Newport Ri 2015 Squid Season

[BillG]

Just heard squid are being caught in Jamestown and Newport.can anyone confirm.still nothing here in Bristol and I'd really hate to drive to Newport for nothing on a work night

 

Yesterday at 7:00 p.m, I drove by the GI Causeway. There were about 3 people squidding, unenthusiastically, on the sea wall. There was 1 person in a car thinking about squidding, 1 person pulled over talking to someone and 1 person actively rigging up a pole to go squidding. There was no one on the Causeway itself. There was no ink anywhere. I don't know what happened after dark, but I would guess more of the same. At this point, we are shaping up to mimic 2 years ago where the squid showed up late, in small pods here and there and were quickly scattered by bluefish and schoolies. Of course, it's entirely likely that there are huge balls of squid driving towards the Bay/Sound(s) right now, following the full moon/warm water/food. In my opinion, this upcoming new moon will determine how the season plays out. I feel that things will either bust wide open this weekend/early next week or they may trickle in here and there and the only person catching will be squidderbruce.