During my teenage years in Newport we always had the mackerel/herring run that lasted into Christmas week and some seasons into the New Year. December was also the month to take silver hake (whiting) and pollock from the shore. This would be a good year to seek whiting again. Think dock/bridge with access to water 15-30 feet in depth - drop in some squid or mackerel strips on a bottom high low rig with size 2 hooks. Might extend your season with some fresh fish cakes. For pollock the hot spots were the Galilee channel and Newport shoreline casting 1/4 ounce kastmasters at dusk.
DZ
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