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I agree and disagree about the bait to some degree. On one hand I saw pods of mullet unmollested for a whole month last year during October. There should have been some migratory fish on them. Where were they? Offshore? last year's mullet run was crazy, but apparently not crazy enough to draw in some big fish to the RI mainland. I know NPT saw some blitzes but it seems like those were just resident fish blitzing on the bait.
On the other hand, back in '03 there were tons of peanuts(and fish) from the mouth of the narrow river down to the east wall. the first 10ft out from shore the water was black with bait. When you'd wade out to the river mouth you're plug bag would be filled with peanuts. There was so much bait and so many feeding fish all day and night...for weeks! the fish followed the p-nuts along the soco beaches down to FPR where they ambushed the bait and all out blitzed there to finish off the month. One morning in Nov at misquamicut there was a blitz of big fish. I looked in the water and saw P-nuts, adult pogies, and sea herring. The fishing was incredible then and the amount of bait was unbelievable.
So after typing this I think I'd like to see the bait situation improve. I will never forget those years in Gansett and SoCo. I just wish I had been a better fisherman at the time.
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