Connecticut Fishing Report- November 2, 2023
Keeper tautog are still being caught in shallow water, albies remain abundant in the Sound, and stripers are active out front but they're on the move.
Keeper tautog are still being caught in shallow water, albies remain abundant in the Sound, and stripers are active out front but they're on the move.
Scup and sea bass bite alongside double-digit tog and there's steady action for stripers and gator blues gorging on peanut bunker.
Big scup and sea bass mix in with tautog, striped bass and bluefish blitz along the beaches, and albies entertain anglers when the tog bite slows.
Double-digit tog are chewing, surfcasters catch stripers in Narragansett Bay and the rivers, and scattered schools of hardtails pop up sporadically.
Sea bass and blackfish chew for bottom fishermen, albies pop up sporadically in the eastern Sound, and walk-the-dog topwaters dupe big bass and bluefish in shallow.
The fall tautog season kicks off with double-digit catches, bass and blues stalk peanut bunker and more on the South County beaches, and the RI DEM continues fall trout stocking.
The fall tautog season starts strong while albies, stripers and bluefish blitz on peanut bunker in the Eastern Sound.
Big bass and blues hit topwaters around Narragansett and a double-digit tautog wins the RI Tog Classic.
While false albacore have shown up again with a vengeance, topwater striped bass blitzes are becoming more prevalent, with bigger fish being found on the reefs.
Bass and bluefish of mixed sizes can be found blitzing along the south shore, while the false albacore bite is popping throughout the state, with some of the best blitzes of the year reported this week.