| Fishing has to be one of the greatest | | | | Rhode Island during the summer just to |
| pastimes ever invented. It is also | | | | enjoy the fishing, especially from New |
| probably one of the oldest. Early man | | | | Jersey, New York, and Connecticut, since |
| had to eat, and those succulent Salmon | | | | RI has a superior fishery. |
| would just call to early men as they saw | | | | There are many ways to enjoy this sport. |
| them in the pristine waters of a | | | | Many fish from shore, sitting in a chair |
| streambed. Early fisherman used their | | | | on the beach with baited rods, waiting |
| hands or sharpened sticks to catch fish. | | | | for that telltale hit and relaxing. |
| The earliest recorded use of fishing | | | | Quite a few own boats and fish from them |
| lures was in 200AD in Aelian's Natural | | | | on their own or with their friends. |
| History. The earliest recorded instances | | | | Others vacation in RI around Newport or |
| of fly fishing were written in 1210 as | | | | South County and charter a boat to take |
| part of romance novel. The first really | | | | them to and enjoy a day of fishing. Of |
| comprehensive book about fly fishing was | | | | course, there is also the avid fishermen |
| written in 1496 and titled Treatyse of | | | | who live just to fish. All these |
| Fysshynge with an Angle. This book was | | | | different people can find satisfaction |
| the first to put fishing forward as a | | | | somewhere along the 400 miles of |
| gentlemen's sport on a par with hunting, | | | | coastline in the Ocean State. |
| then a sport for kings and nobles. | | | | The sites can be quite as interesting as |
| Nowadays of course we don't live or die | | | | the fishing itself. Fishing from shore |
| based on whether or not some fish is | | | | and watching the surf come down the |
| caught, so there is a much less stress | | | | Charleston breachway, now there's a |
| and a lot more fun to be had. Thank god | | | | sight. It is especially interesting |
| for that, it has become a real pastime | | | | watching a boater attempt to charge down |
| and no longer needs to be an occupation. | | | | the breachway on the way into or out of |
| New England waters are among the most | | | | Ninigret pond, with rocks on either side |
| productive on earth. The winter cycle | | | | of them and huge waves going into the |
| allows Nutrients to be brought into the | | | | breach. Sunrise in the morning on |
| upper layers of the water resulting in | | | | Narragansett Bay can be a very beautiful |
| an incredible bloom of life beginning in | | | | site. Of course, nothing beats the |
| the spring and lasting throughout the | | | | excitement of a huge school of small |
| summer into early fall. Phytoplankton | | | | baitfish jumping out of the water as |
| and zooplankton bloom in massive | | | | rapacious Bluefish smash through them. |
| amounts, bringing in the small filter | | | | It is quite a sight to see as the |
| feeding fish, which are followed by the | | | | surface of the water boils with the |
| larger predators and so on. Thus New | | | | action. Just makes you want to grab a |
| England waters are famous for good | | | | fishing pole and throw something in |
| fishing. | | | | there while they're still slashing. Of |
| Rhode Island is a great summertime | | | | course, the most fun of all is when you |
| destination for both fresh and saltwater | | | | have a fish on the line and the drag is |
| fisherman. Striped Bass have come back | | | | singing as he makes a run to escape, |
| in a big way, although there are very | | | | with you holding on as the rod is bent |
| large numbers of small bass the large | | | | over double. Its very exciting, and |
| ones are still being overharvested. | | | | something we can all enjoy at on e time |
| Other species like Bluefish and Flounder | | | | or another. |
| are very abundant. Many people come to | | | | |