger lakes to lock up.
Open water conditions are providing ample opportunities for jumbo perch and other freshwater species.