Newport, Ri - 2008 Squid Season

[cj2121]

It seems as if all the regulars have been quiet lately! Is this because the squid are biting or because this year is HORRIBLE for the runs? I also saw 7 boats under the new Providence I-way bridge fishing this a.m. on the way to work! Anyone catching anything over there?

[mino_401]

does anyone know how to catch pogies?



and what's the setup for fluke... i would like to know... if you bait your hook with squid... how do you keep stripers and blues from snatching the line?

[Acslata]

[quote name='mino_401' post='11712' date='May 15 2008, 08:14 AM']does anyone know how to catch pogies?



and what's the setup for fluke... i would like to know... if you bait your hook with squid... how do you keep stripers and blues from snatching the line?[/quote]

[TravisS]

Mino...you net or snag pogies with a weighted snagging treble.

[sfoxnh]

Update:



Last night from 10PM - 2AM did a little better, 46 squids, 2.5 grams shrimp with cloth, pink, one jig only w/o weight. That jig never failed me when squid are slow....



Will try it again on Friday/Saturday if weather permits...



John+Suzy: How did you do last night?



Busterblue, please ping me when you head out ...

[flukeprodigy]

I gotta make it up there this weekend. I wanted to go fluking saturday during the day, then squidding at night but it doesn't look like anyone I know wants to pay to go on the frances fleet this early <img src='http://www.squidfish.net/forums/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/sad.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':ink' />

[pearldiver57]

[quote name='flukeprodigy' post='11716' date='May 15 2008, 11:49 AM']I gotta make it up there this weekend. I wanted to go fluking saturday during the day, then squidding at night but it doesn't look like anyone I know wants to pay to go on the frances fleet this early <img src='http://www.squidfish.net/forums/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/sad.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':ink' />[/quote]





I'd be interested flukeprodigy, but funds are lil tight next few weeks. We should hook up sometime. I have a shop in Berlin and eat lunch at a lil diner here in town from 12 - 1

Pearldiver

[flukeprodigy]

[quote name='pearldiver' post='11717' date='May 16 2008, 12:12 AM']I'd be interested flukeprodigy, but funds are lil tight next few weeks. We should hook up sometime. I have a shop in Berlin and eat lunch at a lil diner here in town from 12 - 1

Pearldiver[/quote]



Let me know when you wanna head out. I'm usually up there once a week fluking on the frances fleet. If anyone has any room on their boat and is going fluking/squidding this weekend, i'd much rather go with you (providing you know what yo'ure doing on the water) Definatley willing to give you gas money and provide bait and tackle for the trip.

[Snaildarter]

[quote name='flukeprodigy' post='11718' date='May 15 2008, 10:31 AM']Let me know when you wanna head out. I'm usually up there once a week fluking on the frances fleet. If anyone has any room on their boat and is going fluking/squidding this weekend, i'd much rather go with you (providing you know what yo'ure doing on the water) Definatley willing to give you gas money and provide bait and tackle for the trip.[/quote]



George, If I take the boat up there again this weekend and have room, I'll give you a holler. Snaildarter

[flukeprodigy]

[quote name='Snaildarter' post='11719' date='May 16 2008, 01:31 AM']George, If I take the boat up there again this weekend and have room, I'll give you a holler. Snaildarter[/quote]





Awesome! I would love to go

[flukeprodigy]

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[johnat]

[quote name='cj2121' post='11711' date='May 15 2008, 08:00 AM']It seems as if all the regulars have been quiet lately! Is this because the squid are biting or because this year is HORRIBLE for the runs? I also saw 7 boats under the new Providence I-way bridge fishing this a.m. on the way to work! Anyone catching anything over there?[/quote]





Suzy and I went out last night and causht 8 between 10:00 pm and 12:00 am. we saw hundreds of baby squid smaller than our jigs. There was one school of larger squid that came by quickly and we managed to get 4 or 5. It appears there are 3 generatoins of squid inhabiting the bay. Getting them to bite has proved a bit difficult this year. I had a dozen hit and misses last night. Now that the water temperature has finally hit 52 deg. we may see increased action the next several degrees. We will be back this weekend to try again. It's addictive. Sofnx did well off the bridge. Upon leaving he had a 2 dozen squid. He was doing better than anyone else on the bridge. There was a truck that pulled up at the park and sold someone a bucket of squid they caught on their a boat. I wish I bought the bucket. If anyone selling their squid reads this I am interested in buying a bucket.

[1tym]

Hey fox.. which jig where u using =)

[sfoxnh]

[quote name='1tym' post='11723' date='May 15 2008, 12:16 PM']Hey fox.. which jig where u using =)[/quote]



I am not going to tell you Kevin <img src='http://www.squidfish.net/forums/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':ink' />

[1tym]

[quote name='sfoxnh' post='11724' date='May 16 2008, 02:19 AM']I am not going to tell you Kevin <img src='http://www.squidfish.net/forums/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':ink' />[/quote]





Do you think I can make a good guess?

[sfoxnh]

[quote name='1tym' post='11725' date='May 15 2008, 12:37 PM']Do you think I can make a good guess?[/quote]



You're a smart man ....

[tatoug55]

if looking for poggies head on up to india point park, fluke all over the place along with some nice sea flea infected big bass unreal

[1tym]

hahahaha...



Hey fox.. check this out





www.walshsfishing.com

[tatoug55]

fluke i meant bass sorry

[squidkiller]

Hi any body know what kind of bait to use for fluke?