Newport, Ri - 2009 Squid Season

[greg ct]

Made a last minute decision and my son and I took our boat out to matunik beach last night. We could see the ff boat set up just to our west when they arrived, about a mile away. We got squid just after we arrived, and it was still light out.



We got enough to keep us happy, although I wouldn't say we set any records. As others have said, it was a 50/50 split between pink and white (the glow kind). Highlight of the night was that my son boated a 13.5" black sea bass without even using a net (we forgot one).



Seas were calm, nobody crowded us out of our generator (4x500 watt halogens burning), and generally a nice but chilly night until about 2:00 am.



Then a wall of fog rolled in and the sat weather showed rain coming. So against my better judgement we made a run back in (staying put was also against my better judgement - no good choices lol). By the time we got to the west gap at PJ we couldn't see either the breakwall or the illuminated signals. In fact, I couldn't see buoys unless I passed within about 10 feet of them.



My butt is still clenched. But we will have a nice dinner tomorrow, and no bumps in the night, so I guess I'll do it again.