2017 Rhode Island Squid Report

[Spysar]

Really its not bad there.  Ive been to a lot of different squid spots all over New England

and there's mostly nice helpful folks but you have a few that will jump in your spot as

you turn around to unhook your squid in the bucket.  I just tap em on the shoulder and

ask them to move, only once did I haVE A PROBLEM and I solved it by shutting down my generator

and wait for them to leave. There are all kinds out there but 95% are really good folks

looking for a night out with a bonus of calamari.   Thats the 5% that I see throw their coffee

cup on the ground and stomp on it and of course leave it there.  Last time I was at GI I was

in the middle of the bridge and everyone seemed to be concentrating on the sides.  An elderly

lady came about 10 ft to my right and politely asked if she could fish there, I smiled and said of

course.  She had antique squid jigs and was having trouble catching.  It was one of those lock

and load days at 1PM and sunny.   Gave her a couple of my jigs and she started catching.

She caught 3 on 2 jigs.   Turns out she was 86 years old and been fishing there since the

fifties.  Told her to keep the jigs, should have traded for the old ones as they were probably

worth more as hand made antiques.  THE BIGGEST DRAWBACK fishing GI is parking its a

PITA.   If your good people, good people will find you.  Give it a go, 2 people are great as you

can stop and drop off on the bridge then one of you go back and park.  Give it a go you may

hit one those runs that fills 2 buckets in an hour and a half.  I have a 2 hr drive to get there.

 

Great post. And I agree, most people are the good type. I'm just over the border in NY on the western side of Mass. It would take a three hour ride. I'm tempted to try it.