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Saltheart · 07-10-2000, 08:50 PM

Nice fish blitzseeker! Well this weekend you have high tides about 7 AM and 8PM. I'd fish Point Judith Light in the morning.But Id get there about 4 AM. I'd fish eels or a Pearl Bomer with a sand eel teaser and if no luck , I'd try a needlefish with same teaser. I chose Point Judith cause you can also favor one side or the other depending on the wind that morning. If its the normal SW then fish right out front. If SE fish to the east side and even up along the old restaurant parking lot. There is a ton of parking at Point Judith. At sunset I guess I'd fish Black Point till about 10:30. Fish eels in the rocks. Then I'd go park as far east as i could at Narragansett Beach and walk east to the mouth of the river, About a fifteen minute walk. Unless you have a dunes permit its the easiest approach. You can also walk down from Sprague Bridge on the west side and fish along the way if you prefer. You'll need waders and good legs for that though. I'd drift eels in the outgoing and also cast out offshore at the rocks outfront. Also try some Yozuris Tobies or needlefish. Except with the eels , I'd always have a teaser on. If you aren't up to the walk you can fish the river south of the bridge or even drive over to Middlebridge. Thats easy access areas but the fishing will be better outside I think. Just forget about east of the river. You got to know exactly where to go and do it Commando style to fish those areas now (access is the RI surfcasters biggest problem). About the only daylight places I would try would be the extreme right hand side of Scarborough beach (Sheeps Pen ..almost) at about 8AM. Use bucktails and teasers. Have some poppers ready. The other daytime place you would never guess. I seldom tell people this tip but I feel generous and the tide happens to be right this weekend. If you get a very hot day with a late afternoon storm ( got to be later like after 4 this weekend), head right for the Pier. About 20 minutes after the rain starts , there should be fish off the right hand side of the Pier I think the fresh water running down the rocks west of there and the incoming tide sets up a salinity gardient there they seem to like) . Sometimes you can cast to them from the side of the Pier wall (I recommend sliding down on you butt cause its a long way down if you Fall.) More likely though you will be able to reach them by walking along the rocks going to the right towards the point with the big flag pole. They should be on top and you have to reach them so have a big popper ready with a teaser. I'd stay away from Hazard and Newton Ave for safety sake. Blackpoint area is much safer (still not safe if you don't pay attention but safer) You got to have korkers for BP or Point Judith. If you aren't used to that stuff just hit the beach areas I mentioned. Of all the possibilities mentioned , I think the outside at the Narrow River starting fishing about 11PM(allow time to walk out) is your best oppurtunity in the Narragansett area this weekend. Good luck.

07-10-2000, 08:50 PM	#4
Saltheart Registered User iTrader: (1) Join Date: May 2000 Location: Cumberland,RI Posts: 8,555	RE:Narragansett Nice fish blitzseeker! Well this weekend you have high tides about 7 AM and 8PM. I'd fish Point Judith Light in the morning.But Id get there about 4 AM. I'd fish eels or a Pearl Bomer with a sand eel teaser and if no luck , I'd try a needlefish with same teaser. I chose Point Judith cause you can also favor one side or the other depending on the wind that morning. If its the normal SW then fish right out front. If SE fish to the east side and even up along the old restaurant parking lot. There is a ton of parking at Point Judith. At sunset I guess I'd fish Black Point till about 10:30. Fish eels in the rocks. Then I'd go park as far east as i could at Narragansett Beach and walk east to the mouth of the river, About a fifteen minute walk. Unless you have a dunes permit its the easiest approach. You can also walk down from Sprague Bridge on the west side and fish along the way if you prefer. You'll need waders and good legs for that though. I'd drift eels in the outgoing and also cast out offshore at the rocks outfront. Also try some Yozuris Tobies or needlefish. Except with the eels , I'd always have a teaser on. If you aren't up to the walk you can fish the river south of the bridge or even drive over to Middlebridge. Thats easy access areas but the fishing will be better outside I think. Just forget about east of the river. You got to know exactly where to go and do it Commando style to fish those areas now (access is the RI surfcasters biggest problem). About the only daylight places I would try would be the extreme right hand side of Scarborough beach (Sheeps Pen ..almost) at about 8AM. Use bucktails and teasers. Have some poppers ready. The other daytime place you would never guess. I seldom tell people this tip but I feel generous and the tide happens to be right this weekend. If you get a very hot day with a late afternoon storm ( got to be later like after 4 this weekend), head right for the Pier. About 20 minutes after the rain starts , there should be fish off the right hand side of the Pier I think the fresh water running down the rocks west of there and the incoming tide sets up a salinity gardient there they seem to like) . Sometimes you can cast to them from the side of the Pier wall (I recommend sliding down on you butt cause its a long way down if you Fall.) More likely though you will be able to reach them by walking along the rocks going to the right towards the point with the big flag pole. They should be on top and you have to reach them so have a big popper ready with a teaser. I'd stay away from Hazard and Newton Ave for safety sake. Blackpoint area is much safer (still not safe if you don't pay attention but safer) You got to have korkers for BP or Point Judith. If you aren't used to that stuff just hit the beach areas I mentioned. Of all the possibilities mentioned , I think the outside at the Narrow River starting fishing about 11PM(allow time to walk out) is your best oppurtunity in the Narragansett area this weekend. Good luck.