up coming season

[eelman]

Originally Posted by Flaptail

Feelings? Hunches? All you can go on is historical fact. Historically the fish (larger) show on the outer Cape by May 10th-15th. Old Mac Reed said when the oak leave buds in his yard were as big as a mouses ear. Who knows? Burning spots? More likely in RI what with it's more non-moveable shoreline. Outer Cape? Structure today, east wind tonight, gone tomorrow. Got bait? No got bait no got fish. No matter if winter long or short, cold or warm. Old ones have tales and fish have tails. Fish know, man don't but thinks he does. Want bait on outer Cape? Get boat. Go east 8 miles, find whales, find bait, find bass, find tuna later. Want to catch fish? Go fishing. Sooner or later you catch fish. I got hunch. My hunch is that we will have to wait and see. Another hunch is that the canal is going to ber a whole lot more fun this year. Burn spots inprint? Read weekly newspapers. Read reports from bait shops but most of all keep tabs on the inernet blabber. Best source of all. Hunches, hmmm.........

All good points, however since rhode islands coast is boulders and reefs and all that good stuff that holds lobsters this =bait= fish...we will have them...its on the top of there food list...... Night fishing for me always begins around the 15th of may and I have done well with decent fish at that time.regardless of what bait or no bait is in the area and regarless of what the winter did...cape has its own set of circumstances but here in the ocean state the fish show like clockwork... As for the baitshops? listen to them and you may miss it all, there late, inacurate, untrue, embelished. The best news you make is your own...especially when fishing.........

Most of the early talk revolves around those first run brighties dinks. I have seen them in matunuck on St.pattys day and as late as april 18th or so give or take a few days....Those are the fish (since they are the first) that are most affected by the harsh or mild winter. The ones we want are mid may fish. Either way it happens, one sure thing, the fish will move sooner or later.watch water temps and just fish! Most of those first run babys are from the thames river! most of the southern fish B-line to the cape area (this is what I have heard) No body really knows.