Welcome to Fish R.I.
Your guide to inshore fishing The Ocean State. With over 15 years of local knowledge and experience, our website will help you make the most out of your time on the water.
Fishing Reports & Blog
Don’t miss a bite! Stay up to date on how the activity is in Rhode Island with our weekly fishing reports. Learn about gear, tactics, and fishing/outdoor culture in our blog.
Fishing Reports & Blog
Don’t miss a bite! Stay up to date on how the activity is in Rhode Island with our weekly fishing reports. Learn about gear, tactics, and fishing/outdoor culture in our blog.
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Inshore Species Of Rhode Island
Rhode Island waters are teeming with life. From 50-pound striped bass to lightning-fast false albacore, learn more about what you can catch in the Ocean State.
Striped Bass
False Albacore
BlackFish
Pound for pound of the hardest fighting bottom fish in Rhode Island.
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The Blogs
Scarce Amounts Of Bunker: A Very Concerning Sign
I cannot stress enough the importance of bunker (pogey) to not only the striped bass fishery, but the oceanic ecosystem as a whole. Virtually everything eats bunker from whales and bluefin tuna to our favorite inshore species like stripers
Fishing In April Kinda Stinks…
April is the official start to the annual RI saltwater fishing season, or at least it is on paper. Blackfish season opens on April 1st and many folks anticipate the arrival of fresh striped bass in just a matter of…
A Great Lure For Holdover & Early Spring Striped Bass
When you think of holdover fishing for stripers, typically a tiny soft plastic being reeled in at painfully slow speeds pops into your head. But about 4 years ago, I started using a hard plastic freshwater lure with a
Welcome To Fish R.I.
Fish R.I. is the culmination of all my fishing experiences over the past 20 years in the Ocean State. Here you can learn about the basics of Rhode Island fishing, different species that inhabit our waters, gear recommendations, tips