Newport, Ri - 2009 Squid Season

[evil401]

[quote name='mino_401' post='14370' date='Apr 16 2009, 08:35 PM']yeah it's me... the one and only mino in town...[/quote]



koolio u remember me rite ..(tho) i went to skool wit ya sis..squid hittin in sakonnet....

[chopper56]

Hey Folks,

I meant to post something to this topic but posted it as a new one by mistake so here it is agian . . .Has anyone else been watching the water temps at the Newport NOAA station?



[url="http://tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov/ports/ports.shtml?stn=8452660+Newport&port=nb"]http://tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov/ports/por...ort&port=nb[/url]



A few days ago the temps were climbing rapidly and steadily with just some minor fluctuations due to tides. I thought the water would be hitting 50°F very soon. Now, over the past couple of days the temp has actually dropped a bit. Does anyone know if the temp needs to hang around the 50° mark vs just hit that number for a short time? Also, with no major storms in the Newport area why woulod the temp drop when the air is warming up? I was trying to plan around it for my first trip but now I'm just gonna go no matter what.

[TravisS]

[quote name='chopper' post='14382' date='Apr 17 2009, 07:19 AM']Hey Folks,

I meant to post something to this topic but posted it as a new one by mistake so here it is agian . . .Has anyone else been watching the water temps at the Newport NOAA station?



[url="http://tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov/ports/ports.shtml?stn=8452660+Newport&port=nb"]http://tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov/ports/por...ort&port=nb[/url]



A few days ago the temps were climbing rapidly and steadily with just some minor fluctuations due to tides. I thought the water would be hitting 50°F very soon. Now, over the past couple of days the temp has actually dropped a bit. Does anyone know if the temp needs to hang around the 50° mark vs just hit that number for a short time? Also, with no major storms in the Newport area why woulod the temp drop when the air is warming up? I was trying to plan around it for my first trip but now I'm just gonna go no matter what.[/quote]

Temperature changes are based largely on winds in conjunction with masses cold/warm water.

[mino_401]

[quote name='evil401' post='14372' date='Apr 17 2009, 01:29 AM']koolio u remember me rite ..(tho) i went to skool wit ya sis..squid hittin in sakonnet....[/quote]



yeah man... how's it going? sakonnet harbor huh? are they running deep? did you go or hear from someone?

[Tatonka]

[quote name='evil401' post='14372' date='Apr 17 2009, 01:29 AM']..squid hittin in sakonnet....[/quote]



Heard this as well, hate driving there, its a hike.

[mino_401]

ok i'm going to try to head down there tonight and hopefully will have some good news tomorrow...

[merchantmarine]

[quote name='mino_401' post='14388' date='Apr 18 2009, 04:42 AM']ok i'm going to try to head down there tonight and hopefully will have some good news tomorrow...[/quote]





YOUR WASTING YOUR TIME, WAS THERE ALL WEEK AND NOTHING. I DID GET A FEW IN JAMESTOWN LAST NIGHT.

[soccerlife945]

Are you guys sure that the squid are in? I don't want to drive down there for nothing.

[soccerlife945]

Also, can you guys post a address I can mapquest?

[1tym]

just came back.. they're not in. seal was fishing though..

[evil401]

[quote name='mino_401' post='14386' date='Apr 17 2009, 11:00 AM']yeah man... how's it going? sakonnet harbor huh? are they running deep? did you go or hear from someone?[/quote]



i heard it from my boy xang..but i hate driving there so i aint goin i went to g.i last nite stay out fot 4 hr nada nuthing insight

[zach]

[quote name='soccerlife945' post='14392' date='Apr 17 2009, 06:51 PM']Also, can you guys post a address I can mapquest?[/quote]





Newport, Rhode Island

1 goat island



that's the address



skipper <img src='http://www.squidfish.net/forums/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/boat.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' />

[Tatonka]

Thinking of trying tonight. Will report....



As for Sakonnet, like Evil401, also had a friend report of some being caught. Typically, they show up there before they head up into the bay. I havent been down there this year, to much of a hike. I tend to stay on Aquidneck Island. maybe I'll see a familar face down there tonight. Soccerlife, good to hear a positve report for a change. Albeit, not the strong numbers as of yet....



Good luck all.



-Tatonka-



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Join our "Squidfish RI" facebook group.

[evil401]

[quote name='Tatonka' post='14412' date='Apr 18 2009, 03:43 PM']Thinking of trying tonight. Will report....



As for Sakonnet, like Evil401, also had a friend report of some being caught. Typically, they show up there before they head up into the bay. I havent been down there this year, to much of a hike. I tend to stay on Aquidneck Island. maybe I'll see a familar face down there tonight. Soccerlife, good to hear a positve report for a change. Albeit, not the strong numbers as of yet....



Good luck all.



-Tatonka-



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Join our "Squidfish RI" facebook group.[/quote]





yea too far man c u on the bridge buddy

[boxer38z]

i know this is off topic, but does any one know if Mackerel runs by goat island bridge? i have caught few small bass on squid jig by accident just wondering if there's any other thing beside squid at Goat island.

[pearldiver57]

[quote name='mino_401' post='14364' date='Apr 16 2009, 08:57 PM']what material would be best to use to make a reflective cap for the top of a lantern??[/quote]



I used aluminum sheet metal. Started with a circle about 39", cut a 6" circle in center. polished it to a mirror finish, then cut out a pie piece, so I could pop rivit it to a shape of a lampshade. The center hole should be close to the top dia. of the lantern before you poprivit. I have some photos if your interested.

Pearldiver

[luftnpanzrwagn]

[quote name='boxer38z' post='14419' date='Apr 18 2009, 09:54 PM']i know this is off topic, but does any one know if Mackerel runs by goat island bridge? i have caught few small bass on squid jig by accident just wondering if there's any other thing beside squid at Goat island.[/quote]



If you decide to live-line a squid for stripers off the causeway, you run the risk of tangling 500+ squidders when fighting that fish.



I wouldn't want to have that many people pissed at me... again..



I may or may not know from experience...

[KingSquidWithTheBiggest...]

[quote name='luftnpanzrwagn' post='14427' date='Apr 19 2009, 12:10 PM']If you decide to live-line a squid for stripers off the causeway, you run the risk of tangling 500+ squidders when fighting that fish.



I wouldn't want to have that many people pissed at me... again..



I may or may not know from experience...[/quote]



if i know i can get a trophy stripper, in that situation i would seriously consider having 500+ squidders being pissed at me...

[AT Grimaldi]

I drove the new boat, Jenny Lee by there yesterday afternoon. ONly one guy on the bridge, no luck from either he or I.



Just a report.



- TTYL



- ATG

[soccerlife945]

Thanks for the update, just not the update I want to hear. Any new updates from today?