Now is the time to go trout fishing on your own or with family and friends. Trout season is open and with freshly stocked waterways in Rhode Island and Massachusetts it is fairly easy to catch a fish. What's not to like? Being outdoors in fresh, clean
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By CAPTAIN DAVE MONTI
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4/14/21
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The second week of the high school football season was filled with ups and downs. Of course, that can be said for any week on the schedule, but for our teams this past weekend, that old cliche perfectly summed it up. Well, not totally. There was one up
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4/7/21
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"Anglers who fish the Block Island Wind Farm (BIWF) say it has been beneficial for fishing," said a study published in Marine Policy, an international journal of ocean affairs. "Interview findings revealed anglers" enjoyment of the offshore wind farm as
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By CAPTAIN DAVE MONTI
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4/7/21
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With the opening weekend of high school football in the books, we are officially in the thick of the third season. As we all know, this third season is going to be fast. It will be all over and done with in roughly a month from now, so don't blink.
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3/31/21
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This week anglers and recreational fishing associations from Rhode Island and Massachusetts weighed in on the National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) request for initial public input on Section 216 (c) of the Executive Order on Tackling
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By CAPTAIN DAVE MONTI
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3/31/21
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Football is back. After months of delay, waiting, uncertainty, we are finally going to see our local teams hit the gridiron this Friday night for the first time in over a year. Last week, I broke down the situation with each team and how they are looking
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3/24/21
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Angling community sends striped bass conservation message The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC), that managers fish in state waters (three miles offshore and inland), held public hearings on a Public Information Document (PID) designed
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By CAPT. DAVE MONTI
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3/24/21
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Last week I mentioned in my column that I would be talking a lot of football the next few weeks. So, here I am, ready to talk some football. This week, I feel like it is important to set the table for this season. Next week I will focus more on
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3/17/21
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Ever think about what it would be like to pilot your vessel through an offshore wind farm. Well you can now give …
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By CAPTAIN DAVE MONTI
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3/17/21
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The Beacon Communications coverage area had four teams claim championships over the weekend. What I loved about these four teams is that each had a different storyline. Now, up front, the Bishop Hendricken hockey team's situation is not ideal, which I'll
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3/10/21
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These are unprecedented times. We as fishers on the east coast have three fishing Amendments to Fisheries Management Plans (FMP) that will eventually be applied to regulations on striped bass, bluefish, as well as summer flounder, scup and black sea
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By CAPTAIN DAVE MONTI
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3/10/21
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It has been a wild few weeks with the high school sports playoffs, as they normally are in the winter. Of the three seasons, I'd say winter is typically the most frantic, and in a year like this, it has been chaotic to say the least. One thing that has
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3/3/21
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