You can’t catch fish where there are no fish. My formula for a successful trip includes research, planning and implementation. Research.   No matter what species you are targeting … more

On Monday afternoon, Gov. Gina Raimondo gave all but two Rhode Island school districts the green light to hold in-person classes starting on September 14. It is up to each district to make their own decision on how the school year will be approached, but more

The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) announced new freshwater fishing regulations that took effect August 2. The changes include minimum sizes for trout and salmon, clarification on how fish can be taken and designation of more

It's the dog days of summer. That period between July and August when bay water gets as warm as 76 degrees and warmer in low water coves and sanctuaries. This Sunday the surface water temperature on Narragansett and Buzzards Bays was about 75 degrees, more

On a national scale, Major League Baseball opened its season last week. Like millions of Americans, I tuned into the opening weekend and was happy to finally feel a somewhat sense of normalcy in terms of television entertainment. However, on Monday, news more

The Rhode Island Saltwater Anglers Association (RISAA) will be holding a 'How to catch bigger fluke' online seminar Monday, July 27, 7 p.m. I will be the guest speaker. And, I plan to highlight tactics I have employed to catch larger fluke as well as more

As we get one week closer to fall, more and more college athletic conferences have cancelled autumn sports or have postponed them until the spring. On the one hand, it's discouraging that we are now four months into the COVID-19 crisis and we still more

This week and last week the black sea bass (BSB) bite has been outstanding. BSB fishing at Block Island and all along the southern coastal shore from the Sakonnet River, Middletown to Watch Hill, Westerly remains very strong. Anglers fishing in these more

Finally, we have sports back. Well, some sports back. Earlier this week I took a stroll around to shoot some Little League baseball as this was many town's first week. Many others will kick things off next week. I had no idea what to expect as a more

We need to put the brakes on climate change and its impacts. The last five years were the warmest five years ever. With all the heat warming water is impacting a lot of things including the fish we like to catch and eat. Cold water fish such as winter more

Last week, the Principals Committee on Athletics proposed a new series of divisional realignments in the Rhode Island Interscholastic League. Nothing is official, but it appears that there will be many changes, most notably, in high school football. The more

On Monday, the Rhode Island Interscholastic League along with the Principals' Committee on Athletics held a virtual meeting to discuss the latest developments on the COVID-19 crisis and its effect on the spring sports season. The board unanimously voted more