cod close to Gansett shore

[tlapinski]

Every fall they are regularly landed by anglers seeking tog in close to shore off the RI coast. It is nowhere near what it used to be, I have pics of cod in excess of 60 pounds landed from shore in SoCo, but it is still a welcomed by catch.

Every year I say I am going to give it a go, and every year I come with another excuse not to go. But it's stories like this one that keep it in the back of my mind... http://www.thefisherman.com/index.cf....1BfiayGb.dpbs

[DZ]

For the past half dozen seasons its been more commonplace to catch them while fishing for tog near shore... but not from shore. Like Toby mentioned there was a time long ago when we targeted them from shore - best months were always late February through March. Quonny beach in south county, Sachuest Point in Middletown were the most popular locations. All nighttime action - fishing clams or squid on the bottom. My late casting partner Zeke Silva's largest surf fish for many years was a 41 pound cod from Sachuest. When he hooked it we thought he surely had an early cow bass. Nothing like illuminating a large cod in the wash with your neck light. Most fish were market size - under 10 lbs.