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Tautog Experts Share Tips
Tautog fishing is fun. I like to relax with friends and family, shoot the breeze and enjoy a great Rhode Island fishery all at the same time. Tautog (or Blackfish) is a great eating fish with a dense whitish meat. May 1st, 2014
Fish Focus: Fluke Futures Hang in the Balance
I realize it's May according to the issue date on the cover of this magazine, and that if I had even a small shred of decency left in my shriveled editorial heart, Iâd use the allotted space here to rejoice in all the wonders of the month that marks the beginning (in earnest) of the new season in salty waters. The weather is nice, Iâm thrilled weâve finally shaken off that interminable winter, and the fishing should get lights-out good for at least a species or two by late-month. But unfortunately, I squandered the last of my decency on Girl Scout cookies, and all I have left for the foreseeable future is a keyboard full of misery and pessimism and doubt.May 1st, 2014
Back to Basics: The Cold Reality of Spring Schoolies
The first fresh linesides will be here before you know it⌠Apr 1st, 2014
Note From the Publisher
We are psyched, again. After months of planning, months of writing and selling ads, weeks spent on distribution and strategy, your REGIONAL edition of Coastal Angler has taken the quantum leap from 50,000 readers (LI, RI, CT, MA) to 70,000 readers with the addition of Coastal Angler Magazine New Jersey (20,000 circulation.) Congrats to Frank and his Jersey team for making this happen! Apr 1st, 2014
Sea to Table: Sauteed Scallops
We may be nearing the end of our Long Island wild scallop season, so be sure to take advantage now before the weather gets too warm! North Atlantic sea scallops can be fished commercially by trawling or dredging year-round, but the gold standard on many menus these days are âdiver scallopsâ--hand picked by deep divers or harvested by scallop fishermen near sea grass in the shallower waters of bays and estuaries. Also called bay scallops, these scallops are smaller and generally sweeter than the meatier sea scallop, but then again, the larger sea scallops make great entrees, especially seared and quickly caramelized like a steak.Apr 1st, 2014
Global Warming, Warm Water And What It’s Doing To Fishing
âThere is no longer any credible scientific debate about the basic facts: our world continues to warm, with the last decade the hottest in modern records, and the deep ocean warming faster than the earthâs atmosphere. Sea level is rising. Arctic Sea ice is melting years faster than projected.âApr 1st, 2014
Ocean State Cod Fish & Chips
With Cod being caught off Point Judith and St. Paddyâs Day just around the corner, many Rhodys will be celebrating with some of our fresh-from-the-sea fish & chips and our famous local brews. We asked around and got a few favorites to share with you...but first...for authentic fish & chips, even some anglers donât know that cod is the way to go!Mar 5th, 2014
The Surprise Guest in Newport Harbor
Taking advantage of a surprise day off last July from his day job with Capt BJ of FlippinâOut Charters, our friend Greg and his good friend Phil Duckett headed out onto the waters off Newport. The winds were projected to be light out of the South so they decided to take Greg's (very) small 14' aluminum and head just North inside of the Newport Bridge. The plan was to chunk up some mid-summer Bass. The pre-dawn bite had been good and they already had a mix of 15Mar 2nd, 2014
Back in the Game: The Seasonal Reset
Back in June, 2012âJune 11, around 8:30 a.m., Rhode Island Hospital, to be exactâI underwent full reconstructive surgery on my left foot, a decision that ultimately cleaned me right off deck and benched me for the better part of a year and a half. This last season, my foot still working at about 50 percent of its ânormalâ capacity, I could easily have jumped back into fishing but somehow couldnât face the idea of setting foot on a deck without the possibility of work- ing it. My weathered Guy Cotten oilers hung at the head of the basement steps looking sullen, I thought, and my rods gathered a gritty sheen of dust in their designated racks overhead. Somehow, this whole ordealâthe sudden pros- pect of facing a new relationship with my gear and familiar decks â put a gut-level fear in me, a fear that I might have ruined fishing for myself, that I might have fucked the whole thing up beyond repair through too many years doing it full-tilt. Mar 2nd, 2014