Have you ever wondered how many striped buses you took last June, or when your summer flounder bite started in the past few years?
Or better yet, what does the weather, seas, and winds look like at your favorite fishing spot in the bay, around Block Island or offshore? Perhaps if you had this information beforehand, you would plan your trips differently – and plan better.
You can now have your own historical fishing information (such as a log book) complete with pictures of the fish you caught. You can also find out about tides, wind and sea status of any location with Floating Weather using your smartphone or tablet in one simple app called AnglerCatch.
Meanwhile, it will provide fish managers with the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management or the Massachusetts Department of Marine Fisheries with critical data on recreational fishing to complement what has already been collected while participating in a science pilot project. This information will help enhance recreational fishing data so that better fisheries management decisions can be made about regulations.
It will not reveal your fishing locations, as the data is used in aggregate. Everyone feels different about their hunting grounds. I share as much information as possible with my readers. I have hundreds of fishing spots because those hot spots change from day to day, month to month, year to year, depending on sea conditions, weather, water temperature, tides, and many other variables.
Again, you don’t have to worry about burning your fishing grounds as your data is looked at in aggregate, and if you choose not to share any location information, that’s okay too.
As a charter captain, I’ve been logging my catch on an iPad, tablet, or smartphone for the past 14 years. It provides me with useful log information and makes me feel good, as I contribute to better fisheries data and fish conservation.
Download the AnglerCatch app for free from your favorite app store. The company that built the software, Harbor Light Software, has a premium helpline if you run into difficulties. It’s all free as the AnglerCatch was developed through a partnership between the Rhode Island Saltwater Fishermen’s Association, DEM, and Harbor Light Software.
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Where’s the bite?
fresh water. Smithfield’s John Dion caught a 7.6-pound largemouth while fishing in Bowdish Lake in Chebachet. “I caught the fish using a chat bait with my swimbait trailer last Friday,” Dion said. Tom Giddings of Tackle Box in Warwick stated: “The fish are in a pre-spawning position, they are attracted to the warm lower waters, so the largemouth bass is still very good and this week also picked up pickerel and pike fishing.” “Anglers still catch trout in stocked ponds, and the largemouth bite before breeding is very good,” said Jeff Sullivan of Lucky Bait & Tackle in Warren.
culminated
“Tautog . Fishing Dave Henault of Ocean State Tackle in Providence said Capt. Mike Littlefield of Archangel Charters in Newport said, “The roping bite has been great this spring. Fishermen catch fish on mussel beds in the 20 to 30 foot range with green crabs. It seems that most Everyone is catching up on their limits.” “Customers are chasing the taut ranger out of gaps and along the Narragansett coast,” said Declan O’Donnell of Misquamicut Bait & Tackle in Charlestown. Giddings stated: “Customers who fish at the Rocky Point Fishing Pier and along the coast there are fishing for some nice pull in the 18 to 20 inch range.”
striped bass
striped bass. “The striped bass bite is good with some cute fish caught when feeding schools of herring, and Atlantic menhadin fish are at the surface. They produce areas off Newport and Point Judith Light,” Sullivan said. “The bay bass bite is excellent with Greenwich Bay production now too, as well as West Passage. Mostly, school bass with bouncers in the 30-inch range mixed,” Giddings said. The county of the south with bass bite there is well. Fishing is also good with hole fish taken from the western wall, local penetration ports, beaches, and ponds. The outgoing tide seems to be producing more fish than the incoming tide.” Eddie Doherty reported on the East End: “Jack Barton got his first spot of the season last week just before dawn near the railway bridge on the Cape Cod Canal. There was an unconfirmed report of a 40-inch striped bass fish caught in the western end, so hopefully this fish will lead the procession of other fish with additional holes in the channel.” “School striped bass are caught by fishermen with mixed rangers in the Seekonk River as well as the Lower Providence River and upper and middle Narragansett Bay areas. Mt. Hope Bay produces bass for anglers as well,” said Henault.
squid
“squid fishing “It was crazy,” Sullivan said. “The best bets this week included the Saconet and Newport areas with a strong bite in Hyannis, Massachusetts, too.” “Squid fishing has been very good in the Saconite River, off Newport and in Jamestown,” Littlefield said. “Last week I fished with Greg Visby, The Squid Whisperer, and we filled five [5-gallon] Buckets in about five hours.”
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scoop
“pour fishing It is taken in Narragansett Bay with a large 14- to 15-inch group being taken at Rocky Point,” Giddings stated.
Dave Monty holds a captain’s master license and charter fishing license. He serves on a variety of boards and committees and has advisory work focused on clean oceans, habitat preservation and conservation, renewable energy, fisheries related issues, and clients. Send fishing news and photos to [email protected] or visit noflukefishing.com.
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