When do you start?
 

Well we are within 2 to 3 weeks of traditional season start. Typically i would target March 21 but some years evenm St Patricks day March 17 for atrip to the outside 9ocean , not up rivers etc) . I am always about a week behind the real icebreakers who start sometimes as early as March 10.

I won't get into specifics but i'm sure some will eventually but the rats will be on the outside east and west of the bay in the usual spots. i usually go west but actually like (enjoy ) the more eastern spots better.

So when do you traditionally wet the line for the first fish on the outside?

I used to Start on St.Pats day, that was always traditional for me..Not anymore..Now I wait till much later in April...It never really ends anymore anyway with all the fish in Prov...etc...But as for a Traditional first trip to the suds it was always St. Pats day..

May 1

May 1st for the salt.....2nd-3rd week of march for the trout

I always like to go down to RI the third week of April or so and try to get into some good schoolie action. At home, I start around the first week in May

2nd week of may

As soon as the ice on the freshwater ponds are gone.

early may i try to make my first visits to the surf

A day or so either side ofMothers day, unless JoeP, Nebe or PIemma drags me out before then.

late May early june after Im tired of river fishing for trout .

Early to mid April

depending on temps, its usually the end of March, or first week of April..... some years the early season fishing is really great, but (like last 2 seasons) it never really got going for me.....

When the forsynthias bloom.

start Date
 

45 days and counting . I always hit the south side of the Cape starting the second weekend in April.

Starting Time
 

I start mid April and depending upon water temps at that time dictates as to where I'll start fishing.

I'm heading out next week not expecting much but I'm getting the itch and looking forward to some time on the sand

the second week of april for me

A customer of mine whom I have no reason not believe said he went down to an outflow in Narragansett to test some plugs and got a few schoolies - right after the rain a couple of days ago.

Break out the Aquaskinz...it's on! :lama:

-spence

holdovers...

I checked the tides for a few of my spots, and It looks like I'll be starting at some point during the second week of March. (River Fishing). Last year , one particular spot had alwives during the second week of March. Going down there we didnt expect to find much untill we saw those classic alewife swirls followed by BOOM! We had a fun night, with lots of hefty schoolies with some more decent teen bass thrown in.

I cant Wait!!!!!!! :)

Now there is a wise man....

Boats' goin' in the second week in April, so.....

I never stop! :)

I hope i can get my new boat in the water for mid April, I'll start fishing for schoolies around May 1st.

I start bait fishing with the squid, then Mack's, then I head for the fish mid to end of May.
We will see this year?? I have to get my new hard top installed and fish finder. So it depends on the weather ot get the work done.

same here
 

Ice
OUT

:sleeps:

Wake me up on mothers day. I'll be interested to hear how the schoolie fishing went.

:laugha::laugha::laugha:

When the opsrey's return.