Had some non-fishing business to attend to at midday in RI, so afterwards I
headed to Narragansett shore and pier.
It was one of those VERY rare days where a grand slam from shore was at least
possible at high noon. I'm talking bass, blues, bonito, and false albacore all accessible from
the old state pier. The predator fish had all manner of bait -- anchovies, mullet,
silversides, herring, etc. -- pinned next to the boat ramp and were picking
them off. Bait raining everywhere.
You could not get a soft plastic jig through the water without it getting shredded
by zillions of snapper blues (what RIers call "skipjacks") and somewhat larger
blues. Bass to near keeper size were busting through bait right off the rocks.
As for the bones and FAs, they would occasionally swoop within casting range
for 5 seconds or so; needless to say, you had to time your casts perfectly to
intercept them. I was dead-sticking a sluggo into the boils when I suddenly
had a long reel-screaming run; immediately, I thought "bonito", but I turned out
to be a foul hooked blue.
Did see one bone caught, and spoke with someone who said he had
caught both a bone and an albie from the Narragansett shore earlier in the day.
A small tin boat launched from the pier would get you into this action
for a much longer period (just be careful when the winds blow from the east).
Speaking of east winds, I spoke with someone last night who said the Narragansett
action really died on Sunday once the winds shifted from sw to se.
-bd