Rhode Island Fishing Reports

Water temps are sitting at 48–49°F per NOAA buoys 44097 and 44085, and the spring striper arrival has shifted from a trickle to a full-on push. The Fisherman — Rhode Island, via The Saltwater Edge, reports a wave of 30-pound-plus stripers invaded Narragansett Bay as recently as this past Saturday, with fish moving in along the South Shore and up inside the bay. Schools of bunker have accompanied the bass, and anglers are scoring on live bunker, flutter spoons, and topwater lures — the early-morning window producing best. OTW Saltwater's May 5 migration report confirms bass arrived around the full moon, which peaked just days ago. Tautog are picking up too: the Frances Fleet (per The Fisherman — Rhode Island) reports improved blackfish catches week over week, and Booked Off Charters is targeting tog around Block Island this weekend. Squid are not yet in play — the Frances Fleet says no local squid have shown up yet and plans to wait another week before scheduling those trips.

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