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There are so many big fishing stories for 2024 it was difficult to select three but here are my top picks.
Striped bass overfished with good bite in some areas Striped bass fishing was good at …
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By CAPT. DAVE MONTI
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12/31/24
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It is easy to provide an overview of fishing for the past year and used to be fairly easy to forecast what fishing might be like in the following year. But today, providing a forecast for the future …
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By CAPT. DAVE MONTI
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12/23/24
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Senator Sheldon Whitehouse’s 15th Annual Energy, Environment and Oceans Leaders Day (EEO Day) held Friday, Dec. 13, 2024, was a big success. The purpose of the workshop is to recognize Rhode …
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By CAPT. DAVE MONTI
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12/20/24
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Winter sports are underway and plenty of our teams will be in the mix to do some damage. Here are some of the teams that I will be watching closely in the next few months. For boys basketball, …
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By ALEX SPONSELLER
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12/20/24
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Striped bass have been under a rebuilding plan since 2019. The most recent 2024 stock assessment update conducted by the Atlantic States Mariene Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) found the resource …
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By CAPT. DAVE MONTI
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12/10/24
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It was halftime of last week’s Thanksgiving football game between Pilgrim and Toll Gate. It was cold, windy, wet. I was huddled under a tent on the Pilgrim sideline just trying to send out some …
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By ALEX SPONSELLER
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12/4/24
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At the depths we often catch fish there is little light and little color. Fish do not see red or blue in deep water. You might say they are colorblind or nonpartisan. They just aim to survive and …
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By CAPT. DAVE MONTI
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12/4/24
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NOAA Fisheries reached out to anglers with a New England Recreational Fishing Roundtable earlier this month at the Providence Hilton Hotel and online. The purpose of the meeting was to share updates …
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By CAPT. DAVE MONTI
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11/26/24
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The Bishop Hendricken football team edged La Salle to earn its 13th state championship in the past 15 years. It’s cliché to say this, but it really was a team win in every sense of the …
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By ALEX SPONSELLER
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11/26/24
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Last week marked the return of boxing legend Mike Tyson when he fought YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul. To be frank, I figured we’d be in for a freak show and that’s exactly what we got. …
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By ALEX SPONSELLER
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11/19/24
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Striped bass have been under a rebuilding plan since 2019. Although some of the conservation measures taken since then are working the most recent 2024 stock assessment update conducted by the …
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By CAPT. DAVE MONTI
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11/19/24
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As of Friday, Nov. 1st, vessels 65 feet or longer must slow to 10 knots or less in the North Atlantic Right Whale Seasonal Management Area. For Massachusetts and Rhode Island mariners and anglers …
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By CAPT. DAVE MONTI
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11/12/24
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The fall sports playoffs are winding down here and we are down to only a few teams. Last week saw some great games be played across football and soccer. Some of our athletes got to experience the joy …
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By ALEX SPONSELLER
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11/12/24
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It is that time of year, the recreational fishing season is coming to an end. I have a routine for decommissioning my gear and have added in some tips from the experts on putting away your fishing …
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By CAPT. DAVE MONTI
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11/5/24
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Well, after 11 years, we finally saw a Rhode Island public school football team deal Bishop Hendricken a loss when Portsmouth walked off with a 24-21 victory last week in the regular season finale. …
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By ALEX SPONSELLER
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11/5/24
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Last week Vinney Simms, Jr’s huge tautog made a total of four runs back down to the bottom. He managed to keep the fish off the bottom and got it into the boat, it was a record breaking 22 …
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By CAPT. DAVE MONTI
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10/29/24
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It’s playoff time. Yes, I know some were underway last week, but this week is when we truly get into the thick of the postseason with nearly all sports in playoff action. Here are some of the …
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By ALEX SPONSELLER
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10/29/24
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Fish managers thought that circle hooks would help save striped bass. That was the assumption when they created a rule in 2020 requiring anglers to use circle hooks when fishing with bait for striped …
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By CAPT DAVE MONTI
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10/22/24
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If you couldn’t tell by now, I am a traditionalist. I am of cheap taste, I don’t like anything extravagant, and I certainly don’t like getting fancy when it comes to sports. I like …
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By ALEX SPONSELLER
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10/16/24
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Shark predation, sharks eating an angler’s catch as they bring it to the boat, has been increasing exponentially. And it is not very pretty. The cod fishing this month has been hit or miss at …
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By CAPT. DAVE MONTI
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10/16/24
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