2017 Rhode Island Squid Report

[eduda]

 

I've never squid fished off a boat. However, I have been told that you just go putter around the Harbor(s) until you find them on your fishfinder. The squid are pretty much all over Narragansett Bay, so you should be able to find them almost anywhere. I see a lot of boats along the Newport Bridge at anchor, with lights on squid jigging. Just whatever you do, please, please, (please) do not take your boat over near the GI causeway. A boat can find squid anywhere. People tied to the shore can only fish from a few select spots. I've seen boats drop anchor and jig within drop distance from the causeway, screwing with those fishing from the bridge (including me). They went so far as to drift in right underneath the bridge with a long anchor rope and then haul in the rope to draw the squid away from the bridge. People started chucking sinkers at them. Don't be THAT guy!

 

 

i'll plan on staying far away from GI causeway when do you find that the squid fishing normally is pretty good from the causeway? as for the fish finder, do the squid normally run in big schools? like is it going to look like a giant bait ball? can you see them from looking into the water with a flash light normally or are they normally more near the bottom? Thanks for the help!