(Photo by Patrick Washburn) “The Block Island Inshore Fishing Tournament was a big success last year. We doubled the number of participants and added a fly fishing, shore, and boat division.” said Capt. Chris Willi of Block Island Fish Works, a bait & tackle shop and charter fishing business located on Block Island, Rhode Island.
Currently, the striped bass regulations from last year are still in effect, meaning Rhode Island and Massachusetts anglers can retain one fish between 28 and less than 35” inches until the new …
We still have a lot of larger holdover striped bass in the 20 and 30 plus inch range in the area. These are the fish that decided not to migrate south and “hold over” here for the winter …