2018 Rhode Island Squid Report

[greg ct]

It's been quite some time since I posted, several seasons in fact. I recently purchased a vacation home in South Kingstown. Used to drive 90 minutes both ways to go squiding now I'm very close to the action. I was wondering if anyone can point me in the right direction. I was looking to get away from GI bridge and try Jamestown or perhaps Galilee. I still have my $300.00 squid jig collection and now I feel it's time to get back into the action. I was in Jamestown this past October checking out the docks and noticed several ink spots. Is it legal to squid there? Do people squid off the rock jetties


at Galilee? 


 

This site use to jam why not anymore?

 

I keep my boain in Point Judith, but I've never seen any squid at the marina itself.   I've heard people sometimes see them at the commercial docks where there is a lot more light at night.

 

I would doubt they can be snagged off the rock piles in the sleuceway; the current is too strong.  It's possible you can get them off the rocks leading to the west gap.  When they are off the beaches, they can be anywhere.  There is no light on those rocks though, and it would be hazardous to be walking around on them at night.  Just saying.

 

The frances fleet goes out for them though.  At $50 a head, it's a cheap enough trip.  My boat isn't in the water yet, so I have no first hand info to offer this season.

 

As for site info, well, there are 2 facebook groups that are pretty active.  But even when this board was busy, info would always be a couple of days late and after spots got burned, it became very vague.  But that's actually fine for me since I have a boat.  I don't need exact dock locations.  They are pretty predictable and are either around or they aren't.

 

Good luck.