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