Menhaden harvest as fish oil jeopardizes ocean food chain

Transcription

P.O. Box 1465, Coventry, RI 02816
www.RISAA.org
NOVEMBER, 2012
401-826-2121
Representing Over 6,500 Recreational Anglers
Menhaden harvest as fish oil jeopardizes
ocean food chain
by Dick Russell
F
or centuries, probably millennia, the small,
Virginia-based company, Omega Protein, the last
of the “reduction industry” fleet. And the toll
oily fish known as Atlantic menhaden have
has been huge.
been the protein-filled food of choice for striped
Since 1983, the fish’s numbers have declined
bass and many other large species in our waters.
by a staggering 88 per cent. This means that
Fishermen call them pogeys or bunker, often
the Chesapeake Bay ecosystem, where
using them as bait to entice stripers to their
lines. Menhaden were once so abundant that
menhaden play a crucial role as a filter feeder on
early Americans spoke of them swimming in
algae, is suffering. And that increasing numbers
of emaciated and bacterially-diseased striped
schools upwards of 25 miles long. Today, more
Factory ships remove millions of
bass are going hungry. And that bait fishermen,
menhaden are pulled from the sea - between a
pounds of menhaden
who provide menhaden for lobster pots and
quarter and half a billion pounds a year - than
anglers, are hurting economically.
any other fish in the continental U.S., primarily
[Most of the striped bass caught in Rhode Island come from the
to be ground up into fish meal for aquaculture and fish oil for
Chesapeake]
vitamin supplements.
(to page 5)
Eighty per cent of those menhaden are netted by a single
Member
GEORGE DOUCETTE
had the lucky ticket winning a
Hydra-Sports 2300 Center Console
with Yamaha outboard and Lowrance
electronics
(story on page 8)
R.I.S.A.A. / November, 2012
Nov 5 • 6:30 PM
Kayak Committee Annual meeting
Nov 7 • 6:30 PM
Charities Committee Annual
Meeting
Nov 7-9 New England Fisheries
Council Meeting, Newport, RI
Nov 13 • 6:30 PM
Fly Fishing Committee Annual
Meeting
(l-r) ED KEARNY, CURT CASERTA, and BRUCE GETCHELL
pause for a photo while fishing for salmon in the Salmon River, Pulaski NY at the
end of September.
Nov 14 • 6:30 PM
Legislative Committee Annual
Meeting
Nov 20 • 6:30 PM
Board of Directors Meeting
GIL BELL
with the 11.40 lb. bluefish that
he landed on September 28
and won 1st Place in the
RISAA Fall Bluefish Tournament, Shore Division.
Nov 26 • Monthly Seminar
Dec 3 • 6:00 PM
R.I. Marine Fisheries Council
Corless Auditorium, URI Bay
Campus
Dec 11 • 6:30 PM
Fly Fishing Committee Meeting &
Fly Tying
Dec 17 • Monthly Seminar &
15th Annual Meeting
Feb 23 • 15th Annual Banquet
Mar 8-10 • New England Saltwater
Fishing Show
June 15, 2013 • 16th Annual
Take-A-Kid Fishing Day
Sept 7-8 • Galilee Fishing
Tournament and Seafood Fesival
Junior Member
MATTHEW BATTISTA
Sept 21 • 3rd Annual Pig Roast
a 12 year old “elite” fisherman with a 4.43 lb black sea bass that he landed in
August while fishing at the Southewest Ledge off Block Isand.
-2-
The RISAA Legislative Committee’s mission is to provide, in partnership with the Affiliated Clubs, a forum for improving the knowledge and
understanding of fishery related issues that affect recreational anglers. An informed membership encourages involvement and advocacy. The
Legislative Committee will strive to advocate responsible fishery decision.
The Chairman of the Committee is George Allen and Vice Chairman is Rich Hittinger. Membership is comprised of RISAA Members and
delegates from the Affiliated Clubs. The Committee meets two or three times a year, depending on the number of fishery and/or legislative issues
that develop.
Avoiding river herring by-catch in commercial Atlantic
herring mid-water and inshore trawlers
A recent article in the
Massachusetts Division of Marine
Fisheries (DMF) Newsletter
documents that encouraging progress
is being made in new programs to
reduce river herring by-catch in
Atlantic herring mid-water and
inshore trawlers.
In October 2010, the Mass. DMF teamed up with the
University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth School for Marine
Science (SMAST) to design a study to assist the Atlantic herring
and mackerel mid-water trawl fleet to avoid unwanted by-catch
of river herring.
Early in the study, analysis of observer data revealed that
although river herring were infrequent in mid-water trawl tows,
80% of the overall observed river herring by-catch was caught
in the 10% of tows with the highest amounts of river herring.
To reduce river herring by-catch in the Atlantic herring trawl
fisheries, the fleets involved needed to know when and where
these sporadic high by-catch events were occurring. In response,
the Mass DMF increased its portside sampling to cover 50% of
all mid-water trawl trips landed in Massachusetts ports.
information such as location and
catch comments.
In the winter of 2011 Southern
New England fishery, SMAST began
broadcasting information back to the
boats by advising them of river
herring interactions among the fleet.
The abundance of river herring, rate of landings, and remaining
quota all determined how frequently advisories were made.
Advisories informed the vessels where high river herring bycatch were occurring and offered biologically-based information
data, providing vessel Captains with more options where to look
for their targeted species.
After the 2011 season, DMF and SMAST were approached
by a group of Rhode Island small-mesh bottom trawl herring
fishermen seeking inclusion in the program. The Nature
Conservancy provided funding and within a month, samplers
awaited the first Massachusetts and Rhode Island river herring
landings of winter. In the winter of 2012 DMF sampled 113 of
roughly 226 mid-water and small-mesh bottom trawl trips
landed. Sixteen by-catch advisories were sent to the fleets and
feedback from the Captains was encouraging.
The Rhode Island Division of Fish and Wildlife, (RIDFW),
is actively involved in this program. As previously noted in the
RISAA Newsletter, Rhode Island prohibits possession of river
herring in state waters. The RIDFW has proposed additional
regulatory measures to improve the reduction of river herring
by-catch in our state waters. Included in the proposals are a
state waters herring fishing permit, with a requirement that
permit holders demonstrate participation in the SMAST by-catch
river herring monitoring system. Hopefully the regulations will
support and fund some shore and at-sea observers. This is all
encouraging and should go a long way towards helping to restore
Rhode Island’s river herring populations.
MarineFisheries
biologist sorting a
subsample of
Atlantic herring
landed from
Georges Bank by
the fishing vessel
Western Venture
in Gloucester, MA.
(MADMF photo)
The RI DEM is scheduled to conduct a public hearing on
these river herring proposals on November 8 th 2012.
Assuming you get this Newsletter before Nov. 8th, and you
care about this business, try to attend this hearing and voice
your support!
The National Marine Fisheries Service also contributed data
to pinpoint the source of detected by-catch events. DMF
subsequently created a communication system that allows the
industry to alert DMF and SMAST of landing events and catch
-3-
The purpose of the Membership Committee is to contact new
members, welcome them to the Association and answer any
questions they may have about RISAA and its activities.
Saucy Broiled Fish
Welcome to the new members
who joined last month
Raymond DeRosa
Narragansett, RI
Christopher Ryan
Blackstone, MA
Anthony Milone
Warwick, RI
Oliver Ryan
Blackstone, MA
INGREDIENTS
• 6 skinned, pan-dressed fish
• 1 cup salad oil
• 1/4 cup chopped parsley
• 2 tablespoons catsup
• 2 tablespoons wine vinegar
• 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
• 2 teaspoons basil
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
Carlos Oliveira
Albany, NY
DIRECTIONS
• Place fish in a single layer in a shallow baking dish. Combine
remaining ingredients.
• Pour sauce over fish and marinate for 30 minutes, turning
once. Remove fish, reserving sauce for basting.
• Place fish on a well-greased broiler pan. Brush with sauce.
• Broil about 3 inches from heat for 5 to 7 minutes, or until
lightly browned, basting twice.
• Turn carefully and brush other side with sauce.
Broil 5 to 7 minutes longer, basting occasionally, or until fish
is brown and flakes easily with a fork.
There are no strangers in the Rhode Island
Saltwater Anglers Association
Only friends you haven't met yet.
Share the Wealth!
Yield: 6 servings.
BRING A FRIEND TO
THE NEXT MEETING.
RISAA members can bring a guest to the
monthly seminars, at no charge, during 2012
Got a recipe to share or request for a certain recipe?
Contact Sandie at [email protected]
Bait & Tackle
166 Charlestown Beach Road, Charlestown, RI 02813
401-364-6407
Page: 872-0322
Owners: Ron & Karleen Mouchon
- 4-
Menhaden Harvest (from page 1)
That’s the message
protein extraction machine that
sounded at a series of public
supports few American jobs
hearings held over the last
and makes more than half its
month in states across the
sales on exports to the
Eastern seaboard, leading
growing
international
toward a Dec. 14 meeting of the
aquaculture industry. But
Atlantic States Marine
Omega Protein is politically
Fisheries
Commission
powerful, enough to have
(ASMFC) where stronger
long influenced marine
regulations on the allowable
scientists and cozy up to
catch of menhaden are finally
ASMFC officials, not to
being considered.
mention its substantial
The hearing in Bourne, MA
contributions to Virginia
last month drew some 30
politicians
who
have
residents came to voice their
threatened to vote to pull their
concerns and listen to
state out of the regulatory
Massachusetts fisheries officials describe “a sense of urgency.”
compact. (Their state legislature governs Virginia’s fisheries).
This was somewhat heartening, considering that the ASMFC
Should that happen, the federal government would be forced to
has long resisted taking any action that would affect Omega
intervene and could shut down Omega’s fleet and reduction
Protein’s bottom line.
factories, a move likely to bring the courts
Unfortunately, the options on the
into the fight. The question is, how much
table didn’t include any area closures to
damage will be done to the ocean’s
protect menhaden during their spawning
ecology in the meantime?
season. All who spoke at the hearing
As the renowned oceanographer
agreed that better monitoring is needed
Sylvia Earle said recently: “Menhaden
of what’s been called the most important
are to the Atlantic as krill are to Antarctic
fish in the sea. But the ASMFC’s
waters. All along the food chain, the
scientific number-crunchers, who admit
cycling of critical compounds continues.
that overfishing is occurring, still won’t
The wholesale extraction of marine life
come out and state flatly that the
globally, especially in the past 50 years,
menhaden are definitely being
has disrupted these pathways to the
The Omega Protein plan in Reedville, VA
overfished. They say they’re uncertain
detriment of the entire system. The
of the data in their latest stock
ocean is in trouble, and therefore so are
assessment model, thus making recommendations of specific
we . . . . Why is it taking us so long to value fish for something
catch reductions problematic in achieving their “rebuilding
more than as commodities?”
targets.”
So the public is being asked to consider various criteria
Public comment on the ASMFC’s Draft Amendment 2 to the
(stock status, resilience, life history, ecological importance and
Interstate Menhaden Fishery Management Plan is being taken
so on) in support of cutbacks in landings somewhere between
in writing through Nov. 16, for submission
10 and 50 per cent. As Dean Clark of the 18,000-member Stripers
to Mike Waine ([email protected]). More
Forever organization pointed out, menhaden are considered
information is available at asmfc.org.
twice as valuable as a forage fish that’s left in the ocean ($11
billion, according to studies) than what is generated by the
Dick Russell is the author of Striper Wars:
reduction industry. Mr. Clark supports the 50 per cent cutback,
An American Fish Story (Island Press).
although representatives of Massachusetts recreational and
For most of the past twenty years, the
commercial striped bass associations questioned whether that
primary focus of Dick Russell's magazine
was politically doable, while most everyone concurred that a
writing and personal activism has been the
larger quota should be set aside for the baitfish industry.
environment - particularly the crisis
Still, the allocation question — and a confusing regulatory
impacting the world's fisheries and oceans. A longtime sports
scheme — often overshadow the fact that the menhaden are in
fisherman, Russell spent the better part of three years fighting
such dire straits as to threaten the future of the entire Atlantic
for stronger regulations to protect the endangered Atlantic
ecosystem. The diets of dozens of predators — from stripers
striped bass. He organized a national conference in Washington,
and bluefish to dolphins, humpback whales, ospreys and blue
D.C., and appeared on numerous radio and TV programs. For
crab — are dependent upon a menhaden population at its lowest
his efforts, Russell was awarded the citizen's Chevron
level ever recorded, and still being harvested at more than
Conservation Award in 1988. Today, the return of the striped
200,000 metric tons a year.
bass is considered the foremost example of the resiliency of the
A single corporation is responsible for most of that, a vast
oceans - provided a species is given a chance to recover.
-5-
November, 2012
OPINION.......
The Secretive Fishery Management Agency that
Regulates Your Fish
by Alison Fairbrother
On an unseasonably warm evening in September 2011, in
Danvers, Massachusetts, a fishery regulator and two biologists
were taking comments from the public about the decline of an
important forage fish called Atlantic menhaden, when something
strange happened.
The regulator turned to a lobbyist for Omega Protein, the
largest commercial harvester of menhaden, and asked him to
answer some of the audience’s questions about the health of
the menhaden stock.
The regulator, David Pierce, is the deputy director of the
Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries. At the meeting,
Pierce was flanked on either side by two
state fishery biologists, whose job it is
study the menhaden fish and to ascertain
whether its population is healthy and
sustainable. But the biologists didn’t
speak. Pierce chose the council of a
lobbyist, Andrew Minkiewicz, a partner at
Kelley Drye & Warren.
“Drew is an expert on the menhaden fishery because you
represent the last major processing plant on the East coast,
right? That is why I’m giving Drew leeway to jump in here,” he
said, by way of explanation.
Kelley Drye & Warren have earned $2.4 million from Omega
Protein for their lobbying services since 2006, according to
filings under the Lobbying Disclosure Act.
The latest estimates show that menhaden stock is at its
lowest point on record, and that overfishing has occurred during
the majority of the last half century.
When he’s not allowing corporate lobbyists to answer
questions, David Pierce is a commissioner serving on the
Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC), which
regulates fisheries across thousands of miles of ocean, from
the shoreline to three miles out to sea, from Maine to the bottom
edge of Florida.
Information Act request, the location
for a 2011 public hearing in Virginia was
chosen by Omega Protein, the company
that harvests nearly half a billion
pounds of menhaden out of the Atlantic each year, to process
the fish into meal and oil, largely for aquaculture markets in Asia
and Europe.
Jack Travelstead, the director of the Virginia Marine
Resources Commission, who is one of three Virginia
commissioners on the ASMFC, emailed Omega Protein’s public
affairs director to ask where the company would like Virginia’s
public hearing to take place. Omega Protein
chose a high school in Heathsville, a few
short miles from their factory. The company
also picked the date and time of the hearing.
Others who were presumably more
concerned with the fact that menhaden
stocks have plummeted 90 percent in 25
years, like recreational anglers,
birdwatchers, whale watchers, conservationists, and coastal
residents, were not given preferential treatment.
This favoritism can be more pronounced in those ASMFC
commissioners who are not government employees.
One third of the Commissioners are legislators from fifteen
Atlantic states, but elected officials serving on the Commission
can appoint a proxy to represent them. That proxy is often tied
to a stakeholder group. Another third of the Commissioners are
appointed by governors, usually to represent fishing interests.
Stephen Train, a commissioner for the state of Maine, told
me in 2011 that he spent $40,000 purchasing Atlantic menhaden
as bait for his lobster business the year before. Train sits on the
Menhaden Management Board, and has voted to delay
regulations that would cut the menhaden harvest.
Because the ASMFC does not require its commissioners to
disclose financial ties that might pose a conflict of interest, the
underlying
interests
these
Commissioners represent are often
unclear. How those ties may affect the
way they conduct official businesses
as regulators is unknown.
Under the Magnuson Stevens
Act, fishery regulators overseeing
federal waters are required by law to
disclose outside financial interests.
Regulators’ disclosure forms, available on the eight federal
fishery management council websites, have enabled relevant
information to be made public. For example, six members of the
New England Fishery Management Council own or operate
vessels that fish for cod, pollock, and other species regulated
by the Council.
ASMFC decisions affect fisheries
worth hundreds of millions of dollars,
like lobster, as well as the multi-billion
dollar recreational angling industry,
whose cash cow is striped bass. And
of course, menhaden, the little fish that
both striped bass and lobster like to
eat.
Despite the power of the agency, behavior like Pierce’s
suggests that certain commissioners favor commercial fishing
interests over recreational anglers, conservationists, or other
members of the general public.
The fishy behavior doesn’t stop with Massachusetts.
According to documents I obtained through a Freedom of
(to page 31)
-6-
November, 2012
Sabin Point
Riverside, Rhode Island
Sabin Point Park is a small town park in the neighborhood
of Riverside, East Providence. Its attraction to fishermen is the
sand bar that reaches right into the Providence River. When
reports of fish are in the river, this is a good place to try in a
south wind.
There is also a small fishing pier facing south nearby.
Between the pier and the sand bar, which is perfect for wading
fishermen, there
is usually no
problem getting a
spot.
Wading is
relatively safe,
the drop off is
pretty far at low
tide, and no cleats
are really needed.
At night, I
recommend
The fishing pier at Sabin Point Park
wading only as
far out to the area
where the boat wakes begin hitting you. I have had to flash
nearby inexperienced small craft trolling with my headlight at
times. They tend to travel a bit too close for comfort. All that
being said, the fly-fishing can be excellent here.
At high tide, bait fishermen enjoy the room allowed both
along the south west-facing flat stonewall. On early weekend
mornings during prime early summer season, their rods are lined
up along the wall waiting for the catch to swim by.
There is also a boat ramp nearby for small-to-medium
vessels. Also a kayak can easily be launched from here.
Since this area is a park, it’s a great place for children. There
is a picnic area and a playground too. There is plenty of parking
and it’s open day and night.
reach the end you
will see the
C r e s c e n t
Amusement Park
Carousel on your
left. Take a right
down Bullocks
Point Ave. Then
look for Shore
Road on the left.
Turn there, go
through a short drive in a small neighborhood and you will come
upon the park.
INFOMATION TO NOTE
GPS... 41°45.922"N
71°22.190"W
Parking... excellent
24 Hour access... yes
Canoe/Kayak use... kayak
Fly Fishing... yes
Busy spot... moderate
Kid friendly... yes
Wading... yes
Cleats Needed... no
Directions
From Route
195: Take exit 6
for rte 114 south
to rte 103 on the
right. Follow the
signs to Riverside
through
the
rotaries. This
road becomes
Crescent View
Ave. When you
-7-
TEAM RISAA fishes 5th in the 2012 Striper Cup
Doucette wins boat
On The Water magazine celebrated the end to its 5-monthof 543.21, while Rhode Island’s Aquidneck Island Striper Team
long Striper Cup fishing tournament at StriperFest, held on
placed second, with a total score of 525.30.
Saturday, September 29 at Marine Park on Falmouth Harbor.
RISAA member George Doucette of Pembroke,
Team RISAA finished in 5th place with a total score of 501.48
Massachusetts became the proud new owner of a Hydra-Sports
points. Points are awarded per pound for the largest 10 fish
23 Center Console, complete with a Yamaha motor and loaded
weighed in over the course of the tournament, with a 1.18
with the latest in Lowrance electronics, when his Golden Ticket
multiplier for shore-caught fish. Team RISAA’s point total was
was pulled from all of the tournament participants in attendance
an increase from 2011.
at the party.
Mike Lanni led the
While at StriperFest - and prior to the drawing - George
RISAA Team with a
went up to Dave Ittner from Yamaha and asked how he could
58.2-pound striper that
get a Yamaha cap.
took the monthly prize in
the boat division for
June. Lanni was awarded
a Lowrance chartplotter
on stage at StriperFest
and drew for the chance
to win a brand-new
Yamaha Grizzly 350
4x4.
While thousands of
fishermen from New
Jersey
to
Maine
participated in the
competition, it was a Mike Lanni with 58.2 lb striper
“He gave me a free hat,” said George, “and he said ‘Don’t
Rhode Island fisherman
forget to wear the hat when you win the boat and go on the
who claimed “Striper of the Year” honors.
stage.’”
Barry
Centracchio
of
George agreed, never thinking he could win, but gladly wore
Narragansett, Rhode Island weighed
the Yamaha cap for the photos,
in the largest striped bass in the
and was so greateful he gave Ittner
tournament and was awarded a
a big smooch on the cheek!
replica of his 58.80-pound cow
He didn’t even have to weigh
onstage at StriperFest.
in a fish to walk away with the
Over 4,000 folks attended the
grand prize!
event, which is billed as the biggest
But the fun wasn’t just for
fishing party on the East Coast.
grown-ups. Aside from the prize
Many took advantage of the on the
packages awarded to every
water test drives to check out the
weekly and monthly winner, each
latest technology from Yamaha. Live
monthly winner in the junior
music by the Deep Water Blues Band
category had a shot at winning a
played all afternoon, Budweiser beer
fully outfitted Hobie fishing
flowed, The Black Dog provided (l-r) John Kushnerick of Quantum stands onstage at kayak. Anthony Petillo of
excellent eats, and the tents were StriperFest with Barry Centracchio of Narragansett Manasquan, New Jersey, onstage
bustling with a festive fishing who took Striper of the Year with a 58.80 lb striped thanks to his May-caught 47.75atmosphere.
bass, Keith Salisbury of Westbrook, CT, Angler of the pounder, was the lucky winner.
Team Atlas-Reel Deal took the Year/Boat Division and John Hanecak of Rocky Hill,
For more information, visit
Striper Cup with a cumulative score CT the Angler of the Year/Shore Divison.
OnTheWater.com
-8-
RISAA is committed to working with DEM Enforcement in order to protect our marine fisheries resources.
“Police Log” will inform members of the activities of the Divison of Law Enforcement.
ARREST AND CITATIONS: SEPTEMBER, 2012
Charged Criminally in Rhode Island District or Superior Court
Algis Bagdonas, 48, of Burlington, CT arrested for Operation of
Watercraft while Intoxicated
Phonesavanh Bounthanh, 40, of Danielson, CT arrested for Striped
Bass Size/Possession Limit
Jason A. Coffey, 44, of Norwich, CT arrested for Scuba/Snorkling
without a Dive Flag
Stephen J. Corbett, 57, of Richmond, RI arrested for Possession
of Undersized Striped Bass
Laura R. Coulombe, 40, of North Smithfield, RI arrested for
Operation of Pet Shop/Kennel without License and 2 counts of
Violation of Importation of Domestic Animals Regulations
Andres Enriquez, 52, of Providence, RI arrested for Take/Sell
Shellfish from Pollution
Sakum Heng, 65, of Lawrence, MA arrested for Exceeding Daily
Limit of Bluefish
Hau H. Hung, 61, of Pawtucket, RI arrested for Possession of
Undersized Striped Bass
Ryan Hut, 49, of Tyngsborough, MA arrested for Obstructing an
Officer in Execution of Duty, Striped Bass Size/Possession Limit,
and Possession of Undersized Scup
Hai T. Le, 45, of Pawtucket, RI arrested for Possession of
Undersized Tautog and Undersized Fluke and for Exceeding Daily
Limit of Tautog
John Raymond McCarthy, 79, of East Providence, RI arrested for
Willful Trespassing
Khamsone Phongsavanh, 61, of Lowell, MA arrested for
Possession of Undersized Tautog
Yovanny G. Suriel, 50, of Providence, RI arrested for Take/Sell
Shellfish from Pollution
Andrew C. Tetlow, 33, of Charlestown, RI arrested for Operation
of a PWC within 200 feet and for Boating Safety Certificate
Required
Shannon M. Tetlow, 30, of Charlestown, RI arrested for Operation
of a PWC within 200 feet and for Boating Safety Certificate
Required
Boreth Thach, 50, of Lowell, MA arrested for Possession of
Undersized Tautog
CITATIONS: Charged with civil violations in Rhode Island Traffic Tribunal
Breakdown of the citations issued for the month of SEPTEMBER, 2012
Violation
Citations Issued
Violation
Citations Issued
Boating Violations
3
ATV Violations
3
NO SALTWATER FISHING LICENSE
4
State Property Violations
26
-9-
The Rhode Island Saltwater Anglers Association is a member
organization of the International Game Fish Association
Congratulations
Did you know? *
Congratulations to legendary striper
fisherman SKIP STRITZINGER
who recently married Mary Lavin. We
all with Skip and Mary much happiness.
Floridians consume a remarkable 37 lbs. of seafood per person
per year, a figure over twice the U.S. 16 lb. average seafood
consumption rate.
In 2009, aquaculture accounted for 46% of the total global food
fish supply, an astonishing 55.1 million tonnes, compared to
90.0 million metric tonnes of fish captured.
All-around good guy, member TOM
SMOTHERMAN married his
sweetheart JEANNINE on October
11. Best wishes to the happy couple!
In 2008, over 36 million licenses, tags, permits and stamps were
sold to nearly 40 million U.S. anglers, making recreational
fishing one of the most popular outdoor sports in the U.S.
China, Peru and Indonesia had the highest capture fisheries
production globally in 2008.
Member HAROLD HEMBERGER
recently checked an item on his “bucket list”
when he took part in the North America black
bear field study in Minnesota. He spent four
days with friends and researchers and had direct
contact with over thirty bears!
Last year the IGFA announced the All Tackle Length (ATL)
World Record Category – a 100% release category. This
category is based on length, not weight, in which the fish must
be returned to the water alive and unharmed.
Since the beginning if 2011, more than 230 All-Tackle Length
records have been submitted around the world.
Since October 30, 2011 – there are:
82 – standing ATL records
125 – retired ATL records
52 – vacant ATL records
Get Well
ED MARDO was hospitalized in late
The
massive
37.14 kg (81 lb.14
oz.) striped bass
that angler Greg
Myerson pulled
from Long Island
Sound, CT on
August 4, 2011
and now an IGFA
World Record –
also landed him
the new Men’s 37 kg. (80 lb.) line class record, which previously
stood at 70 lbs.
September for a severe case of
diverticulitis.
He is out now and
considering surgery. Hope your better Ed.
.
KEVIN ROBISHAW fell off the
rocks while night fishing in early October,
injuring his nose, shoulder and a severely
bruised ego. Careful on those rocks
Kevin. They can be dangerous.
.
*Published in the IGFA International Angler
Captain Al Anderson
IGFA Representative/RI • IGFA Certified Captain
Sportfishing aboard the PROWLER
Fast 42 foot Custom NC Express
[email protected]
www.ProwlerChartersRI.com
- 10 -
401-783-8487
Member
November Raffle
As we bring 2012 to a close we still have a lot of great raffle
items to win! We want to wish everyone happy holidays and
hope to see you at the meeting.
We have some new ideas that we are working on from the
fund-raising committee. What they are you will just have to
wait and see.
White Chinner Challenge
Tautog Tourney - Oct 6 to Dec 1
$20 per person - all cash prizes
Inshore & Offshore
Bait & Tackle
Marine Supplies, Snack Bar
Ice, Groceries, Lobsters
This month we will have the following items
in our raffle:
• A Precision Pak OSM-1 surf fishing storage bag
($64 value)
• an Acme Tackle lure pack ($25 value)
• A Sebile swimmer lure ($24.95 value)
• An Esca MS 102B lighted lure ($19.95 value)
• A Phenix Black Diamond hybrid PHD838mh 8’ 3” rod
($379 value)
• A Diawa 6’ 6” boat rod ($39.95 value)
GAS & DIESEL
410 Gooseberry Rd.
Wakefield, RI 02879
401-783-7766
www.snugharbormarina.com
Member
In addition to these great items we will have Slug-go, RIP
Lures, After Hours plugs and much more. Over $800 worth of
gear will be raffled off for a great cause.
Full Service Propeller Facility
THANK YOU!
Thank you to every member who has supported the tackle
raffles at the monthly meetings. We hope you will continue to
support us going forward.
I’ll see you at the meeting. If there are any questions feel
free to email me at [email protected]
REPAIRS ~ RECONDITIONING ~ WELDING
Middletown, RI
ike
or M
f
k
888-430-7767
As
Bring your prop in for a
FREE computer analysis
www.oceanpropsri.com
Remember, you must be present to win!
10% RISAA member discount on inboard recons
Member
Captain Rick Cataldi
401-458-1503
661 West Shore Road, Warwick, RI 02889
WWW.SEAWARDCHARTERS.COM
ALUMINUM & STAINLESS FABRICATION
T-TOPS • RADAR ARCHES • HARD TOPS • TOWERS
RAILINGS • SWIM PLATFORMS
ROCKET LAUNCHERS • LEANING POSTS
CANVAS REPAIR • CUSHIONS
"Your One Stop Boat Shop"
- 11 -
Member
The Merchandise Committee has plenty of great items to help you with your last-minute shopping. Check out our web
site at www.risaa.org/merchandise.html for a great selection of items. Even better come to the November 26 RISAA
seminar and see what we have, try it on, or browse our catalog for a hard-to-find item.
Another great idea is to purchase “RISAA Bucks” our own gift certificate that can be used for anything (merchanise,
dues, events, etc).
Screen Printed T-Shirts • $15
Product #ScreenPrint
Our most popular style of t-shirt, with screen
printed name on front and RISAA logo on
back, using Hanes Tagless shirts
Pocono Knit Hat • $10
Product # W-100
100% acrylic. Warm knit stretch hats for
winter. Perfect for tautog fishing!
Colors: black only
Sizes: One size fits all
Color: blue onlyr
Adams Six-Panel Low-Profile Khaki 2Tone Cap • $12
Product # LP102
100% cotton. Garment washed. Tuckaway
leather strap back with antique brass buckle.
Colors: Stone cap w/brim colors: black, forest
green, royal, navy, cactus kaki cap w/brim
colors: burgundy, forest green, navy, royal,
charcoal, black
Port Authority Textured Hooded Soft
Shell Jacket • $75
Product # J706
Highly breathable and soft, these water
resistant jackets are just right for the
workday or weekend. A hood and zippered
sleeve vents add function.
Colors: Chalk white/charcoal (ladies
only); charcoal/lemon yellow; mineral
green/soft orange; black/engine red
Sizes: ADULT: XS - 4XL
LADIES (gently contoured silhouette, princess seams): XS - 4XL
XX and larger add $3 per size
Sizes: ADULT S - 3XLT
XX and larger add $3 per size
Port Authority Reversible Terra-Tek Fleece Vest • $40
Product # J749
Enjoy two versatile vest in one. One side
features sportyk weather-resistant TerraTek nylon; the reverse side, wind-resistant
and anti-pill 13 ounce fleece. Front & back
vents w/hook and loop closures, elastic
waistband, nylon side is double stitched
with zippered pockets, fleece side has seam
pockets
Colors: hunger/navy, black/black,
goldenrod/black, titanium/black, royal/
black, red/black, navy/black
Adult sizes: XS - 6XL (XX and larger add $3 per size)
JOIN OUR COMMITTEE
Again we would like to invite all members that we could use one
or two members on our committee. Do you attend the monthly
seminars? If so, then it would be easy for you to help us at the
merchandise table.
- 12 -
The RISAA Charities Committee exists to lend a helping hand to others in need,and is a way of giving back to our community.
TH’S
THIS MON ON
UTI
CONTRIB
Work Vessels For Veterans
Report by CHRISTIAN KILLAM
States as they
As a member
begin
their
of the Charities
civilian
careers
Committee I was
or continue their
able to select the
educational
November
pursuits
by
donation, and I
donating to them
chose
Work
the necessary
Vessels
For
start-up tools
Veterans.
(laptops,
After
invehicles,
vestigating the
machinery, tools,
mission statement
and commercial
of Work Vessels
vessels to name
For Veterans, as a
a few).”
veteran that had
To
date,
spent 21 months
Work Vessels
in Vietnam, I
For Veterans has
found that this
assisted over 600
John Niekrash (left), Founder and CEO of Work Vessels For Veterans, accepts RISAA
organization was
veterans
in
check from Chris Killam
truly deserving of
making
the
a contribution. I
transition from
only wish that there had been an organization such as this
military to civilian careers, and is still going strong.
when I returned from combat.
I urge everyone to go to the Work Vessels For Veterans web
Work Vessels For Veterans was started by John Niekrash
site (http://wvfv.net/) and read more about this worthwhile
in 2008 when he donated his 17 year old lobster boat to Marine
organization.
Reservist Richard Giguere, a Rhode Island resident. Today,
You can contact them calling 203-887-5642 or 860-536-9651
Richard is actively working the boat in Narragansett Bay, as
or by mail at
well as accepting a Board position to assist the organization’s
Work Vessels for Veterans
future.
145 Pearl Street
Their mission is to “assist veterans returning to the United
Noank, CT 06340
WE’RE HERE TO HELP
RISAA's support of charities in the community is a way
for all of us to give something back to society. But in
the end our members come first.
DO YOU KNOW A MEMBER WHO NEEDS
HELP?
If you know of a member, or a family member or even
yourself who may be going through a difficult time
and could use a little help, please contact us
confidentially by e-mail at [email protected] or 401-8262121. Please know that all requests will be kept
confidential to ensure your privacy. Don’t be
embarrassed or hesitant to ask.
- 13 -
The RISAA Charities Committee exists to lend a helping hand to others in need,and is a way of giving back to our community.
A SPECIAL COLLECTION
will be held at the
NOVEMBER 26 SEMINAR
for the residents of the
Rhode Island Veterans Home
The Rhode Island Veterans Home is a 110-acre complex on Mount Hope Bay, at
480 Metacom Avenue in Bristol, Rhode Island. The home provides nursing and
residential care to Rhode Island war veterans. Some of the services provided
include social, medical, nursing and rehabilitative services. Services are also
available for the veterans families.
But many of the veterans in the home have no family, and most have very limited
incomes. There is no one to visit them or bring them personal items that we all
take for granted.
In the sprit of the holiday season, we are asking members to bring an item or two
to the November meeting that we will collect and bring to the Veterans Home.
The needs are many and varied.
Here is the list of items that are needed:
FOOD ITEMS*
• Hershey bars (melt easily in the mouth)
• Hershey kisses, plain
• Pepperment Patties
• Junior mints
• Graham crackers
• Keebler Cookies (or similar) small pkgs
• Peanut butter crackers
• 3 Musketeers miniature bars
• Peanut butter cups
*Please do not bring
- nothing with nuts
- nothing crewy or hard
- no lifesavers
- no dry fruit, coconut
PERSONAL ITEMS
WISH LIST ITEMS
• Men’s flannel pajamas, all sizes
• Art supplies, acrylic paint/brushes
• Women’s night gowns, sizes: m, L, XL, 2X • Wall clocks
• Suspenders, large sizes
• Fans
• Any new clothing (all sizes) - shirts, sweaters • Forever stamps
(button down), underwear, t-shirts w/front • Playing cards, large faced
pockets
• Scrabble game
• Slippers
• Audio books on CD
• Electric razors
• CD players, headphones
• Dove soap
• Bags for walkers & wheelchairs
• Foxodent
• Backpacks
• Shampoo
• Models (cars, trucks, etc)
• Reading glasses, all strengths
• Tickets to sporting events, plays, etc
• Trivia, word search, etc. books
• GIFT CARDS: Dunkin Donuts,
• Batteries, all sizes
Walmart, Target, Kohl’s, D’Angelo’s,
• Pens, color markers
McDonald’s, Domino’s, etc.
PLEASE BRING YOUR ITEMS TO
THE NOVEMBER MEETING
- 14 -
Sea Surface Temperatures Reach Record Highs on
Northeast Continental Shelf
Changing cod distribution observed as ecosystem warms bottom to top
D
uring the first six
a series of separate but
months of 2012,
coordinated programs
sea surface temdating back decades.
peratures
in
the
"A pronounced
Northeast Shelf Large
warming
event
Marine Ecosystem were
occurred on the
the highest ever
Northeast Shelf this
recorded, according to
spring, and this will
the latest Ecosystem
have a profound impact
Advisory issued by
throughout
the
NOAA's Northeast
ecosystem,"
said
Fisheries Science Center
Kevin Friedland, a
(NEFSC).
scientist
in
the
Above-average
NEFSC's Ecosystem
temperatures were
Assessment Program.
found in all parts of the
"Changes in ocean
ecosystem, from the
temperatures and the
ocean bottom to the sea
timing of the spring
surface and across the
plankton bloom could
region, and the above Spring Trawl Survey records show the drop in cod distribution.
affect the biological
average temperatures Above is the result of surveys conducted between 1868-1972.
clocks of many marine
extended beyond the The figure below shows a dramatic drop of cod in surveys conducted in the species, which spawn
shelf break front to the same area between 2003-2007.
at specific times of the
Gulf Stream.
year
based
on
The annual 2012
environmental cues like
spring plankton bloom
water temperature."
was intense, started
Friedland said the
earlier and lasted longer
average sea surface
than average. This has
temperature (SST)
implications for marine
exceeded 10.5 degrees
life from the smallest
C (51°F) during the first
creatures to the largest
half of 2012, exceeding
marine mammals like
the previous record
whales. Atlantic cod
high in 1951. Average
continued to shift
SST has typically been
northeastward from its
lower than 9 degrees C
historic distribution
(48°F) over the past
center.
three decades. Sea
The Northeast US
surface temperature in
Continental Shelf Large
the region is based on
Marine Ecosystem
both contemporary
(LME) extends from the
satellite
remoteGulf of Maine to Cape
sensing data and longHatteras,
North
term
ship-board
Carolina. The NEFSC has monitored this ecosystem with
measurements, with historical SST conditions based on shipcomprehensive sampling programs from 1977 onward; prior to
board measurements dating back to 1854.
1977, this ecosystem was also monitored by the NEFSC through
(to page 32)
- 15 -
November, 2012
HARP SEAL
Scientific Name: Phoca groenlandica
Habitat: Open ocean waters and coastline
Size: pups are 2.5 to 3 feet long, weighing 15-25 pounds.
Adults are 5 to 6 feet long, weighing 250-400 pounds.
Field Markings: Pups have a white birth coat; juveniles
are gray to dark tan with dark spots or markings; adults
have a distinct dark harp or horseshoe marking on the back
Seasonal appearance: Fall through early spring
DISTINGUISHING FEATURES
AND BEHAVIORS
as to why juvenile seals have been found in increasing numbers
so far south.
The harp seal’s Latin name, Phoca groenlandica, means
“lover of ice.” They can live for up to 35 years and have a
doglike muzzle.
Harp seals give birth on pack ice and nurse their young for
only eight to twelve days. The mother’s milk is about 43% fat.
Within a week of birth, a baby harp seal’s weight has almost
doubled. Pups first molt at three weeks. At four weeks, the
pup’s coats are silver and flecked with black. The molting process
takes about four weeks.
Harp seals are normally found in the North Atlantic, including
the waters around eastern Canada and Greenland. Because they
generally do not migrate as far south as Rhode Island, find a
harp seal in the Bay is uncommon. However, in recent years,
juvenile harp seals have been sighted in increasing numbers in
Narragansett Bay and Block Island Sound.
The majority of harp seals found in Rhode Island waters are
malnourished and exhausted from their long migration. They
may be found stranded on the Bay’s beaches and along the
state’s southern shore. Scientists do not have definitive answers
RELATIONSHIP TO PEOPLE
Traditionally, harp seals were hunted by native peoples for
food, oil and skins. Today, harp seal pups are hunted
commercially for their beautiful white coats in Canada. From two
and a half to four weeks of age, the pups lose their white hair and
their coats are no longer considered commercially desirable. The
European Economic Community banned the import of harp seal
skins in 1983.
Due to the increase of harp seal strandings in the Bay, there
is a greater liklihood of interaction between humans and seals.
Do not approach or disturb a seal that is on the shore.
HOW TO GET YOUR OWN COPY
RISAA members can purchase their own copy of The
Uncommon Guide To Common Life on Narragansett Bay
for $15 from the RISAA Merchandise Committee. Stop by
the committee table at any monthly RISAA meeting.
P.O. Box 763
Londonderry, NH 03053
Tel: 603-434-4689
Fax: 603-432-3902
E-mail:
[email protected]
Manufacturer of Fine
Terminal Tackle for the
Saltwater Fisherman
Snelled Hooks, Top and
Bottom Rigs, Lures, Tubes,
Leadheads, Umbrella Rigs
and more....
Check out our web site at
www.seawolfetackle.com
Owned and operated by
Richard and Judy Wolfe
- 16 -
Still Good Fishing In November
The 2012 tournament season is almost over. The final
Special Tournaments may have come to an end, but this is still
a great time to fish and a great way to stock up the freezer for
the winter months.
The cooler November weather is good for catching tautog,
cod, black sea bass, scup; plus striped bass and bluefish are on
migration and feeding heavily.
WHERE TO GO
For tautog, Beavertail and the rocks off Newport are good
areas to start.
For striped bass and blues try the Narrow River in
Narragansett or hit the south shores from Point Judith to the
breachways to catch migrating fish.
Sometimes a walk along Watch Hill Beach to Napatree Point
shows fish along that beach, but that can be a 45 minute walk
along the beach in soft sand in each direction.
Remember that during November Mother Nature likes to
blow up the wind on your trips, making it hard to get out in a
small craft. But on those days, why not try the Frances Fleet
which has larger boats and makes for a safer and dry boat ride.
You can spend a day trip out there and have a good idea of
where fish are found. Some days a trip with them is worth
while.
The rumors have it that cod fishing has been improving
immensely at Coxes Ledge. Try using sea clams for bait, but
don’t overlook diamond jigging.
It has been my experience that making your own diamond
jig is a lot cheaper than buying, especially when you get hung
up on rock piles and wrecks! You can purchase a diamond jig
mold, swivels, hooks, o-rings, and if you are lucky like some of
us, find free lead from some unused sinkers or tire weights. It
is a good project to consider for the winter months to get ready
for next season.
I have been trying to get out to Stellwagen Bank to do some
serious cod fishing, but the past two times I have gotten blown
off the water. I talked to several local charter boat captains that
usually fish the area and they report pulling some cod out of
300 feet of water. They seem to be off the Bank. It’s not like
early spring when the cod are up on top of the bank in shallow
water.
be happy to review your ideas or give you the details to get
together with us at a meeting.
Tournaments Committee to meet this month
The Tournaments Committee will meet sometime in
November to plan the tournaments for 2013. If anyone is
interested in joining the committee we will be happy to have
you and of course your suggestions and ideas are always
welcome to make tournaments more enjoyable for all the
members. Just send an e-mail to [email protected] and I will
- 17 -
CONGRATULATIONS TO WINNERS OF THE LAST
SPECIAL TOURNAMENTS!
BLUEFISH • Sept 21 - 30
Boat Division
ADULT
JUNIOR
1st...Samantha Brehio: 3.40
1st...Armando Simao: 13.15
2nd...
2nd..Charles Bradbury: 6.80
3rd...
3rd...
Shore Division
JUNIOR
ADULT
1st...no entries
1st...Gilbert Bell: 11.40
2nd...
2nd..Richard Reich: 5.24
3rd...Charles Bradbury: 3.20 3rd...
FALL STRIPED BASS • Sept 28 - Oct 7
Boat Division
ADULT
JUNIOR
1st...Joey Scrofani: 20.00
2nd...
2nd..Joaquim Simao: 37.40
3rd...
3rd...Donald Smith: 36.40
Shore Division
JUNIOR
ADULT
1st...no entries
1st...Brian Ernest: 27.50
2nd..Robert Olmstead: 20.07 2nd...
3rd...Kevin Robishaw: 16.89 3rd...
BLACK SEA BASS • Oct 12 - 21
Boat Division
ADULT
JUNIOR
1st...Joey Scrofani: 2.94
2nd...
2nd..Charles Bradbury: 2.20
3rd...
3rd...Lary Norin: 2.10
Shore Division
JUNIOR
ADULT
1st...Charles Bradbury: 1.75 1st...no entries
2nd...
2nd..
3rd...
3rd...
Standings as of 10/28/12
The Yearlong Tournament is a continuing tournament that runs from January to December each year. All RISAA members are eligible to
participate, and there are no fees. Official Weight Slips are available at each monthly meeting and at all sanctioned bait shops. Only
authorized weigh-in stations with certified digital scales may be used. A complete list of rules is printed on the back of every weight slip.
There are two categories: ADULT and JUNIOR member. There are also two divisions within each category: BOAT and SHORE.
BLUEFISH
BLACK SEA BASS
BONITO
BOAT DIVISION
SHORE DIVISION
ADULT (min. 1 lb)
ADULT (min. 1 lb)
1. Raymond Morrocco:7.20 1. Charles Bradbury: 1.90
2. Joseph Pratas: 6.50
2. none yet
3. Ralph Battista: 6.07
3. none yet
BOAT DIVISION
ADULT (min. 8 lbs)
1. Armando Simao: 14.65
2. Joseph Bleczinski:14.0
3. John Sheriff: 13.40
SHORE DIVISION
ADULT (min. 8 lbs)
1. Gilbert Bell: 14.40
2. Ted Davidson: 13.22
3. Kevin Robishaw:12.76
BOAT DIVISION
ADULT (min. 3 lbs)
1. Roger Lema: 7.10
2. Susan Lema: 6.40
3. none yet
SHORE DIVISION
ADULT (min. 3 lbs)
1. none yet
2. none yet
3. none yet
JUNIOR (no minimum)
1. Joey Scrofani: 6.76
2. Matthew Battista: 4.43
3. Kyle Paparelli: 3.70
JUNIOR (no minimum)
1. Matthew Battista: 13.50
2. Ryan Brehio: 10.60
3. Jacob Hiltner: 9.90
JUNIOR (no minimum)
1. none yet
2. none yet
3. none yet
JUNIOR (no minimum)
1. none yet
2. none yet
3. none yet
JUNIOR (no minimum)
1. none yet
2. none yet
3. none yet
JUNIOR (no minimum)
2. none yet
3. none yet
FALSE ALBACORE
COD
FLUKE
BOAT DIVISION
ADULT (min. 8 lbs)
1. Robert Morel: 27.00
2. Harry Templeton: 21.10
3. Christine Blount: 11.50
BOAT DIVISION
ADULT (min. 5 lbs)
1. Bruce Weinstein: 10.40
2. Lary Norin: 7.00
3. John Sheriff: 6.60
SHORE DIVISION
ADULT (min. 5 lbs)
1. none yet
2. none yet
3. none yet
BOAT DIVISION
ADULT (min. 2.5 lbs)
1. Edward Mardo: 9.30
2. William Bragger: 9.20
3. Lary Norin: 8.40
SHORE DIVISION
ADULT (min. 2 lbs)
1. Priscilla Bogdan: 2.80
2. David Garzoli: 2.70
3. none yet
JUNIOR (no minimum)
3. none yet
JUNIOR (no minimum)
3. Samantha Brehio: 7.30
JUNIOR (no minimum)
1. Sophia Garzoli: 6.00
3. none yet
JUNIOR (no minimum)
1. Adam Berg: 8.52
2. Nathan Medeiros: 7.60
JUNIOR (no minimum)
3. none yet
HADDOCK
MAHI MAHI
POLLOCK
SCUP
BOAT DIVISION
ADULT (min. 3 lbs)
1. Charles Bradbury: 5.30
2. Lary Norin: 4.60
3. none yet
BOAT DIVISION
ADULT (min. 6 lbs)
1. none yet
2. none yet
3. none yet
BOAT DIVISION
ADULT (min. 5 lbs)
2. Joseph Bleczinski: 7.36
3. Lary Norin: 6.15
BOAT DIVISION
ADULT (min. 1 lb)
1. Robert Sangster: 3.35
2. Armando Simao: 3.15
3. Robert Matteson: 2.90
SHORE DIVISION
ADULT (min. 1 lb)
1. Charles Underhill:2.60
3. Greg Vespe: 2.00
JUNIOR (no minimum)
1. none yet
2. none yet
3. none yet
JUNIOR (no minimum)
3. none yet
JUNIOR (no minimum)
1. none yet
2. none yet
3. none yet
JUNIOR (no minimum)
3. Luke Jackson: 2.46
JUNIOR (no minimum)
3. Sophia Garzoli: 1.20
STRIPED BASS
TAUT O G
TUNA
Albacore, Bluefin (no giants), Yellowfin
Federal minimums apply • 1st, 2nd, 3rd each species
BOAT DIVISION
SHORE DIVISION
ADULT (min. 15 lbs)
ADULT (min. 15 lbs)
1. Michael Lanni: 58.20 1. Thomas McGuire: 27.90
2. Armando Simao:55.75 2. Gilbert Bell: 19.50
3. Donald Smith: 52.40 3. Mark Paparelli: 17.85
BOAT DIVISION
ADULT (min. 3 lbs)
1. John Bruno: 10.30
2. Brian Beltrami: 8.95
3. Edward Mardo: 8.00
SHORE DIVISION
ADULT (min. 3 lbs)
1. John Johnson: 8.00
2. Thomas Lowell Jr:7.50
3. Thomas McGuire: 7.00
BOAT DIVISION ONLY
ADULT (federal min.)
1. none yet
2. none yet
3. none yet
JUNIOR (no minimum)
2. Devon White: 41.40
3. Drew Jalbert: 36.65
JUNIOR (no minimum)
3. none yet
JUNIOR (no minimum)
1. Edward Jackson Jr: 6.02
3. none yet
JUNIOR (federal min.)
2. none yet
3. none yet
JUNIOR (no minimum)
2. none yet
3. none yet
- 18 -
The RISAA Angler Hall Of Fame lists the largest tournament entry of each approved species.
Any angler who enters a catch that surpases an Angler Hall Of Fame record shall, upon verification of the catch, become the new record
holder for that species. In addition, the angler shall receive 5 points toward Angler of the Year.
SHORE DIVISION
BOAT DIVISION
SPECIES
Black Sea Bass
Bluefish
Bonito
Cod
False Albacore
Fluke
Haddock
Mahi Mahi
Pollock
Scup
Shad
Squeteague
Striped Bass
Tautog
Tuna -Albacore
Tuna -Bluefin
Tuna -Yellowfin
Winter Flounder
WEIGHT
ANGLER
Raymond Morrocco
7.20
17.34
Skip Stritzinger
12.20
Michael Neto
49.10
Robert Morel
Charles Bradbury
16.20
15.65
Kyle Blount
Nicholas Blount
7.85
37.80
Jack Sprengel, Jr.
Harry Templeton
27.70
3.35
Robert Sangster
Kyle Paparelli
3.80
Robert Roy
10.50
77.40
Peter Vican
Brian Droney
16.30
Harley Benton
55.00
193.88 Jack Sprengel, Jr.
112.00 Randy Pereschino
4.40
Michael Lanni
YEAR
SPECIES
WEIGHT
ANGLER
YEAR
2012
1999
2004
2001
2004
2006
2004
2010
2001
2012
2009
2006
2011
2008
1999
2009
2001
1998
Black Sea Bass
Bluefish
Bonito
False Albacore
Fluke
Scup
Shad
Squeteague
Striped Bass
Tautog
Winter Flounder
3.85
15.18
9.99
12.22
5.44
2.60
1.75
16.54
48.62
11.20
4.40
Joseph Pearson
David Pickering
Jack Sprengel, Jr.
Jack Sprengel, Jr.
Jonathan Pickering
Charles Underhill
Jonathan Pickering
Robert Moeller
Brendan Richards
Richard Gallipeau
Dick Geldard
2009
2007
2007
2007
2003
2012
2008
2007
2006
2009
2009
2012 Special Tournaments
June 1 - 10 • Spring Striped Bass Tournament
June 22 - July 1 • Fluke Tournament
• indicates RISAA member
July 6 - 22 • Adult-Junior Scup Tournament
1or 2 adults and one Junior Member team. Pre-registration
required. Deadline: July 3, 2012
July 14 - 15 • Team Fluke Challenge
Special 2-angler teams. Special rules apply. Top four fish
entered. Pre-registration required, deadline: July 12, 2012
Sept 21 - 30 • Bluefish Tournament
Oct 12 - 21 • Black Sea Bass Tournament
Sept 28 - Oct 7 • Fall Striped Bass Tournament
Oct 19 - 28 • Fall Tautog Tournament
• All Special Tournaments commence at 5:00 P.M. on Friday and end
promptly at 7:00 P.M. on the final day (*unless noted).
• The minimum sizes for all Special Tournaments shall be the legal
Rhode Island recreational minimums.
• Entries MUST be weighed in by 7:00 P.M. on the final day and
members MUST PHONE the RISAA office within 24 hours of the time
weighed.
- 19 -
Maximum
Location
Big Bear Hunting & Fishing Supply (Harmony)........ 30 lbs
•Block Island Fishworks (New Harbor)......................... 100 lbs
Breachway Bait & Tackle (Charlestown).................... 50 lbs
•Bucko’s Tackle Service (Fall River, MA)................. 60 lbs
•Cardinal Bait & Tackle (Westerly)............................... 100 lbs
•Erickson Bros. Bait & Tackle (Warwick)..................... 200 lbs
•Frances Fleet (Port of Galilee)..................................... 50 lbs
•Galilee Bait & Tackle (Galilee).................................... 400 lbs
Gray’s Boat Yard (Westerly).......................................... 99 lbs
•Lucky Bait & Tackle (Warren)..................................... 330 lbs
Maridee Bait & Tackle................................................... 50 lbs
•Pete’s Bait & Tackle (Woonsocket).............................. 165 lbs
•Quaker Lane Bait & Tackle (N. Kingstown)............... 60 lbs
•Quonny Bait & Tackle (Charlestown).......................... 60 lbs
Riverside Marine (Tiverton)......................................... 75 lbs
Sam's Bait & Tackle (Middletown)............................... 400 lbs
•Snug Harbor Marina (Wakefield)................................. 200 lbs
Stonington Marina (Stonington, CT).......................... 100 lbs
•Tackle Box, Inc. (Warwick)............................................ 200 lbs
Twin Maples (Block Island)......................................... 100 lbs
Watch Hill Outfitters..................................................... 400 lbs
Zeek's Creek Bait Shop (Jamestown).......................... 30 lbs
NOVEMBER SEMINAR
Monday, November 26 at 7:00 PM
RODS AND REELS
Prevent Galvanic Corrosion:
Winterize Your Reels Early
Rod Repair and
Introduction to Custom Rods
with
with
Michael
Bucko
James
Levy
Today’s reels are more complicated
and expensive. These reels have
more moving parts and parts with
dissimilar metals, which is how galvanic corrosion sets in and
why you need to bring you reels early for maintenance (internal
cleaning). Washing or spraying your reel with water after fishing
will NOT prevent galvanic corrosion. Only an internal cleaning
can do the job.
Mike will discuss some maintenance and good habits that you
perform on your new reels to retard galvanic corrosion. He'll
explain the science of galvanic corrosion and what you need to
do to prevent it.
Established in 1978 by Mike Bucko, Bucko’s Parts and Service
has been around for 34 years in a small 1,000 square foot store,
serving anglers' needs from across the country, and providing
the best in service and parts inventory.
Jim Levy has been
building fishing rods
since 1976. He is an
avid fisherman that has
learned about fishing
rods and what makes them tick.
Jim doesn't own a business and builds rods only for the
pleasure of making a finely tuned tool that looks good too.
In his seminar, Jim will briefly discuss fishing rod repairs and
then get into a short description of building rods, what makes
them better and how you can start building them on your own.
BRING A FRIEND!
RISAA members can bring a guest to this meeting at no charge
EVERY MEMBER WHO ATTENDS IS ELIGIBLE TO WIN THE NIGHT'S
FREE DOOR PRIZE:
A $200 Gift Certificate To Any Member Tackle Shop
(see page 29)
FOOD WILL BE SERVED* BETWEEN 5:30 - 6:30
Seminar is held at the West Vally Inn
TONIGHT'S MENU
Blossom Street, West Warwick, RI
Directions on page 28
Tossed salad w/roll: $2.25
Chicken tenders, gravy, garlic mashed potatoes, veg: $6.95
Italian sausage & peppers sub: $5.50
Non-Members Welcome
* Food is NOT included in admission and is provided by the
West Valley Inn. Pay separately at the bar.
NON-MEMBER ADMISSION: $10 donation
to RISAA's Scholarship Fund (RISAA members attend free)
- 20 -
DECEMBER SEMINAR
Monday, December 17 at 7:00 PM
Halibut Fishing In Alaska
could be your fishing trip of a lifetime
with
Robert Gaudet
You've seen those pictures of people standing beside a bunch
of big Alaska halibut. You may have thought that some day you
would love to make a trip like that, but the reality of life is that
you couldn't afford it. Well think again.
Member Bob Gaudet has made the trip. He stayed at the
Island Point Lodge in Petersburg which is located in the southeast on the Alaskan Panhandle.
"This isn't fishing in the rough ocean water like you see on
TV," said Bob. "Fishing is done in the protected waters of Alaskan Inland Seaway." Fishing is for halbut and salmon.
Bob will have a PowerPoint presentation that will focus on
his own experience there.
He will also explain many of the things he learned in making
the trip affordable and save between $1,500-$2,000 off the cost
normally associated with a trip like this, such as obtaining affordable air discounts and controlling expenses.
Bob will be joined by Frank Stelmach, the owner of Island
Point Lodge, who lives in Massachusetts during the off-season.
The 15th ANNUAL BUSINESS MEETING
will follow the seminar
EVERY MEMBER WHO ATTENDS IS ELIGIBLE TO WIN THE NIGHT'S
FREE DOOR PRIZE:
A $200 Gift Certificate To Any Member Tackle Shop
(see page 29)
FOOD WILL BE SERVED* BETWEEN 5:30 - 6:30
Seminar is held at the West Vally Inn
TONIGHT'S MENU
Blossom Street, West Warwick, RI
Tossed salad w/roll: $2.25
Shepherd's Pie: $6.95
Meatball sub & chips: $5.95
* Food is NOT included in admission and is provided by the
West Valley Inn. Pay separately at the bar.
Directions on page 28
Non-Members Welcome
NON-MEMBER ADMISSION: $10 donation
to RISAA's Scholarship Fund (RISAA members attend free)
- 21 -
Providing Recreational Fishermen with the Opportunity to Improve their Catch
through Collaboration
Approximately 324 million saltwater fish were caught by anglers
in 2011 with 62% of those being returned to the water. This
means that anglers are catching lots of fish but they’re also
throwing many of them back. Through a program called
FishSmart, anglers and NOAA are looking for ways to make sure
more of those released fish survive. More fish means healthier
fisheries and more fishing
opportunities for anglers.
NOAA is committed to working with the angling community to
promote conservation. Anglers came to us with the FishSmart
idea at the 2010 Saltwater Recreational Fishing Summit hosted by
NOAA. After that summit, we made FishSmart a centerpiece of
our Action Agenda.
There are a series of region-specific FishSmart workshops
planned for 2012. The first
workshop was held in Florida
FishSmart workshops aim to:
and focused on the Gulf of
Mexico and South Atlantic
What is FishSmart?
fisheries. There were two more
• Expand understanding of released fish survival.
FishSmart is the next step
workshops planned for 2012:
in the evolution of growing
• Develop new equipment where necessary to
one in Portland, Oregon, held
the sport of fishing. It brings
enhance released fish survival.
in May, which focused on
together anglers, scientists,
• Promote the adoption of careful release
recreational fisheries of the
and managers through a
techniques to anglers.
West Coast, Alaska, and
series of workshops to find
• Develop communication in programs to help
Hawaii, and another workshop
ways to fish smarter and
anglers
implement
best
practices.
focusing on the fisheries of the
promote
conservation.
northeast and mid-Atlantic.
Supported by NOAA during
For
more
information
–
www.fishsmart.org
Workshop attendees put their
the past two years, FishSmart
heads together and discuss
uses a collaborative,
best
angler
practices,
equipment
ideas, provide guidance to
proactive approach to address fishing mortality while enhancing
management
bodies,
and
identify
gaps in current scientific
the fishing experience.
knowledge
about
safe
catch-and-release
techniques.
Why is this important? The increasing pressure on marine
Promoting
Responsible
Stewardship
ecosystems from growing coastal populations, biological limits
By encouraging careful fishing and use of proper release
of fish stocks, and conservation mandates are driving the need
techniques,
millions of fish released today can survive to improve
for innovative management approaches to assure high-quality
the
fisheries
of tomorrow. In some heavily fished fisheries,
recreational fisheries. Shrinking the footprint of individual anglers
increasing
the
survival of released fish will be essential to
on the environment by reducing and avoiding release mortality
maintaining
fishing
opportunities and a healthy fish population.
is one such approach. More fishermen are voluntarily using
If
you
are
part
of
the
recreational fishing community, you know
catch-and-release techniques, and there are also many
that
fishing
as
a
sport
is being held to higher standards and
management measures requiring anglers to release fish—both
greater
scrutiny
in
today’s
world. The FishSmart partnership is
of these result in a need to minimize post-release mortality.
helping
bring
industry,
government,
and anglers together to
Important Commitment to Anglers
promote
responsible
stewardship
of
fishery
resources.
As part of the Recreational Saltwater Fishing Action Agenda,
REQUIRED READING
CAPTAIN'S LICENSE
If you fish anywhere, anyhow or
anytime...you MUST have this catalog.
Call or write for your FREE copy NOW!
Or e-mail us:
[email protected]
- NO TEST AT THE COAST GUARD -
CAPTAIN OUPV
MASTER 200GT
Inland
SIX-PACK MASTER 100GT
RADAR SAIL TOWING
Near Coastal
Oceans
USCG APPROVED MARITIME CLASSES
FALL RIVER - JAMESTOWN - PLYMOUTH - MYSTIC - BOSTON
120 MAIN STREET, KINGS PARK, NY 11754
(Phone) 631-269-6005
(Fax) 631-269-2920
Call CAPTAIN MAX FENTRESS
1-800-321-2977
TERMINAL TACKLE CO.
Member
- 22 -
TACKLE SUPPLIERS TO THE WORLD
The
FRANCES FLEET
“Catch a Good Time!”
BLACKFISH/TAUTOG
Sailing daily at 6:00 am
Visit our shop for live and
frozen bait, ice, rods & reels,
tackle and more. Locted
across from the boats.
COD
7:00 a.m.
Mon, Wed, Fri, Sat & Sun
Call for reservations.
For more info,
visit our website:
francesfleet.com
(401) 783-4988
Located in the Port of Galilee, RI
Member
Directions to West Valley Inn, Blossom Street, West Warwick,RI
FROM WESTERLY AND POINTS SOUTH:
I-95 North to exit 11 onto I-295 North. Take Exit 1 to
Rt 113 West towards West Warwick
(follow directions below)
FROM PROVIDENCE AND POINTS NORTH:
I-95 South to exit 12B to Rt 113 West
(follow directions below)
Ea
Av
e
95
113
en
c
e
St
33
FROM RT 113 WEST off I-95
Pr
ov
id
FROM NARRAGANSETTAND
SOUTH COUNTY:
Route 1 North, becomes Route 4 North Blossom St
to end and merges onto I-95 North,
then take to exit 11 onto I-295 North.
Take Exit 1 to Rt 113 West. (follow
directions below)
2
st
Follow 113 west through 3 lights, and
cross Route 2 onto East Avenue.
East Ave becomes River St
(one way). Go to light and
turn left onto Rt 33
(Providence St). Go 8/10 mile
to West Valley Inn (entrance
on right).
95
- 23 -
FISH FACTS
Oxygen is more plentiful at the water's surface than
below. Fast swimmers like marlin and tuna need more
oxygen and spend much of their lives near the surface.
Slow swimmers like tautog need less oxygen and remain
near the bottom
Saltwater &
Freshwater Bait
Eels & sandworms
Open 7 Days
The more forked the tail fin, the less the water
resistance... The less water resistance, the faster the
speed.
Such is the explanation for the sickle-shaped tail fins
of the fastest swimmers.
Quality Fishing
Tackle
Abu-Garcia • Daiwa
Mitchell • Penn • Quantum
Shimano • Zebco
During mating season, the skin of the female shark is
twice as thick as the skin of the male. This is for
protection, since the male
shark in his excitement to
stimulate the female
will bite her, often
inflicting serious
wounds.
Owner: Michael J. Bucko
Phone: (508) 674-7900
Fax: (508) 674-8021
E-mail: [email protected]
Member
WWW.BuckosParts.com
- 24 -
Committee holds annual meeting -2013 events announced
The RISAA Entertainment Committee held its Annual Meeting
on October 15. Members in attendance were Charlie Bradbury,
Joan Bradbury, Nancy Getchell, Ed Kearney, Jane Kearney,
Bob Masse, Lynn Medeiros, Steve Medeiros, Mary Ouellette
and Bill Sosnicki.
As required, elections were held for 2013 and the results
were
Chair, Lynn Medeiros; Vice Chair, Joan Bradbury and
Secretary, Steve Medeiros.
2013 Events
A couple of dates have been secured for 2013, so please
mark your calendars:
Saturday, February 23 - 15th Annual Banquet. This will be
our 15th year and we hope to plan a nice celebration.
Saturday, September 21 - 3rd Annual Pig Roast
We also will sponsor another trip to Fenway Park, but we
won’t have the date until we find out what tickets are available.
We will try for a day in June.
JOIN US!
I would like to thank those members who have placed their
confidence in us, and we will strive to do a stellar job next year.
I would also like to thank Jane for serving as vice chair this
year.` Also, thanks to Joan we served as secretary for several
years which is a lot of work.
We would love to have a few members join our committee.
There usually are only one or two meetings a year. We look
forward to new ideas. Why not consider joining us?
If you are interested in discussing it, contact me by e-mail at
[email protected] or call 401-826-2121.
LARY NORIN
landed this 4.8 lb black sea bass and pair of 5 lb fluke while
fishing with Rick Sustello on August 26.
PETER O’BISO
landed this striper while fishing the spring worm hatch at Quonny
Pond with fellow member TJ Dvorchak. TJ noted, “This isn’t a
Photoshop edit to hide a super-secret background and conceal the spot.” It was a heavy fog that surrounded them, ending thier fishing trip.
Junior Member
DAVID SWEET
COREY
TEMPLETON
with his first fluke that he landed
on August 19.
- 25 -
landed this 8 lb spring fluke
with fishing with Craig Picard
on Craig’s boat, Spindrift, out
of Pt. Judith back in June.
There was no drift, but thanks
to Craig’s power drifting with
this fluke and some nice sea
bass.
November, 2012
PREVIOUS AND CONTINUALLY SUPPORTED PROGRAMS
• Blackstone River fish ladders construction
• College Scholarships in Marine Sciences
• Eel grass planting
• Fishway construction/restoration
• Fishing The Ocean State TV program
• Fish Tag & Release programs
• JASON Expedition teacher training
• Kickemuit River fish ladder construction
• Narragansett Bay Journal publication
• Newport fishermen’s ladder repairs
• Ninigret Park Fishing Access
• Pawtuxet River fish passage
• Plum Beach Lighthouse restoration
• Public access adoption programs
• Public education programs and seminars
• Rose Island Lighthouse Foundation
• Salmon-In-The-Classroom, Westerly
• Salt marsh restoration
• Sea Grant research programs
• Striped Bass Myco Research
• Tag-A-Giant Tuna Foundation
• Ten Mile River fish ladders
• Woonasquatucket River fish ladders
RISAA Take-A-Kid Fishing Days
2012 DONORS TO DATE
COPPER (up to $49)
4 Anonymous Donors
Herbert Adams
John Anterni
Joseph Behl
David Burnett
Joseph Burns
David Carr
Donald Estes
David Garzoli
Timothy Gilchrist
Robert Graap
Earle Guilford
Joseph Hartman, In Memoriam
Peter Hendricks
Paul Kavanagh
Robert Kelley
Rev. Jan Knost
BRONZE ($50+)
Robert Mazzeo
Michael McMillin
Clarence Moore
Robert Morel
Larry Mouradjian
Carlos Oliveira
James Parillo
Herve Pelland
Anthony Rocha, MD
Alec Sinel
William Sokolowski
John Stevens
David Swain
John Toner
John Vivari
Daniel Watson
Frank Williams
2 Anonymous Donors
George Allen
Raymond Marchak
Stephen Medeiros
R.I. Mobile Sportfishermen
Robert Murgo
Ronald Nalbandian
Thomas Nerney
J. George O’Keefe
Robert Oliveira
Harold Redlich
Sameh, Said, MD
Capt. Steve Segerson
Roger Tellier
Harry Templeton
Patrick Watson
William Zanks
PLATINUM ($500+)
Robert Fournier
Joseph Herbert
Capt. Sandy & Donna Kane
George Klammerer, In Memoriam
Leo Orsi, Jr.
SILVER ($100+)
Andrew Berg
Curt & Marianne Caserta
Buster Costello
Robert Donaldson
Richard Ferris
Peter Frackelton
Capt. Larry Frederickson
David Giuliano
George Haduch
Robert Hawthorne
Peter Jenkins
Douglas Jost
Mark Pachico
David Pollack
Robert Sangster
Capt. Ronald Taddei
Michael Testa
Eric Weybrant
Peter Vican
Bradley Waugh
Enclosed is my tax-deductible contribution to
The Rhode Island Saltwater Anglers Foundation
The Rhode Island Saltwater Anglers Foundation is a nonprofit 501(c)3 organization, created to provide an educational and public service forum for
recreational saltwater anglers and the general community; to foster sportsmanship; to support marine conservation and the sound management of
fisheries resources.
Please print:
Name: ______________________________________________________ Phone: _____________________
Address: ________________________________________________________________________________
no.
city
street
Enclosed is cash or check for:
It is OK to print my name
$5
$10
$25
Do NOT print my name
$50
state
$100
zip
other______
Donation made in the name of: _____________________
Mail to: RISA Foundation, P.O. Box 1465, Coventry, RI 02816
Any donation over $10 will be sent a receipt that proves your contribution for tax purposes
- 26 -
Fight of a lifetime!
by Daniel "DJ" Rubino
We left Hyannis marina at 4:30 AM on September 25 and had
our lines in the water by 7:00 AM, about 25 miles east of
Nantucket.
Our spread consisted of two spreader bars on 130's on the
flat lines and two long rigger
naked Ballyhoo on 130's as
well. The lines were in the water
for about 5 minutes before the
captain decided to try out a
long center rigger (naked
ballyhoo) on a new Shimano
Talica 50ii reel that just came
out. (Now remember this is a
50!!)
As I was letting the line out,
WAY back, I went to tighten
the drag, but the only thing
was the line wasn't stopping.
I said, "Holy sxxx! There's
a fish on and it's something big!"
Ordinarily, most guys are fighting these fish out of the gunnel
on 130's. Since I'm young and adventurous I decided to grab the
belt and back brace and stand it up! When I tell you it was the
fight of a lifetime, I'm not exaggerating one bit!
I would get the fish 50
yards from the boat and see
ya, he would take back 500
yards. After these events
repeated over and over
again at 8:15 he was on the
deck! He weighed in at 321
pounds after being gutted.
What a day on the water!
PS: When the guys
came to buy the fish at the
dock, we had the rod out
for pictures. He took one
look in amazement and said,
"you caught that fish on
that bass rod"
Mako!
by John Stavrakas
We thought it was another blue and I
was really putting the screws to it so
we wouldn't lose a lot of time over a
big blue shark. Then he took off. I
thought I was going to get spooled
and began to wonder if this was something other than a blue shark. We decided to chase this fish so we wouldn't
get spooled. Once we had the shark
by the boat and when he smiled at us
we knew what it was!. He made a number of runs after that. I had to put the
harness on. There were only two of
us on board so it was a challenge to
take him at the boat. Damn the hides
on those things are tough!. We put a
flying gaff in him and the harpoon.
Dragged his tail in through the tuna
door and tied him down.
We took the fish to Snug Harbor
Marina where it weighed in at 221
pounds.
September 14 was a great day on the
water. My neighbor, John Ott and I, cleared
the West Gap at 5:30 AM and headed to
the Mudhole aboard my 28' Aquasport,
Full House II. We went lines in at the
north end of the Mudhole and trolled
across the the east wall and down towards
the Gully and then southeast towards the
Suffolk. The action was consistent the
whole way with false albacore keeping us
busy all morning. We released one small
bluefin tuna. Seas were flat and skies were
sunny.
Then we set up a chum slick for shark
on the warm side of a temperature break at
the Suffolk and drifted across the break.
We saw a huge sea turtle and then started
catching sharks. We caught two nice blue
sharks when Mr. Mako showed up. I was
already beat up from a big blue shark when
I picked up the rod with the mako.
We didn't realize it was a mako at first.
- 27 -
DEALER DISCOUNTS
The following companies offer special discounts to RISAA members
Please consider making your purchases at these dealers.
Show your membership card at the start of the transaction to take advantage of their discounted offers.
Listings sorted alphabetically. RISAA members in bold
AMERICAN FIREARMS SCHOOL
Matt Medeiros • 508-695-5869
5 John Dietsch Sq, N. Attleboro, MA
$50 off membership or $10 off range time to
RISAA members AmericanFirearmsSchool.com
-------------------------------------------------------Block Island Embroidery
401-466-2137 Block Island, RI
10% off nautical, fish & country flags to RISAA
members
-------------------------------------------------------BREACHWAY BAIT AND TACKLE
Ron Mouchon • 401-364-6407
166 Charlestown Beach Rd, Charlestown, RI
RISAA members get 10% discount on everything (except sale items and reels)
-------------------------------------------------------Brewer Greenwich Bay Marina
1 Masthead Dr, Warwick, RI • 401-884-1810
10% off slips 26' and under/full season
Free pump out w/fuel purchase
10% off all items in store, parts and services
-------------------------------------------------------Brewer Yacht Yard At Cowesett
100 Folly Landing Rd, Warwick, RI • 884-0544
10% off slips 26' and under/full season
Free pump out w/fuel purchase
10% off all items in store, parts and services
-------------------------------------------------------BUCKO’S TACKLE SERVICE
Mike Bucko • 508-674-7900
191 Stafford Rd, Fall River, MA
10% off to RISAA members
Includes bait and tackle purchases
-------------------------------------------------------Budget Termite & Pest Control
Robert Cardoza • 800-870-3700
2009 Elmwood Ave, Warwick, RI 02888
5% discount to RISAA members. Identify
yourself when scheduling appointment
-------------------------------------------------------CAN DO CHARTERS
Capt. Chuck Casella • 978-290-0705
www.candocharters.com
10% discount for inshore trips and 15%
discount for winter flounder trips
-------------------------------------------------------CAPT SHERIFF’S FISH ON CHARTERS
Capt. John Sheriff • 888-645-4892
www.FishOnSheriff.com
10% discount to RISAA members
-------------------------------------------------------CERTA PRO PAINTERS
Will Donnell • 401-921-6655
Covering all of Rhode Island
--------------------------------------------------------
Updates are posted at www.risaa.org/discounts.html
COMPUTER NETWORK SPECIALISTS
Bob LeBlanc • 401-921-4288
2699 Post Road, Warwick, RI
10% discount on labor; $25 discount on complete
custom built computer system to RISAA members
-------------------------------------------------------ERICKSON’S BAIT AND TACKLE
Craig Castro • 401-739-7437
1257 Greenwich Ave, Warwick, RI
10% off custom rods to RISAA members, plus
5% over cost on all special bait orders
---------------------------------------------------------F & H AUTOMOTIVE MACHINE SHOP
Ed Harrington • 401-828-5660
93 Sandy Bottom Rd, Coventry, RI 02816
Engine rebuilding/repairs - valve jobs
10% off labor to RISAA members
-------------------------------------------------------Falmouth Bait & Tackle
258 Teaticket Hwy, East Falmouth, MA
508-457-0700 • 15% discount on bait & tackle
(except on sale items)
-------------------------------------------------------FRANCES FLEET
Frank & Christine Blount • 401-783-4988
Sailing from the port of Galilee
$5 per person discount to RISAA members
plus 10% discount on bait in the tackle shop
-------------------------------------------------------Get The Picture Framing
401-725-3400
147 Reservoir Ave, Lincoln, RI 02865
-------------------------------------------------------GILCHRIST’S GREAT GRATES
Tim Gilchrist • 401-364-3457
P.O. Box 663, Charlestown, RI
15% discount to RISAA members on $20 order
-------------------------------------------------------HEFFERNAN CHARTERS
Capt. Bill Heffernan • 401-364-9592
8 Scot Circle, Charlestown, RI
Special discounts for RISAA tournaments
-------------------------------------------------------Hooked Up Charters
Capt. Cliff Heaton • 860-446-2607
Sailing out of Groton, CT
-------------------------------------------------------JCM Fabricating
Chris Carbalho • 774-930-1197
60 6th St, Fall River, MA
10% off to RISAA members on custom
stainless/aluminum marine fabrication
--------------------------------------------------------
- 28 -
LAND-TEK MAINTENANCE, INC.
Ken Anderson • 508-252-3795
Route 44, Rehoboth, MA
10% off to RISAA members on janitorial
supplies, paper products, cleaning equip.
-------------------------------------------------------Lavin’s Landing
6O Sportsman Rd, Charlestown, RI
(401) 322-7277 • Launch ramp/dock space
10% off bait & tackle to RISAA members
-------------------------------------------------------Liveliner Sportfishing Charters
Capt. Glen Vitullo • 401-573-1458
-------------------------------------------------------LUCKY BAIT & TACKLE
Lorraine Danti • 401-247-2223
289 Market St, Warren, RI
(excludes rods, reels & combos)
-------------------------------------------------------LUCKY LADY CHARTERS
Capt. Steve Palmer • 401-284-2869
www.luckyladycharters.net
-------------------------------------------------------M2 DESIGN
Mark Mingain • 401-567-7878
Pascoag, RI
10% discount to RISAA members on
Web site design and business card orders
-------------------------------------------------------MARINE ENGINE SERVICES
Dana Weeks • 401-783-9900
Tohatsu & Honda dealer, sales & service
10% discount to RISAA members on service
-------------------------------------------------------OCEAN STATE LAWN SERVICE
Paul Karcz • 401-732-8182 • Warwick, RI
10% off to RISAA members when selecting a
lawn care program
-------------------------------------------------------OCEAN PROPS
Mike McMillin • 888-430-7767
307 Oliphant Lane #17, Middletown, RI
10% off reconditioning for bronze, nibral and
inboard props
-------------------------------------------------------OGOFISHING CHARTERS
Capt. John Ogozalek • 860-774-6924
www.ogofishing.com
--------------------------------------------------------
DEALER DISCOUNTS
The following companies offer special discounts to RISAA members
Please consider making your purchases at these dealers.
Show your membership card at the start of the transaction to take advantage of their discounted offers.
Listings sorted alphabetically. RISAA members in bold
P.D.H. MORTGAGE COMPANY
Paul Harrison • 401-529-4488
936 Smithfield Ave, Lincoln, RI
$100 off closing costs to RISAA members
when you close a mortgage loan with P.D.H.
-------------------------------------------------------Quality Computer Repair & web design
401-339-7082 • www.qualitycomputerri.com
35% off labor/service to RISAA members
------------------------------------------------------QUIK-FIX HANDYMAN
Frank Joyal • 401-374-8281
Home repairs and remodeling
-------------------------------------------------------QUONNY BAIT & TACKLE
Robin Nash • 401-315-2330
5223B Old Post Road, Charlestown, RI
www.quonnybaitandtackle.com
------------------------------------------------------RHODE ISLAND POPPERS
Armand Tetreault • 401-762-1884
10% off to RISAA members on hand-made
wooden poppers
-------------------------------------------------------RHODE ISLAND ROCK GYM
Lary Norin • 401-727-1704 Woonsocket, RI
rhodeislandrockgym.com
RISAA Discounts: 3 month membership $99
(reg $175) and 15% off all items in retail store
--------------------------------------------------------
Updates are posted at www.risaa.org/discounts.html
Salty’s Fly & Lure
Scott Bullock • Hudson, MA
www.saltybugger.com
10% Discount to RISAA members
-------------------------------------------------------SEA TOW OF RHODE ISLAND
Kevin Scott • 401-294-2360
Year round “Boat Show Special” - $10 off
regular price to RISAA members
*May not be combined with other discounts
-------------------------------------------------------SNAPPA CHARTERS
Capt. Charlie Donilon • 401-782-4040
www.snappacharters.com
------------------------------------------------------SNUG HARBOR MARINE SERVICE CTR
Joe Mollica • 401-783-8220
410 Gooseberry Road, Wakefield, RI
10% off all merchandise and reel parts to
RISAA members; 10% off new Honda engines
-------------------------------------------------------SNUG HARBOR MARINA
Al Conti • 401-783-7766
410 Gooseberry Road, Wakefield, RI
10% off all terminal tackle to RISAA members
-------------------------------------------------------Spannercare, Inc.
On site/roadside repairs - wheel bearings,
welding, hydraulics, trucks, trailers, etc.
w: 401-861-4053 c: 401-516-3850
10% off labor to RISAA members
------------------------------------------------------STAR SERVICE
Jay Starziano • 401-821-9887 / 401-862-3764
53 Arnold Road, Coventry, RI
Auto - Truck - Marine
10% off parts & labor to RISAA members
-------------------------------------------------------THE TACKLE BOX
Greg Bruning • 401-736-0605
443 West Shore Rd, Warwick, RI
-------------------------------------------------------TOWBOAT U.S.
Capt. Clint Allen • 508-990-3997
$120 off to RISAA members when you sign
up for Unlimited TowBoatU.S. membership.
-------------------------------------------------------Toyota-Scion of Newport
Paul Little & Marcus Randolph 401-2070345
285 East Main Rd, Middletown, RI
3% over invoice on select models to RISAA
members and complimentary first oil change.
-------------------------------------------------------Wickford Canvas
Mike McGrory • 401-742-1639
660 Ten Rod Rd, N. Kingstown, RI
--------------------------------------------------------
To have YOUR business
listed, call the RISAA office at
401-826-2121
IT’S TRUE!
ALL OF THE PRECEEDING COMPANIES OFFER DISCOUNTS TO RISAA MEMBERS!*
Just by showing your membership card you can get a discount on all
kinds of services, such as tackle, marinas, computers, charters, canvas,
and much more!
IT’S JUST ONE MORE BENEFIT OF BEING A RISAA MEMBER!
THE LIST KEEPS GROWING!
Go to the RISAA web site at www.risaa.org
Then click on "Member Area" then click "Dealer Discounts".
Check back often.
Do you have a business and would like to offer a discount to RISAA members?
If so, contact David Westfall, Dealer Discount Coordinator: 401-270-1822 or [email protected]
* RISAA makes no guarantees on the product or services offered or on the promise of discount, but notify us if any of the above companies fails
to honor the discount.
- 29 -
AFFILIATED
ORGANIZATIONS
The Rhode Island Saltwater Anglers Association (RISAA) believes in the sensible management of
fisheries and the conservation and restoration of all marine resources. RISAA has accepted a leadership role in order to provide a unified voice to preserve and protect the rights, traditions and future of
recreational angling. In order to achieve these goals, it is important for organizations who have the
same goals to join together, uniting their voices and votes for the good of present and future generations of anglers. Therefore, the RISAA is proud to be AFFILIATED with these respected organizations.
Blue Water
Buckeye Brook
Coalition
Anglers
Blue Water
Anglers
Bowling Green
Fishing Club
Bristol County
Striper Club
Buckeye Brook
Coalition
Buzzards Bay
Fishing Club
CT/RI Coastal
Fly Fishers
Galilee
Tuna Club
Connecticut
Surfcasters Assoc.
East Greenwich
Yacht Club
East Bay
Anglers
Galilee
Tuna Club
Jamestown
Striper Club
Massachusetts
Beach Buggy Assoc.
Massachusetts
Striped Bass Assoc.
Narragansett Pier
Sportfishing Assoc.
Narragansett
Salt Water
Fishing Club
Narragansett
Surfcasters
Newport Cty Salt
Water Fishing Club
Ocean State
Surfcasters
Pioneer Valley
Boat & Surf Club
Princeton
Fishing Team
R. I. Marine
Trades Assoc.
R. I. Mobile
Sportfishermen
R. I. Party &
Charter Boat Assoc.
Slater Mill
Fishing Club
St. John’s
Fishing Club
Stripercoast
Surfcasters
United Fly Tyers of
Rhode Island
Old Colony
Amphibians
Rhody
Fly Rodders
Rhody
Fly Rodders
Weekapaug
Surfcasters
COALITION PARTNERSHIPS
In order to promote fisheries management and conservation on a regional, national and international scale,
the Rhode Island Saltwater Anglers Association has associated with these organizations:
SUPPORT
OUR ADVERTISERS
GetHookedUpWith
OnTheWater’s
They help to pay for YOUR newsletter
FISHING
FORECAST
the most accurate and extensive
local reports on the web,
updated every friday
New Jersey
to
Maine
FRESHWATER
SALTWATER
OFFSHORE
www.OnTheWater.com
- 30 -
FISHERIES MANAGEMENT (from page 6)
The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission, which
oversees state waters, does not require such rigorous disclosures.
Under the ASMFC charter, published in 1942, the
Commission’s “code of conduct” includes a provision that bars
commissioners from having “a direct or indirect financial interest
that conflicts with the fair and impartial conduct of official duties.”
But the ASMFC’s Executive Committee has sole authority to
determine whether these financial interests are incompatible with
a commissioner’s responsibilities.
If the Executive Committee identifies a breach, they “may
direct the Chair to notify the appropriate appointing authority in
the Commissioner’s home state.”
As a result, financial conflicts of interest – latent or not –are
never made public. Recusing oneself from a vote on the basis of
a conflict of interest is not standard. In practice, some
commissioners vote on species they have a stake in.
This gives those interest groups a leg up in the management
process.
Anyone who cares about the health of our oceans and the
sustainability of our fish stocks, but doesn’t have the money or
time to fly to quarterly ASMFC meetings, is at a further
disadvantage: he or she can’t learn about discussions and votes
in a timely or comprehensive manner.
Although ASMFC meetings are transcribed, the transcriptions
are not made available until several months later. And when they
become available, voting is rarely broken down by state, making
it nearly impossible for members of the public to hold their state’s
commissioners accountable for how they voted on a particular
issue.
Unless one of the 45 Commissioners calls a “roll call” vote, a
show of hands and a majority opinion rules. The meeting minutes
read “Motion Passes” or “Motion Fails,” and nothing more.
This lack of transparency can be a challenge – even for
ASMFC regulators. When we asked Commissioner A.C. Carpenter,
who represents the Potomac River Fisheries Commission, for a
record of how he has voted on Atlantic menhaden, he was unable
to recall his position on even one single vote.
Although ASMFC meetings are where regulatory decisions
are made, the nuts and bolts of fishery science and management
occur during scientific committee meetings and ad hoc working
groups – none of which are transcribed.
These committees are formed to address particular biological,
social, or economic concerns relating to the fisheries, and are
often attended by industry consultants and company-funded
scientists. Because there is no public record of what was said at
these meetings, the level of industry participation in the
deliberations is unknown to the general public – except to those
who can afford to attend the meetings. Transcriptions do not
exist to review what decisions were made or how they came about.
“There have been no standard operating procedures put in
place for those ad hoc and small committee meetings. Going
through a transparent process on how these meetings will be
recorded, and how information will be shared will be critical,”
says Pam Lyons Gromen, executive director of the National
Coalition for Marine Conservation. “What we have seen with
menhaden is undue influence by the people who can afford to
come to the table and make these meetings. It’s a real challenge.
It’s much harder for the general public.”
The silver lining in all of this is that ASMFC is in the process
of updating its guidelines on public participation in its technical
committee process. ASMFC Acting Executive Director Bob Beale
has said that these guidelines will be finalized in November 2012.
While these guidelines will not address financial conflicts of
interest, they may create procedures that more clearly govern
how the public can participate in technical and scientific
proceedings.
As the ASMFC’s guidelines are revised this week, and
debated in the coming months, give some thought to how open
and accessible you want the fishery management process to be.
If the new guidelines do not reflect an increased commitment to
accountability, transparency, and independence, to borrow the
words of the wise and dogged Charlie Hutchinson, “make sure
[the ASMFC knows] they haven’t met their responsibility and
that their shortfall becomes part of the public record.”
Alison Fairbrother is the director of the nonpartisan Public
Trust Project. She writes about fisheries science and
management. Learn more at publictrustproject.org.
Now you can find
RISAA on
1. Go to www.facebook.com
2. Seach for Rhode Island Saltwater Anglers Association
3. When it comes up, click
- 31-
November, 2012
SURFACE TEMPS AFFECT COD
In some nearshore locations like Delaware and Chesapeake
Bays in the Middle Atlantic Bight region, temperatures were
more than 6 degrees C (11°F) above historical average at the
surface and more than 5 degrees C (9°F) above average at the
bottom. In deeper offshore waters to the north, bottom waters
were 1 degree C (2°F) warmer in the eastern Gulf of Maine and
greater than 2 degrees C (3.6°F) warmer in the western Gulf of
Maine.
Ocean bottom temperature data cited in the advisory posted
today came from a variety of sources, including eMOLT, a
cooperative research program between the Northeast Fisheries
Science Center and lobstermen who deploy temperature probes
attached to lobster traps. While some of the temperature probes
from the eMOLT program are still in the water and have not yet
been returned, those that have been returned indicate that
bottom water temperatures in 2012 were the warmest since the
eMOLT program began in 2001.
Atlantic cod distribution in the Gulf of Maine continues a
northeasterly shift, with the spring 2012 data consistent with a
response
to
ecosystem
w a r m i n g .
Warming ocean
temperatures and
the
resulting
impact on the
distribution of 36
fish stocks was
reported by the
Center in a 2009
study published
in
Marine
Ecology Progress May showing shifts in distribution of
Series. That study many fish stocks in the Northeast U.S.
analyzed annual (Credit: Janet Nye, NEFSC/NOAA)
NEFSC spring
survey data from
1968 to 2007 and other information and found that about half of
the 36 fish stocks studied in the Northwest Atlantic Ocean,
many of them commercially valuable species, have been shifting
northward over the past four decades, with some disappearing
from US waters as they move farther offshore.
Friedland notes that although cod didn't shift as much as
other species like hake in the 2009 study, the effects of warming
water on ocean currents and other ocean circulation patterns
could change that. "Cod distribution continues to be dynamic,
with northerly shifts detected in the spring 2012 data, consistent
with a response to ecosystem warming," Friedland said. "The
big question is whether or not these changes will continue, or
are they a short-term anomaly?"
Mike Fogarty, who heads the Ecosystem Assessment
Program, says the abundance of cod and other finfish is
controlled by a complex set of factors, and that increasing
temperatures in the ecosystem make it essential to monitor the
distribution of many species, some of them migratory and others
not.
(from page 15)
"A complex combination of factors influence ocean
conditions, and it isn't always easy to understand the big picture
when you are looking at one specific part of it at one specific
point in time, "Fogarty said, a comparison similar to not seeing
the forest when looking at a single tree in it. "We now have
information from a variety of sources collected over a long period
of time on the ecosystem, and are continually adding more data
to clarify specific details. The data clearly show a relationship
between all of these factors."
The 2012 spring plankton bloom, one of the longest duration
and most intense in recent history, started at the earliest date
recorded since the ocean color remote sensing data series began
in 1998. In some locations, the spring bloom began in February,
and was fully developed by March in all areas except Georges
Bank, which had an average although variable spring bloom.
The 2012 spring bloom in the Gulf of Maine began in early
March, the earliest recorded bloom in that area.
"What this early start means for the Northeast Shelf
ecosystem and its marine life is unknown," Fogarty said. "What
is known is that things are changing, and we need to continue
monitoring and adapting to these changes."
Intensive surveys of environmental conditions on the
Northeast Shelf from Cape Hatteras, North Carolina to Nova
Scotia were conducted from 1977 to 1987 as part of the Marine
Resources Monitoring, Assessment & Prediction (MARMAP)
program. The efforts continued at reduced levels through the
1990s and are ongoing today as part of the Center's Ecosystems
Monitoring (EcoMon) program.
Plankton samples are collected six times a year in each of
the four subareas of the Northeast Shelf: the Middle Atlantic
Bight, Southern New England, Georges Bank, and the Gulf of
Maine. EcoMon scientists also collect water samples and other
oceanographic data about conditions during each season in
each of the four areas to provide a long-term view of changing
conditions on the Shelf.
Ecosystem advisories have been issued twice a year by the
NEFSC's Ecosystems Assessment Program since 2006 as a way
to routinely summarize overall conditions in the region. The
reports show the effects of changing coastal and ocean
temperatures on fisheries from Cape Hatteras to the Canadian
border. The advisories provide a snapshot of the ecosystem for
the fishery management councils and also a broad range of
stakeholders from fishermen to researchers.
The Spring 2012 Ecosystem Advisory with supporting
information is available online. To access, go to
www.nefsc.noaa.gov/ecosys/advisory/current/advisory.html
NOAA Fisheries Service is dedicated to protecting and
preserving our nation's living marine resources and their
habitat through scientific research, management and
enforcement. NOAA Fisheries Service provides effective
stewardship of these resources for the benefit of the nation,
supporting coastal communities that depend upon them, and
helping to provide safe and healthy seafood to consumers and
recreational opportunities for the American public.
- 32 -
November, 2012
RAZIN’ KANE CHARTERS • Capt. Sandy Kane
story by ROBERT SANGSTER
Six lucky members won a trip on the beautiful Black Fin boat
named Razin’ Kane with Captain Sandy Kane, who is both a great
fisherman and a supporter of RISAA in many ways.
The lucky members on the trip were Kevin Miller, Bob
Bartolomeo, Orlando Savastano, Ed Cook, Richard Heilman and
myself, Bob Sangster.
The trip took place on August 25, and we set sail from Wickford,
casting off the dock lines at 10:00 a.m. In less than half an hour we
were fishing at the south end of Prudence Island near the T-Warf
with two downriggers and red and green umbrella rigs down near
the bottom.
There was an instant hook up with two stripers on one rig, one
a keeper and the other a little short. We were all sad to see that
both of the fish had many of the open red lesions we had all been
reading about.
Captain Kane headed down past Halfway Rock; worked his
magic near the Naval War College; made many passes under the
Newport Bridge; and worked back to the War College area where
he had located a good school of schoolie stripers and a few blues.
Everyone had the opportunity to be on the rods at least two times
during the half day trip.
What a day! The weather was absolutely as good as it gets
and the mate kept us involved even as he was busy doing and
cleaning.
To top the day off, when we got back to the dock at 3:00 p.m.,
the marina was having a pig roast and we were invited to enjoy
some great food and drinks!
Thanks to Orlando for taking the pictures and providing the
captions for them. Thanks to RISAA and Captain Kane for the
opportunity.
Richard
Heilman happily
displays two of
his stripers
Bob Bartolomeo’s rod bends as he reels
in a triple header of stripers
Ed Cook with a schoolie he
just landed on an umbrella
rig
Kevin Miller (r) and mate John
with a fish just landed
Orlando Savastano shows off his
best catch of the day
- 33 -
20’ Wellcraft V-20, 1991, w/’91 Yamaha 150
HP,
full
canvas, 50
gal live well,
V H F ,
depthfinder,
all cushions
for cuddy,
sleeps 2.
Incl trailer
w/new HD springs, new tires. $6,000. Call Joe
at 401-524-5590.
-------------------------------------------------------21’ Angler 204-F Center Console, 2001, w/
Merc 150HP Optimax SW OB. Boat loaded.
Incl Karavan roller tandem trailer. OB has less
than 500 hrs. Asking $12,000. Call Russ at
978-602-2006 or [email protected]
-------------------------------------------------------21’ Pro-Line 1986 w/cuddy cabin and EZ Load
trailer, no motor. Not used in years, but
structurally sound. $1,300 or best offer. Call Rod
at 782-4871 or [email protected]
------------------------------------------------------23’ Wellcraft 230 Sportfish, 1987, extensive
rebuilding work over past 4 yrs, t-top w/
outriggers, leaning post w/storage, live well, SW
wash down,
120 gal fuel, in
deck fish box,
new canvas,
new 2012 tandem bunk trailer. 1987 Yamana ETXJ OB, new powerhead in ‘11, only 40
hrs since. Runs 60 miles on 20 gal. Much more!
$8,500 OBO. Call Tom at 646-465-2150 or 508627-7255 or [email protected]
-------------------------------------------------------23.5’ Formula F223, 1982. Rebooted from I/O
to bracket. New Yamaha OX-66 225 HP w/
stainless prop, 53 hrs, still under warranty, new
fuel & oil systems. All electronics and gear
included. New batteries. New mooring cover.
Trailer is newer 5 Star w/new ubs, Kodiak
stainless brakes, wiring and lights. Hull is solid.
Rides great. $11,500 or best acceptable offer.
Contact David at [email protected] or 401787-2561
24' Angler Center Console. boat, motor &
t r a i l e r.
In turn
key n e w
power
head in
‘09, aprox 300 hrs. $11,000. Call Tom at 401263-3909
-------------------------------------------------------25’ Trophy 2502, 1993, w/twin 175 Mercury 2
cycle outboards, sleeps 4, Furuno FCV 667 color
fish finder, Garmin 182 GPS,
Raytheon radar,
VHF, head w/
holding tank, ice
box, 2 fw sinks,
live well, fish
boxes, color TV/
DVD, 110 and 12 volt, shore power, SW wash
down, Penn downriggers, battery charger, all new
canvas zippers and hardware, tandem trailer.
$12,000 Call Bernie at 401-641-1234
-------------------------------------------------------27' WorldCat 266 SC, 1998. Great fishing and
cruising boat. Catamaran style hull is extremely
stable with a max speed of 31 kts. WA cuddy w/
hard top. Twin Evinrude Fichts 175s', well
maintained (new computer in ‘08). Northstar
951X GPS
C h a r t
Navigator,
Furuno GP
1610 CF
Plotter/
S o u n d e r,
Furuno 851 Radar. Auto-pilot Autohelm st 5000.
ICOM ICM 127 VHF, stereo, 6 rod holders,
livewell. 4 wheel float on trailer. Avail to inspect
or test- Allens Harbor, N.Kingstown,RI.
$27,900. Call Jim @ 401-885-6375
14’ We-no-nah
Kelvar Fisherman
canoe, mint, weighs
34 lbs. Cost $2,200
new. Selling for
$1,500. Call Ed at 401-578-9834
- 34 -
PiranhaMax 160 Fishfinder,
600’ depth, 4 lvl grayscale, dual
beam, 4” screen, fish/depth
alarm, transom mt transducer,
new, still in unopened package
$55 firm. Call Glen at 401- 2633840 or [email protected]
Single Axle Trailer rigged to carry 21 foot, 2700
lb. center
console.
Needs
a
couple of
rollers. $350. Call Nick at 401-789-1571 or
contact at [email protected]
Min-Kota Spider 48 freshwater electric trolling
motor, transom mount, mint condition. $125.
Call Ed at 401-578-9834
NEWSLETTER DEADLINES
Articles and submissions for the RISAA
newsletter must be received by the 20th for
the next month's publication. Items received
after this date will be held until the following
month.
A bad day
fishing is
still better
than a
good day
at work!
One of the missions of RISAA is to represent the concerns of
the recreational community on regulatory and legislative issues.
That means that we have to deal with elected officials.
Fortunately, there are a number of legislators who have worked
hard on our behalf and others who support RISAA principles. We
need to be sure those officials remain in office.
It is also important that legislators understand who we are. If
we don’t advance our own causes, no one will do it for us.
By law, our Association can not contribute funds to any
candidate, therefore we have established a legal, incorporated
and registered Political Action Committee which CAN make
contributions on our behalf.
Only donations specifically made to the RISAA PAC can be
used. Under no circumstances can any membership dues money
- or any other contribution made to the Association - be used for
the PAC. It would be a violation of state election laws for any
money from RISAA to be used for PAC purposes.
Also, all money received by the PAC must come from
individual donors. No contribution can be accepted from any
organization or business interest.
The PAC has an independent treasurer and its own bank
account.
The RISAA PAC Committee first receives requests for
contributions. If the PAC Committee approves a request, it is
then forwarded to the full RISAA Legislative Committee, which is
made up of RISAA members and delegates from all of the 29
affiliated clubs. The Legislative Committee then reviews the
recommendations, and if the full Committee votes to approve a
political contribution, that recommendation is forwarded to the
RISAA Board of Directors which has the final vote on all PAC
donations. Every PAC expenditure must pass this 3-step process.
Democracy is not a spectator sport.
To be effective, we must participate in the system.
With your help we can continue to work within the political system to
safeguard the rights and traditions of recreational fishing
DONATIONS MADE DURING 2012
COPPER (up to $49)
BRONZE ($50+)
SILVER ($100+)
GOLD ($200+)
PLATINUM ($500+)
Earle Guilford
Stephen Medeiros
John Vivari
Robert Blasi
Leo Boliver
Howard MacMillan
Robert Oliveira
Harry Templeton
Capt Charles Costa
Robert Hawthorne
Peter Jenkins
Douglas Jost
Dr. James Phelan
David Pollack
John Turchetti
-----
Joseph Herbert
Capt. Sandy Kane
Bradley Waugh
It's time for recreational anglers to stand up and be counted!
Please print:
Enclosed is my contribution to the Rhode Island Saltwater Anglers Association
POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE.
1) Name: ______________________________________________________ 2) Phone: __________________
3) Address: ________________________________________________________________________________
no. street
city
state
zip
4) Place of employment: ________________________________________________________ (required by law)
Address:_______________________________________________________________________________
no. street
city
state zip
5) Enclosed is cash or check for:
$10
$25
$50
$100
other____ (make payble to: RISAA PAC)
6) Donations can ONLY be accepted from individuals. No company or organization check can be accepted. (R.I. law)
7) From time to time we will acknowledge the names of contributors in our newsletter, but you can remain anonymous, if you prefer.
It is OK to print my name
Do NOT print my name
Mail to: RISAA PAC, P.O. Box 1465, Coventry, RI 02816
-
35 -
Junior Member
BRUCE LAWING
LUCAS SALEM
with a fat doormat fluke that he
landed on July 25 while fishing on
his brother Mike’s 28’ Grady
White, Hook-em. They were
fishing in 50-60 feet of water at
Nebraska Shoals and Bruce
caught this one on a bucktail with
a squid strip.
with a 4 lb black sea bass
that he landed in June at
Nebraska Shoal while
fishing
with
his
grandfather, Orlando
Savastano, aboard his
boat Blue Eyes. The sea
bass was caught on a
fluke rig using squid and
silversides in 36’ of water.
STEVEN WEST, SR.
Junior Member
with a fat striper that he landed
while fishing with his son, Steve
Jr., off Block Island on June 17.
“It was a great Father’s Day gift,”
said Steve.
MASON KING
landed this fat 9.3 pound fluke
while fishing with his
grandfather, Elton Ricker, on
his boat on June 15.
KEVIN ROBISHAW
with a 7.13 lb doormat fluke
that he landed on July 30 while
fishing off Newport on June 30
with fellow member Jared
Henry. He was using a live
snapper bluefish on a #3
Gamagatzu hook with 5 oz
lead in 65 feet with the
outgoing tide.
DAVID WESTFALL
AINSLEY CHEW
landed this false albacore on August 25 while fishing with Bob,
her dad, 6 miles west of Nantucket’s Madaket Harbor with a
Yo-Zuri minnow
with a 30 lb. shovel head that he caught while visiting family in
Ohio in July. He landed this fish on an ultra-light rod with 6 lb
test line.
David may be one of those RISAA members who could be
hard-core saltwater anglers, but like many, will fish any chance
he gets.
“Although I live on the right coast, I still enjoy going to the
heartland and catching some freshwater fish,” said David.
- 36 -
NOTICE OF ELECTIONS
2012 Election Committee
In accordance with the RISAA By-Laws, all members
are hereby notified that election of officers will take place
at the 15th Annual Meeting to be held on Monday,
December 17, 2012 at 7:00 pm at the West Valley Inn,
4 Blossom Street, West Warwick, RI.
Per the RISAA By-Laws, by September 1 each year, the
President must appoint an member to chair the Election
Committee. I was appointed to that position and formed the
committee. The officers of the 2012 Election Committee are
Chairman: Gary Perschau
Vice Chairman: Joseph Pearson
Secretary: Brian Beltrami
IMPORTANT: EXTENSION OF DEADLINE
It is the responsibility of this committee to
• receive nominations for office from any member in good
standing,
• receive a proposed slate from the current Board of
Directiors,
• to publish all candidate names prior to the Annual Meeting,
• to conduct the actual election at the Annual Meeting which
will take place on Monday, December 17, 2012 at 7:00 p.m.
Notice of elections was posted in the RISAA September
and October newsletters advising members that Election of
Officers would take place at the 15th Annual Meeting on
Monday, December 17, 2012.
That notice inadvertently failed to include a statement
that nominations would close on October 15, 2012.
In order to correct this omission, the Board of Directors
voted that the nomination period for members wishing to run
for elected office in 2013 is extended until Tuesday, November
20, 2012.
Below is the slate of candidates presented by the Board of
Directions. Additionally, any member may request to be a
candidate, and must notify me no later than November 20, 2012.
Any member interested in running for office should first
read this document, “Expected Duties of RISAA Officers and
Directors” which can be found on the RISAA web site at:
http://www.risaa.org/info/reports/Duties_Board.pdf
Member Capt. Al Anderson releases another book
ISLAND STRIPERS
A Fisherman’s Guide To Block Island
Bass
Here’s a book striper anglers are
going to pick up time and time
again....
The reason for his latest book
was to eliminate unsubstantiated
claims by previous authors
regarding various biological
aspects of our beloved striper.
Anderson’s insights are based on
considerable technical research and
decades of highly successful day
and night-time charter fishing.
Did you know the Island was
once six times larger than today, that
Block Island’s geology has become instrumental in recent
decades as “hot spots” for RI State Record bass, that a live eel
also fooled the latest (CT) 81.8 lb. World Record Striper.
(to page 41)
- 37 -
Office
President
1st Vice President
2nd Vice President
Secretary
Treasurer
Sergeant-At-Arms
Board Member (6)
Board Member
Board Member
Board Member
Board Member
Board Member
Candidates
Stephen J. Medeiros
Richard C. Hittinger
George S. Allen
Roger O. Tellier
Peter R. O’Biso
David P. Monti
Robert V. Blasi
J. Edwin Cook
Edward J. Kearney
Kevin Robishaw
William S. Sosnicki
Michael A. Warner
For questions you can contact me me at 401-828-3464 or by
e-mail at [email protected] or by calling the RISAA office
at 401-826-2121.
FIN REAPER CHARTERS • Capt. Bruce Weinstein
story by CHARLES BRADBURY
At the June 25 RISAA monthly meeting Roger
Tellier, John Haberek, Jr. and myself (Charlie
Bradbury) won a shark fishing charter trip on the
Fin Reaper Charters with Capt. Bruce Weinstein.
I was selected as the trip leader who would be the
go-between for the three of us and the captain
and responsible for taking pictures and writing
this story.
Captain Bruce was very honest with us.
“Shark fishing is a hit or miss type of trip,” he
said. “You do not see sharks or mark them on
your fish finder.”
We departed from Lockwood Marina in East
Matunuck, and headed for “The Gully” which is
Charlie Bradbury with a fish
located about 25 miles from Point Judith and about
on, and Roger Tellier on
12 miles south east corner of Block Island.
chum duty.
The Fin Reaper is a 26 foot Glacier Bay with
two 150 horse Yamaha outboards. As we left the
harbor refuge we found fair size ground swells
with no chop on them. The boat cut through the
waves nicely.
Once we arrived at our fishing location, Captain
Bruce said, “The first thing to do is to get your
chum line working for you.” He hung a 5 gallon
bucket of chum on the stern corner and had us
ladle out bloody pieces of cut up fish. We had to
drag the chum bucket around due to a lack of wind
to give us a good drift.
The tackle was set up using three fishing lines.
The first rod was set up off the bow at 90 feet deep. Then the
captain tied a balloon
on the line, and let the
bait go out 150 feet
away from the boat.
The second rod was set
out 60 feet deep and let
out 60 to 75 feet from
the boat. The rod was
placed in the middle rod
holder. The third rod
was dropped down 30
feet off the stern corner of the boat.
- 38 -
Hook baits were whole mackerel or filets of
blue fish.
John took the rod on the first pickup and
only fought the fish for a very short time at
about 8:30 AM and the fish broke free.
The second hit came at 10:15. Charlie was
up and fought and landed a blue shark after a
short fight. The shark was about 5 feet long
and weighed about 120 lbs. This shark has
been through this before. He had a leader and
a hook already in his jaw.
Roger was waiting and waiting for his
chance to come along. Unfortunately, we did
not get any more hookers. The Captain saw a
large splash about 300-400 yards from the boat
and John thought he had seen a shark fin 150
yards behind the boat. When we reeled in the
rods to head back home we had a dog fish on
the deep rod.
A couple of good tips we learned from
Captain Bruce was how to tie a double line on
your mono and how to make a wire leader. Also,
that when you know that you have a Mako in
your slick, and it hits the rod, you need to reel
in the two other rods, bring in the chum bucket
and start your motor. You will have to be ready
to chase a Mako because they can run at 40
miles per hour.
R.I.S.A.A. / October, 2012
RIVER & RIPTIDE CHARTERS • Capt. David Porreca
story by JIM PHELAN
At the August RISSA meeting Ted
Nataly and I, Jim Phelan, had the great
fortune of having our names drawn for
a charter with River and Riptide Anglers,
Captain David Porreca. We were given
an opportunity to experience the
challenge of fishing and catching false
albacore on light tackle for Ted, and fly
for me.
After rescheduling from September
9 to Friday, September 14 due to a front
going through Saturday pm, we were
blessed with a beautiful sunrise and
calm as we met David at the launch site
Ted Nataly (above) and Jim Phelan (below) with a
at Galilee. There was no boat traffic at 5
couple of speedsters
am as David eased his 23 foot North
Coast center console with a modified V
hull designed by Dick Lema and built in
Bristol, R.I.. David backed the stern
with its under water light to the dock. I
was amazed at the quiet of his Suzuki 4stroke as he eased up to the dock.
False Albacore schools are always
on the move. As we headed around
Point Judith, Captain Dave said the local
intel was that schools were surfacing
as far north as Bonnet Shores the day
before. As we cruised north at 28 knots
we kept our eyes peeled towards the shore and horizon searching
for birds and busting surface.
Once at Bonnet we found what we were looking for. I’ve been
fly fishing for several years and was right at home with plenty of
room for fly casting on David’s boat. Ted gave a valiant try with
the fly rod, however with albies
busting he reached for the light
tackle spinning gear and was more
at home.
It wasn’t long for me to hook
up with a small fly that imitated the
bay anchovies the albies were
dining on. I hooked up and hung
on as the albie shed 150 yards of
backing off my reel in short time!
- 39 -
The reel was “smoking!” Ted hooked
up with a small pink soft lure.
Our second hook ups were off
Narragansett beach a short while latter,
For Ted and I this was our first albie
experience. I had so much fun that I
went out two days later so my son
could have the same experience.
We both had a great trip. David
was full of knowledge and definitely
had the right tools for the job. We
recommend him to any RISSA member
with a passion for albies or any species
ideal for fly or light tackle.
Thank you David and thank you
RISSA for making this experience
available.
Please contact David Porreca at his
River and Riptide Anglers shop at 2435
Nooseneck Hill Road, Coventry which
is just a short distance north of the
old meeting site (Elks). You can also
call him at 401-392-1919 or e-mail
[email protected]
2012 BOARD OF DIRECTORS
President..............................
1st Vice President............
2nd Vice President...........
Secretary..............................
Treasurer..............................
Sergeant-At-Arms.............
Board Member.................
Board Member....................
Board Member....................
Board Member.....................
Board Member....................
Board Member....................
Stephen [email protected]................ 401-826-2121
Capt. Richard Hittinger....... [email protected]............ 401-739-1875
George Allen........................ [email protected]................... 401-849-4896
Peter O'Biso......................... [email protected]................ 401-783-2364
Capt. Edwin Cook............... [email protected]................. 401-885-0679
Capt. David Monti............ [email protected]................ 401-480-3444
Robert [email protected].................. 401-527-5157
Charles Bradbury.................bradbury@risaa.org............401-647-5305
Capt. Edward Kearney........ [email protected].................... 401-397-4513
William Sosnicki.................. [email protected]............ 401-822-2979
Roger Tellier......................... [email protected]
Michael Warner................... [email protected]............... 401-364-0027
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Stephen [email protected]
COMMITTEE CHAIRPERSONS
Artificial Reefs............................. Capt. Richard Hittinger...... [email protected]............ 401-739-1875
Boat & Fishing Shows................ Capt. Mike Warner............. [email protected]............... 401-364-0027
By-Laws..........................................Robert Blasi........................ [email protected]................... 401-527-5157
Charities........................................ Kevin Miller........................ [email protected] ........... 401-497-6794
Charter Trips................................ Peter O'Biso......................... [email protected]
Dealer Discount Coordinator..... David Westfall.................... [email protected]............. 401-270-1822
Education........................................Capt. Ed Kearney............... [email protected]..................... 401-397-4513
Elections.........................................Gary Perschau.................... [email protected]................... 401-828-3464
Entertainment............................... Lynn Medeiros................... [email protected]
Fly Fishing.................................... David Porreca..................... [email protected].......... 401-392-1919
Foundation..................................... Capt. Michael Warner........ [email protected]............... 401-364-0027
Fund-Raising.................................Kevin Robishaw................. [email protected] ................ 401-439-7999
Historian........................................ Robert Ferioli...................... [email protected]
Junior Activities........................... Robert LeBlanc................... [email protected]............... 401-884-0503
Kayak..............................................David Pollack...................... [email protected]............... 401-749-5379
Legislative..................................... George Allen....................... [email protected]................... 401-849-4896
Membership...................................Capt. Edward Kearney...... [email protected]...................... 401-397-4513
Menhaden.......................................Capt. Ed Cook..................... [email protected].. 401-885-0679
Merchandise..................................William Sosnicki................. [email protected]
Political Action PAC.................... Stephen Medeiros............. [email protected]................. 401-826-2121
Newsletter...................................... Stephen Medeiros............. [email protected]
Public Access................................ C. J. Rice.............................. [email protected].................... 401-829-8215
Saltwater Fishing Show.............. Stephen Medeiros.............. [email protected]................. 401-826-2121
Scholarship................................... Curt Caserta........................ [email protected].............. 401-667-0123
Striper Cup.................................... Donald Smith...................... [email protected]................... 401-295-4205
Surfcasters....................................Robert Moeller.................... [email protected]
Tag & Release...............................Jeromy Jamgochian............ [email protected]
Tournaments................................. Charles Bradbury............... [email protected]........... 401-647-5305
Legal Counsel to Board of Directors..... Mitchell Riffkin, Esq
Liason to Recreational Fishing Alliance....... Douglas MacPherson
RISAA Office: (401) 826-2121 • FAX: (401) 826-3546
Mail Address: P.O. Box 1465, Coventry, RI 02816
Internet: WWW.RISAA.ORG
New England Saltwater Fishing Show: www.nesaltwatershow.com
- 40 -
Cheat Sheet For Winterizing
by Randy Vance
Fishing Kayaks
Too many boats die silently in their winter beds. But follow
these easy tips from “Boating” magazine, and your boat will be
ready and eager to go in the spring.
401-295-4400
www.Kayakcentre.com
Member
Fuel Treatment
Treat your boat's fuel with a stabilizer. Pennzoil Fuel Stabilizer,
PRI-G and Stabil are ideal products for this job. After adding it
to the fuel, run the engine for 10 minutes or so to be sure
stabilized fuel circulates throughout the engine. If you don't
stabilize the fuel, carburetors and fuel injectors can be clogged
with varnish deposits that ruin fuel systems. Cost if you do: $5
to $10. Cost if you don't: $250 to $1,200.
Fog the Engine Cylinders
STRIPER BOOK (from page 37)
Would you be surprised we have evidence the Island’s
natives were consuming net-caught stripers thousands of years
ago, that near identical striper species from European and Asian
waters are presently marine and not fresh-water spawning fish,
that we have concrete evidence our present day striper evolved
from a marine origin ancestor millions of years ago, that our
stripers utilized freshwater fed estuaries for spawning to elude
marine predators – in estuaries that developed from an Eastern
mountain chain once higher than the Himalaya’s, and that
“genetic memory” accounted for the author recapturing dozens
of stripers he tagged & released at the very same spot they were
marked - days, weeks, months and years later.
Anglers, both novice and “expert”, are guided through both
night and daytime techniques from both shore-side and vessels
at well-known Island striper-ground areas, where and how to
fish those live eel baits that were responsible for most Record
catches, how Island tides and currents controlled success, what
the author’s prolific tagging has uncovered and much, much
more is presented, along with the transformation of this author’s
striper fishing ethic and purposes during his experiences
targeting New England’s most popular game fish.
Anderson has fished the Island for nearly five decades, has
tagged more stripers for science (42,000+) than anyone
nationwide, thanks to help from clients, and will be the first ever
New England charter skipper to be inducted into the IGFA’s
World Fishing Hall of Fame.
Aerosol fogging solutions coat the inside of the engine to protect
it until spring. Each engine manufacturer makes proprietary
products they promote as ideal for their engines. Hook "ear
muffs" and a garden hose to the engine, start it, and then spray
the fogging-solution lubricant directly into the air intake until
it's gone. If you don't fog the engine cylinders, corrosion can
form inside the engine, covering the cylinders, pistons and rings
with a patina of abrasive crud. Cost if you do: $5 to $15. Cost if
you don't: $2,500 to $15,000 (or more).
Drain the Engine - (for inboards and stern-drives)
Locate and open the petcocks (some engines have bronze plugs
similar to bilge plugs) underneath the manifolds and on the
sides of the engine block. Remove the water-pump hose from
the bottom of the water pump to let it drain completely. If you
don't drain the engine, water in the cooling chambers can freeze,
expand and crack the engine block and manifolds. Tip: Newer
MerCruiser stern-drives have handy drainage systems with one
drain plug near the front of the engine. Outboards self-drain
and never require this step. Cost if you do: $0. Cost if you don't:
$5,000 to $20,000.
Change the Oil
Change engine oil to eliminate moisture and prevent corrosion.
If you don't, moisture can cause excessive wear, which can lead
to loss of power, poor fuel economy and possible engine failure.
Tip: Some mechanics change the oil both in the fall and at spring
breakout on the theory that the engine oil needs to be changed
at the end of the summer and after suffering the ravages of
winter because moisture may again accumulate in the oil. Cost if
you do: $30 to $75. Cost if you don't: $500 (in extra fuel) to
“Island Stripers” is 400 pages sells for $19.95 (plus shipping
$20,000 (engine failure).
& handling), paperback.
Drain the Gear-Case Lubricant - (and recycle it)
It is available at AMAZON.COM, Barnes and Noble
Clear, amber-colored lubricant means your gear-case seals are
(BN.COM), XLIBRIS.COM, several local bait & tackle shops.
in good shape. Milky and sometimes lumpy oil means the seals
It can also be ordered directly from Capt. Anderson:
need to be replaced. Tip: The time to do this is in the fall when
Capt. Al Anderson
marine mechanics are less busy and sometimes willing to offer
7 Jean St., Narragansett, RI 02882
special prices for winter work. Cost if you do: $10. Cost if you
Email: [email protected]
don't: $2,000 to $6,000.
- 41 November, 2012
Have you ever needed a plumber or auto mechanic and didn’t know who to call? Ever needed to have an item on your boat or home repaired,
but had no idea where to call? Rather than calling a stranger or looking in the yellow pages, call another RISAA member!
EVERY MEMBER WHO RUNS A BUSINESS OR PERFORMS A SERVICE is encouraged to sign up. It is totally FREE!
Want to get yourself listed? Call the RISAA office (401-826-2121) and leave your name and number. Someone will get back to you.
ABRASIVES
_
Massasoit Tool Company.........800-648-6050
Member: Jim Jaques (East Greenwich, RI)
Stock/distribute 3M coated abrasives
ACCOUNTING
_
Disanto, Priest & Co................401-921-2035
Member: Raymond Marchak (Warwick, RI)
www.disantopriest.com
Medical-Dental Consultants...401-943-2200
Member: Ryan J. Holzinger, CPA, MSA, MST
www.meddentconsultants.com Cranston, RI
ATTORNEYS
_
Henry M. Clinton, Esq.............215-851-8536
Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott, LLC
Philadelphia, PA [email protected]
Michael R. DeLuca, Esq...........401-274-6644
Gidley, Sarli & Marusak, L.L.P.
1 Turks Head Pl, Ste 900,Providence,RI 02903
Raymond E. Gallison, Esq........508-677-4235
427 Plymouth Avenue, Fall River, MA 02721
Mitchell S. Riffkin, Esq...........401-732-6500
631 Jefferson Blvd, Warwick, RI 02886
Joseph J. Roszkowski, Esq.......401-769-3447
Justice of the Peace
1625 Diamond Hill Rd, Woonsocket, RI 02895
Sammartino & Berg..............401-274-0113
Member: Andrew Berg, Esq. (Providence, RI)
AUTOMOTIVE
_
Moore’s Motor Service......401-821-4050
Member: Clarence Moore (Coventry, RI)
487 Washington St, Coventry, RI
RC Auto Repair..........................401-615-9924
Member: Raymond Vincent, Jr. (Coventry, RI)
General auto repair. 10% off labor to members.
Star Service Auto/Marine.........401-821-9887
Member: Jay Starziano (Coventry, RI)
10% discount parts/labor to RISAA members
BAIT & TACKLE
_
Block Island Fishworks......401-466-5392
Member: Chris Willi (Block Island, RI)
10% off bait/tackle to RISAA members
Bucko’s Parts + Tackle..............508-674-7900
Member: Michael Bucko (Fall River, MA)
Saltwater rods, reels, tackle, reel & rod repair
Cardinal Bait & Tackle.............401-322-7297
Member: Michael Cardinal (Westerly, RI)
www.cardinalbaitandtackle.com
Erickson’s Bait & Tackle...........401-739-7437
Member: Craig Castro (Warwick, RI)
1257 Greenwich Avenue, Warwick
East Providence Bait Co............401-434-2248
Member: Larry O’Neill (E. Providence)
324 Waterman Ave. Open 6AM to 8PM
Galilee Bait & Tackle.........401-651-783-1719
Member: Howard Reed (Galilee, RI)
2 State Street, Narragansett, RI
Lucky Bait & Tackle..................401-247-2223
Member: Lorraine Danti (Warren, RI)
www.luckybait.com discount to RISAA members
Pete’s Bait & Tackle..................401-651-6178
Member: Raymond Miclette (Woonsocket, RI)
341 Burnside Ave, Woonsocket, RI
Quaker Lane Bait & Tackle.....401-294-9642
Member: Mike Bestwick (North Kingstown, RI)
4019 Quaker Lane, North Kingstown
Quonny Bait & Tackle..............401-315-2330
Member: Robin Nash (Charlestown, RI)
5223B Old Post Road, Charlestown, RI
River & Riptide Anglers............401-392-1919
Member: David Porreca (Coventry, RI)
2435 Nooseneck Hill Rd #4A, Coventry, RI
Snug Harbor Marina.................401-783-7766
Member: Al Conti (Wakefield, RI)
www.snugharbormarina.com
Sportsman’s Outfitter..............508-823-0412
Member: Richard Gunter (Berkley, MA)
The Tackle Box..........................401-736-0605
Member: Greg Bruning (Warwick,RI)
443 West Shore Rd, Warwick, RI
BOATING NEWS
_
BoatingLocal.com.....................508-789-6708
Member: Tom Richardson (Mattapoisett, MA)
www.boatinglocal.com Boating/fishing website
BOAT SALES
_
Cataumet Boats.........................401-245-5222
Member: Jack McMath (Barrington, RI)
Grady White, Carolina Skiff, Chris Craft
Conanicut Marine.....................401-423-7158
Member: Gene Steger (Jamestown, RI)
Wellcraft Boats - www.conanicutmarina.com
Inland Marine, Inc.....................401-568-0995
Member: Ross Lemieux (Chepachet, RI)
Boat sales, service and repairs
Ocean House Marina................401-364-6040
Member: Rob Lyons (Charlestown, RI)
Hydra-Sports, Steiger Craft, Maritime Skiff
Ocean Scout Marine................401-886-3054
Member: Greg Vandersip (Bristol, RI)
www.OceanScoutMarine.com
South Shore Dry Dock Marine.508-636-9790
Member: Capt. Jason Powell (Westport, MA)
www.southshoredrydock.com
CARPENTRY
_
Leigh Betts Carpentry.............401-213-6452
Member: Leigh Betts (Bradford, RI)
Everything from framing to finish work
CARPET CLEANING
_
Clean Rite Carpet Cleaning...401-788-0932
Member: Rod Raso (Wakefield, RI)
Carpet/upholstery, residential/comm/yachts
CHARTS - DECORATIVE
_
Harbour Lights.........................860-933-2810
Member: Carl Welshman (Danielson, CT)
www.lightedcharts.com - RISAA discount
COFFEE - WHOLESALE
_
Coffee Pause..............................800-444-1488
Member: David Fuller (RI/MA)
www.coffeepause.com - Big selection of K-cups
COMPUTERS
_
Computer & Network Services.. 401- 921-4288
Member: Bob LeBlanc (Warwick, RI)
10% off all labor; $25 off complete custom sys.
CONSTRUCTION______________________
Bryan Couture Construction...401-792-3672
Member: Bryan Couture (Narragansett, RI)
Concrete flatwork, patios, driveways, floors
- 42 -
D & M Concrete Forms............401-884-8778
Member: David Peterson (N. Kingstown, RI)
All types of concrete form work
COOKING____________________________
Gilchrist’s GreatGrates...........401-364-3457
Member: Tim Gilchrist (Charlestown, RI)
www.greatgrate.com 15% RISAA disc over $20
CUSTOM RODS
_
CMS Enterprise........................508-995-2372
Member: Charles & Susan Ponte (New Bedford)
637 Tarkiln Hill Rd, 2nd flr, New Bedford, MA
DENTISTRY___________________________
Exquisite Smiles.......................508-761-5320
Member: Dr. James Phelan (S. Attleboro, MA)
www.exquisite-smile.com
Joel Picard, D.D.S......................401-769-0047
52 Hamblet Ave, Woonsocket, RI
General, cosmetic and implant dental services
DIESEL INJECTION SERVICE
_
Boston Fuel Injection................401-231-0210
Member: Pedro Monteiro (Smithfield, RI)
Agricultural, automotive, marine & trucking
ELECTRICAL CONTRACTING____________
Freelance Electrical Services....401-623-1231
Member: Doug Lacombe (Coventry, RI)
Electrical wiring • 10% RISAA discount
ELECTRICAL WASTE REMOVAL__________
Cottrell Enterprises, Inc............401-632-8093
Member: James Cottrell (North Kingstown,RI)
www.ewastesolutionsnow.com • Free removal
ENGINEERING
_
RP Engineering, Inc.................401-885-7255
Member: Richard Pastore (N. Kingstown, RI)
Environmental, structural, civil and marine
ENGRAVING & ETCHING
_
Ron Nalbandian........................401-377-4688
Westerly, RI
401-932-3890
Shop/mobile ser. - glass, wood, stone, metal
ENTERTAINMENT
_
A Bluegrass Invitation Band....401-624-9517
Member: Charlie Santos (Tiverton, RI)
www.bluegrassinvitation.com
The Sleepster.............................401-351-3518
Member: Harold J. Hemberger (Johnston, RI)
Stage hypnotist, parties, events, fund-raisers
ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES
_
Alliance Environmental Group 401-732-7600
Member: Richard C. Hittinger (Warwick, RI)
Envir assessment, compliance, clean-up svcs
FARM FOODS
_
Goose Pond Farm.......................401-783-4946
Member: George Barusso (West Kingston, RI)
www.goosepondfarm.net Dessert breads, eggs, CSA
FINANCIAL SERVICES
_
Ameriprise Financial...............508-497-8931
Garth Fondo (Hopkinton, MA)
Certified Financial PlannerTM
Ameriprise Financial................401-921-2867
George Hadfield (Warwick, RI)
Investments. All financial services.
Barnum Financial Group..........401-243-8855
Christian Grundel (Warwick, RI)
email: [email protected]
FIREARMS SCHOOLS
_
American Firearms School
508-695-5869
Member: Matthew Medeiros (N.Attleboro)
www.AmericanFirearmsSchool.com RISAA disc.
FISHING APPAREL
_
Linesider Marine Specialties..401-439-5386
Capt. Eric Gustafson (Block Island,RI)
Angling apparel. 10% off to RISAA members.
FISHING CHARTERS
_
Bottom Line Charters..............401-783-6815
Capt. Fred Bowman (Wakefield, RI)
bottomlinesportfishing.com
Cape Cod Fishing School........781-826-4915
Member: Capt. George Doucette (Cape Cod)
Charters, On the water classes for fishermen
Capt Sheriff ’s FishingChartersRI.com
Capt. John Sheriff (Charlestown, RI)
www.FishingChartersRI.com - 401-450-2549
Ed Cook Charters.....................401-524-5294
Capt. Ed Cook (North Kingstown, RI)
10% RISAA discount. [email protected]
Fin Reaper Charters.................401-255-9630
Member: Capt. Bruce Weinstein (Snug Harbor)
B.I.stripers tuna-shark-cod finreapercharters.com
Fishtales II Charters................401-732-1376
Capt. Bob Masse (Warwick, RI)
www.fishtalesiicharters.com
Flukin Sportfishing Charters...401-692-9058
Capt. Chuck Boranian (Galilee, RI)
www.flukin.com or email: [email protected]
Frances Fleet..............................401-783-4988
Frank Blount (Pt. Judith, RI)
www.francesfleet.com/
Heffernan Charters, LLC.........401-364-9592
Capt. Bill Heffernan (Charlestown,RI)
Live bait or trolling. 10% off to RISAA
Irish Jig Charters......................401-499-9182
Capt. Dave McCormick (Narragansett,RI)
www.IrishJigCharters.com
Lady K Charters....................... 239-565-2949
Capt. Steve Babigian (Snug Harbor, RI)
www.ladykcharters.com
Linesider Fishing Charters....401-2439-5386
Capt. Eric Gustafson (Block Island, RI)
www.linesiderfishing.com
Maverick Charters..................401-640-0865
Capt. Jack Riley (Snug Harbor, RI)
www.maverickchartersltd.com
Ocean Sportfishing Ltd...........401-728-2081
Capt. Rich Templeton
On The Rocks Charters..........401-359-3625
Capt. Rene Letourneau (Pawtucket, RI)
www.ontherockscharters.com
Ogofishing Charters...............860-774-6924
Capt. John Ogozalek (Danielson, CT)
www.ogofishing.com
Prowler Charters.....................401-783-8487
Capt Al Anderson (Ram Point Marina, RI)
www.ProwlerChartersRI.com
Razin Kane Charters...................401-295-0642
Capt. Sandy Kane (Jamestown, RI)
www.kanesguns.com
Seadog Inshore Charters.........401-218-3074
Capt. Steve Travisono (Charlestown RI)
Fluke our specialty - [email protected]
SeaDuced Charters.................508-394-6546
Capt. Robbie Briggs (Dennisport, MA)
www.seaducedfishing.co
Seascape Charters.........1-877-6-GO-FISH
Capt. Donald LeBlanc (Newport, RI)
www.seascapecharter.com
Snappa Charters...................401-782-4040
Capt. Charlie Donilon (Wakefield, RI)
www.snappacharters.com
StuffIt Charters.....................401-764-5141
Capt. Joe Pagano (Scituate, RI)
www.stuffitcharters.com - RISAA discount.
ThomCat Charters................401-828-9424
Capt. Thom Pelletier (Coventry, RI)
www.thomcatcharters.com
White Ghost Charters..........401-828-9465
Capt. James White (Coventry, RI)
www.whiteghostcharters.com
FISHING PRODUCTS______________
9er’s Lures...........................508-822-9650
Member: Eric Ferreira (Taunton, MA)
www.9erslures.com
A & S Tackle.........................508-679-8122
Member: Steve Abdow (Swansea, MA)
www.astackle.com
Afterhours Custom Plugs...401-523-5981
Member: Don/Michael Guimelli (Barrington)
Handmade custom plugs. afterhoursplugs.com
Anco Lures, Inc....................401-438-5860
Member: John Anterni (Riverside, RI)
Plastic poppers, swimmers, darters
Androd Custom Rods............508-399-7837
Member: Robert Andrade (Seekonk, MA)
www.androd.com
AquaSkinz Corp...................877-379-8677
Member: Kadir Akturk (Lindenhurst, NY)
www.aquaskinz.com
DC’s Custom Wood Plugs....401-465-5338
Member: Dick Cournoyer (Woonsocket, RI)
East Coast Fishing Wire......860-466-0825
Member: Bryan Hitchcock (E.Killingly, CT)
Stainless/monel www.eastcoastfishingwire.com
Fishdoc Custom Plugs........401-829-2967
Member:Richard Mandeville (Greenville, RI)
Built for the fish! www.customstriperlures.com
Lemire’s Plug Works...........401-641-4885
Member: Alan Lemire (Clayville, RI)
www.lemiresplugworks.com
Line Stretcher Tackle Co....617-666-FISH
Member: Ray Jussaume (Somerville,MA)
Surface Tension lure & Squid Chow squid jig
Little Rhody Tackle..............401-826-1023
Member: Bart Wagner (Coventry, RI)
Hand-made fishing rigs and jigs
Lonely Angler Lures............781-572-0921
Member: John Wilson (Lexington, MA)
Custom wood lures - www.lonelyangler.com
Millard Wire Company........401-737-9330
Member: Dan LaCroix (Exeter)
Inconel Wireline for trolling “The Real Deal”
Phase II Lures..........................203-226-7252
Member: Dick Fincher (Westport, CT)
Hand-carved lures that catch fish. www.phaseiilures.com
Point Jude Lures.....................401-846-1808
Member: Joseph Martins (Newport, RI)
www.pointjudelures.com
Rhode Island Poppers..............401-762-1884
Member: Armand Tetreault (Woonsocket, RI)
Hand made wooden poppers. 10% RISAA disc.
- 43 -
SurfHog Lure Co....................401-864-6069
Member: Bob Neilson (North Kingstown, RI)
www.surfhoglureco.com
Terminal Tackle Co................631-269-6005
Member: John Richy (Kings Park, NY)
www.terminaltackleco.com or call for catalog
T-Man Custom Tackle............860-668-1302
Member: Capt. Pat “T-Man” Renna
www.tmancustomtackle.com - Striper tubes
HOME IMPROVEMENT_______________
Got Wood?..........................401-749-9990
Member: Pete Giegerich (Exeter, RI)
Free wood pickup
Miller’s Interiors.................401-497-6794
Member: Kevin Miller (Cranston, RI)
All types of remodeling
Quality Tile..........................401-826-9700
Member: Bill Place (West Warwick, RI)
Granite counter tops - 69 Aster Street
Quik-Fix Handyman............401-374-8281
Member: Frank Joyal (Cranston, RI)
Home repairs/remodeling. 10% RISAA disc.
ICE CREAM
_
Frosty Freez......401-846-1697
Member: Mark Pachico (Middletown,RI)
496 Main Rd, Middletown -10% RISAA disc
INSTRUCTION
_
American Boatschool.........860-295-9634
Member: Capt. Max Fentress (Mystic, CT)
e-mail: [email protected]
Boatwise Marine Training..800-698-7373
Member: Capt.Rick Kilborn (S.Hampton,NH)
Recreational & Captains license classes
JANITORIAL SUPPLIES
_
Land-Tek Maintainence......508-252-3795
Member: Ken Anderson (Rehoboth, MA)
supplies, paper products, cleaning equipment
LAND SURVEYING
_
_
Thomas D. Drury, Jr.............401-333-4777
805 Mendon Rd, Cumberland, RI
Professional land surveyor - RI/MA/CT
LASER ENGRAVING__________________
Kell-Strom Tool Company......800-851-6851
Member: Robert Kelly (Wethersfield, CT)
General machine and laser marking
LAWN CARE________________________
Ocean State Lawn Service.....401-732-8182
Member: Paul Karcz (Warwick, RI)
Fertilization programs. 10% RISAA discount
MACHINING________________________
Hartwell Mfg. Co....................401-567-7720
Member: Jerry Finkle (Chepachet, RI)
Custom machining small parts, plastics/metal
MARINA
_
Stanley’s Boat Yard.............401-245-5090
Member: Kevin Terhune (Barrington, RI)
Full service marina, repairs, storage
MARINE ELECTRONICS______________
Seaport Communications.......401-783-4778
Member: Manuel Medeiros (Narragansett, RI)
Sales - Service - Installation
MARINE FABRICATION_______
_______
BJK Aluminum Creations......401-624-1422
Member: David Potter (Tiverton, RI)
T-tops, radar arches, towers. 20yrs experience
Seaward Boatworks.................401-739-5286
Member: Rick Cataldi (Warwick, RI)
Aluminum fabrication and canvas work
MARINE REPAIR__________
_________
Marine Engine Services..........401-783-9900
Member: Dana Weeks (Narragansett, RI)
www.marineengineservices.com RISAA discount
Snug Harbor Marine Serv Ctr ....401-789-7680
Member: Joe Mollica (Wakefield,RI)
Authorized Penn reel warranty repair center
MARINE SURVEYING____
___________
Dockside Marine Survey.......401-942-1006
Member: Mark Sepe (Cranston, RI)
[email protected]
Down River Marine Surveyor..401-364-6400
Member: Roe LaBossiere (Charlestown, RI)
Master Marine Surveyor
MARINE TOWING SERVICES__
_______
BaywatchRI...............................401-398-0388
Member: Capt. Gina Lynch (Wawick, RI)
www.baywatchri.com
Safe/Sea...................................401-295-8711
Member:Capt. Phil LeBlanc (Wickford, RI)
www.safesea.com
Sea Tow of Rhode Island.......401-294-2360
Member: Kevin Scott (N.Kingstown)
www.seatow.com
TowBoatUS/New Bedford.......508-990-3997
Member:Capt. Clint Allen (Dartmouth,MA)
www.boatus.com
MORTGAGE/HOME LOANS
_
First Home Mortgage...401-751-0800x5309
Member: Paul Kennedy (Providence, RI)
P.D.H. Mortgage Company..401-529-4488
Member: Paul Harrison (Lincoln, RI)
Pawtucket Credit Union.......401-541-7003
Member: Brad Sudol (East Greenwich, RI
Purchase/finance great rates. c:401-465-7345
PAINTING CONTRACTORS____________
Certa Pro Painters................401-921-6655
Member: Will Donnell (All of RI)
Resident/comm painting. 10% RISAA discount
PAINT & SUPPLIES
_
ICI Paints...............................401-751-7300
Member: Bob Marco (Pawtucket, RI)
We sell interior and exterior paint
PEST CONTROL
_
Best Pest Control..................401-437-1274
Member: Dick Hess (Riverside, RI)
Certified & insured. 10% RISAA Discount
PHYSICIANS
_
Anthony V. Rocha, M.D.........401-438-2780
387 Waterman Ave, E. Providence, RI 02914
Family and internal medicine
PICTURE FRAMING
_
Crestar...................................401-885-0300
Member: Jason Dittleman (E. Greenwich, RI)
www.crestarmfg.com
PLUMBING & HEATING
_
Riley Plumbing & Heating..401-738-1688
Member: Mike Muzzy (Warwick, RI)
RISAA members get $25 off
POOPER SCOOPER SERVICE
_
Kanine Kleenup Service......508-496-1680
Member: Brian Woodard (Dighton, MA)
www.scoopthepooptoday.com RISAA discount
PRINTING
_
M2 Design..............................401-484-5120
Member: Mark Mingain (Pascoag, RI)
www.m2cd.com Printing & web design
Tiffany Printing Co...............401-828-5514
Member: Christopher Couture (Coventry,RI)
www.tiffanyprinting.com
PROPELLER RECONDITIONING________
Ocean Props.............................888-430-7767
Member: Michael McMillin (Middletown, RI)
New propeller sales. www.props.com.au/
REAL ESTATE_____________
__________
Abbott Properties...................401-837-9050
Member: Julie LeBlanc (Warwick, RI)
Lila Delman Real Estate.......401-348-1999
Member: John Repoza (Newport, RI)
Randall Realtors....................401-932-2315
Members: Mari Ann & Rod Raso (Wakefield,RI)
[email protected]
RE/MAX Flagship....................401-935-9612
Member: Will Litvin (S. Kingstown, RI)
World.net Real Estate Group.401-323-2424
Member: Charles Petras (Cumberland, RI)
[email protected] or www.TeamPetras.com
REAL ESTATE APPRAISERS
_
Lawrence A. Rainey.................401-439-9083
Certified commercial & residental
RISAA discount
White Appraisal Co., Inc........401-738-9500
Member: S. Keith White, Jr, SRA,SRPA
Certified commercial/residential - Warwick,RI
RESTAURANTS
_
Luigi’s Restaurant..................401-861-3850
Member: Ralph Battista (Johnston, RI)
357 Hartford Ave, Johnston. Fine Italian food.
Slice Of Heaven...........,..........401-423-9866
Member: Steven Liebhauser (Jamestown,RI)
32 Narragansett Ave, Jamestown, RI
ROD & REEL REPAIR
_
Beavertail Rod And Reel........401-215-5062
Member: David Morton (N. Kingstown, RI)
www.beavertailrodandreel.com
SELF DEFENSE
__
Oceanside Martial Arts.........401-294-3035
Member: Justin Keller (Exeter, RI)
RISAA discount www.OceansideMA.com
SCUBA
_
Scuba Made Easy.....................401-742-4898
Member: Deb Greenhalgh
www.scubamadeeasy.org
SOLAR CONSULTANT
_
Alteris/Solarwrights...............401-315-2529
Member: Gil Bell (Charlestown, RI)
Free solar site evaluation [email protected]
TAXIDERMIST_________________________
Larry’s Licensed Taxidermist..508-883-8190
Member: Larry Hayward (Blackstone, MA)
TROPHIES/PLAQUES___ ______________
Crown Trophy..........................401-231-0070
Member: John Kubaska (Smithfield, RI)
www.crowntrophy.com
Eagle Enterprises....................516-319-0779
Member: Ken Begelman (Oceanside, NY)
www.keneagle.com -hand painted fish/trophies
VETERINARIANS
_
- 44 -
Richmond Veterinary Clinic..401-539-2683
Member: Robert Bolton (Wyoming, RI)
Practice for small animals
VIDEO PRODUCTIONS
_
On The Outs Productions......401-300-7258
Member: Don Coyne (Saunderstown, RI)
www.fishingtheoceanstate.com
WASTE & RECYCLING SERVICE
_
WasteXpress, LLC...................401-464-6400
Member: John Souto (Cranston, RI)
res/comm containers www.wastexpressri.com
WOODTURNING
_
Village Woodturning..............401-647-3091
Member: Matt Davidson (North Scituate, RI)
www.villagewoodturning.com
SUPPORT
THE
COMPANIES
ON THESE
PAGES
They are all
RISAA Members!
RISAA Members:
Have your business or service
listed by calling 401-826-2121
R.I.S.A.A.
DVD LIBRARY
RISAA maintains a library of fishing and boating DVD's that
MEMBERS may borrow for FREE to enjoy at home for up
to two weeks.
Simply call the RISAA office at 401-826-2121 and let us know which DVD's you would like to borrow.
You may pick up the DVD's at the monthly seminars or we will mail them to you.
Please order by video number and please give at least THREE DAYS NOTICE.
It's just one more benefit of belonging to the RISAA!
100 Saltwater Fishing Mistakes (98) Bennett Marine
Advanced Trolling For Saltwater Fish (49) James Marsh
Art of Castnet Throwing (103) Warren Wheeler
Atlantic Giants: The Ultimate Bluefin (75) Dennis Braid
Atlantic Speedsters: Atlantic Bonito/Little Tunny (3)
Back To Basics: Finding The Spot (92) Bennett Marine
Back To Basics: Nearshore Fishing (90) Bennett Marine
Back To Basics: Offshore Fishing (89) Bennett Marine
Basic Saltwater Fly Tying (46) Jamie Dickinson
Better Half of Fishing: How-To Fish For Women (102)
Boating Basics For First Time Boaters (4) Bennett
Bottom Fishing Techniques Vol 1 - (61) James Marsh
Bottom Fishing Techniques Vol 2 - (62) James Marsh
Cast Netting For Live Bait (5) Capt. Al Lorenzetti
Catch Big Fish from Small Boats (97) Bennett Marine
Challenge Of The Giant Tarpon - (87)
Chunking For Stripers & Blues -Capt. John Alberda (6)
Coast Guard License: Advanced Piloting (59)
Dolphin- Yellow & Green Fighting Machine (51)
Fiberglass Repair: Part 1 - The basics(76)
Fiberglass Repair: Part 2 - Transom repair (77)
Fiberglass Repair: Part 3 - Add foam, gelcoat repair (78)
Fiberglass Repair: Part 4 - Restoring a 20' Runabout (79)
Fiberglass Repair Made Easy - Two vol set (37)
Fishing For Bluefish (7) Capt. Al Lorenzetti
Fishing For Sharks (27) The Fisherman Video Library
Fishing For Striped Bass: Live Bait- (9) A. Lorenzetti
Fishing For Trophy Striped Bass (96) Capt. Al Lorenzetti
Fishing Knots (55) James Marsh
Fluke Fishing (10) Capt. Al Lorenzetti
Fluke Fishing: Improving Your Catch (11) D.Kamienski
Fly Fishing Success: Dry Fly Strategy (82) Joe Humphries
Fly Fishing Success: Nymphing Strategy (83) Joe Humphries
Fly Rodding For Tarpon - Leisure Time Products (84)
GPS Navigation (13) Bennett Marine
Handling Your Single Engine Inboard/Outboard (14)
Haul Out (64) Stuart Riddell
Heavy Weather Powerboat Handling (36)
How To Cast With A Saltwater Fly Rod (35) Dr. Jim Wright
How To Catch Bait Fish (53) J. Marsh
How To Catch Bluefish (15) Dr. Jim Wright
How to Catch Flounder (33) Dr Jim Wright
How to Catch Sharks (52) Dr. Jim Wright
How To Catch Striped Bass (16) Dr. Jim Wright
How To Catch Striped Bass: Tube & Worm (99) Jon Tolley
How To Catch Tautog (17) -Dr. Jim Wright
How To Catch Tuna (34) -Dr Jim Wright
How To Filet Saltwater Fish (45) Dr. Jim Wright
How To Get The Hook Out Without Pain - (47) Dr. J.Goldey
How To Paint Your Fiberglass Boat (65)
How To Rig Your Boat For Fishing (56)
How To Troll The Way The Pros Do (18) Dr. Jim Wright
How To Wire Line Troll (31) Dr. Jim Wright
Ice Fishing: The Cure For Cabin Fever (28) Babe Winkelman
Interfacing Marine Electronics - (68) John Owen
Kayak Capsize Recovery & Rescue (101)
Let's Go Saltwater Fishing - Beginner's Guide (19)
Lures & Sinkers: Do It Yourself (29) VanSant Productions
Marine Diesel Engine Maintenance (43) Bennett Marine
Marine Gas Engine Maintenance (20) Bennett Marine
Marine Plumbing, Do-It-Yourself (50)
Nothing But Bass (69) 3-DVD set. Northeast Angling
Nothing But Blackfish (57) 2-DVD set. Northeast Angling
Nothing But Fluke (58) 2-DVD set. Northeast Angling
Nothing But Sharks (70) Northeast Angling
On The Water's Fishing New England: Season 1 (93)
On The Water's Fishing New England: Season 1 (94)
Outboard Marine Engine Maintenance (63) Bennett
Pop Fleyes: Saltwater Patterns (85) Bob Popovics
Powerboat Navigation (67) 1988, John Rousmaniere
Reef & Wreck Fishing (21) Capt. Al Lorenzetti
Rigging Baits For Giant Bluefin (66) Capt. G. Metcalf
Rod Building Basics (02 DVD) Steve Petri
Saltwater Flycasting: 10 Steps To Distance & Power (86) G. Roberts
Secrets of the Party Boat Captains (71) Capt. Neil Delanoy
Spring Commissioning & Winterizing Your Boat (22)
Stand Up To A Giant Bluefin (12) Dennis Braid
Stripers Gone Wild (42) Mike Laptew
Stripers In Paradise (23) Mike Laptew
Striper Magic (24) Mike Laptew
Striper Strategies: Freshwater Hybrid Stripers (95) In-Fisherman
Surf Fishing & Distance Casting (81) Ron Arra
Surf Fishing with T.J. & Joe (44)
Top 60 Tips Saltwater - Southern Waters (100)
Trailering Your Boat - John Owens (80)
Trolling For Bass and Blues (41) Capt. Al Lorenzetti
Trophy Fluke Fishing (25) Capt. Charlie Nappi
Tuna, Tuna, Tuna (48) James Marsh
Twin Engine Powerboat Handling (40) Bennett Marine
Understanding Fish & How to Catch Them (74) Laptew/Kregh
Using Downriggers To Catch Saltwater Fish (32)
U.S. Power Squadron Boating Course (60)
Varnishing Made Easy (54)
When Fish Won't Bite (91)
Winterizing Your Boat (26) see also Spring Commissioning
- 45 -
RECREATIONAL SALTWATER FISHING REGULATIONS
License Required?
Rhode Island
Connecticut
Massachusetts
YES
YES
YES
AMERICAN
EEL
6” minimum • 50 fish
no closed season
no closed season
no closed season
BLACK SEA
BASS
June 15 - Dec 31
June 15 - Dec 31
14” minimum
May 11 - June 24 • 10 fish
June 25 - Oct 31 • 20 fish
BLUEFISH
no min size • 15 fish
no closed season
no closed season
no closed season
22" minimum • 10 fish
no closed season
See MADMF for varied bag
limits
Spec regs for north or south
of Cape Cod
22" minimum* • 10 fish
no closed season
COD
*14" minimum fillet length
with 2 sq inches of skin
FLUKE
22" or 24" minimum
May 15 - Oct 31
Summer Flounder
18.5" minimum • 8 fish
May 1 - Dec 31
HADDOCK
19" minimum • no limit
no closed season
no closed season
no closed season
POLLOCK
no closed season
no closed season
no min size • no limit
no closed season
SCUP
May 1 to Dec 31
(charter rules differ)
May 1 to Dec 31
10.5" min • 20 fish/person
or 100/vessel w/6+ anglers
May 1 - Dec 31
STRIPED
BASS
no closed season
no closed season
no closed season
TAUTOG
16" minimum
April 15 to May 31 • 3 fish
June 1 to July 31 • closed
Aug 1 to Oct 19 • 3 fish
Oct 20 to Dec 31 • 6 fish
max of 10 fish per boat
16" minimum
Jan 1 to April 30 • 2 fish
May 1 to June 30 closed
July 1 to Aug 31 • 2 fish
Sept 1 to Oct 9 closed
Oct 10 to Dec 6 • 4 fish
no closed season
no closed season
no closed season
no closed season
Porgy
WEAKFISH
Squeteague
Spring: April 284 to May 27
Fall: Sept 294 to Oct 28
WINTER
FLOUNDER
*All of Narragansett Bay,
Potter Pond, Point Judith
Pond and the Harbor of
Refuge is closed
to winter flounder fishing
16" at certain shore sites
9" at certain shore sites
April 1 to May 30
May 22 - Sept 30
North of Cape Cod
Nov 1 - Aug 31
South of Cape Cod
April 24 - May 23
Sept 25 - Oct 24
See a violation? Report it!
CTDEP CONSERVATION POLICE
860-424-3333
RIDEM ENFORCEMENT DIVISION
401-222-2284 • 402-222-3070 (24 hrs)
- 46 -
MADEP ENFORCEMENT DIVISION
781-740-1163
The Rhode Island Saltwater Anglers Association is a nonprofit Association established to provide a forum for saltwater anglers; to provide education to
members concerning fishing techniques and overall enjoyment of fishing; to foster sportsmanship; to support marine conservation and the sound
management of fisheries resources; and provide a unified voice to preserve and protect the rights, traditions and the future of recreational fishing.
PRINT
Name: __________________________________________________ Age: _____
First
Middle Initial
Spouse Name: _________________
Last
Address: _____________________________________ City: _________________________ State: ____ Zip:_________
Put me on RISAA e-mail list:
Home Phone: _____________
Cell Phone: ____________ E-mail:_______________________
yes
no thanks
Occupation: _____________________________ Employed At: ________________________________________
You can register them as Junior Members (free)
Children (under 18 yrs):___________________________________________
no thanks
yes (complete below)
INFORMATION
Prefer to fish from ( check all that apply):
Rocks & Piers
Charter Boats
Party Boats
Fly Fishing
Surfcasting
Other _________________
Own Boat: Length:___ ft Maker/Type:_____________ Boat Name:_______________ Docked at:__________
How did you hear about RISAA?
Friend
Tackle Shop
Facebook
Saw Advertisement at - Internet
CHECK TYPE
Regular Adult: $50/year
News article
RISAA Newsletter
Fishing Show
Web site
Magazine
Newspaper
TV
Other_________________________
TYPE OF MEMBERSHIP
(additional members, immediate family, same household: 2nd = $45, 3rd = $40)
Multiple Years: $45 X ____ years = $______ Total Enclosed (save $5 per year)
Age 65+ : $25/year - requires date of birth: ___________
/
/
Life Member: $500 (one time, single payment)
Junior Member: Free (Up to 17 years. Requires member sponsor)
Junior's Name: (print)_______________________________________ Age:_____ Date of Birth: ________________
/
/
Parent/Guardian Signature: __________________________________________ Date: ____________________
RISAA Sponsor (if parent not a member): _____________________ Relationship: _____________ Date: _________
Payment must accompany application.
Enclosed is my check for $__________ (payable to R.I.S.A.A.)
Charge to my credit card: Card type (check)
Discover MasterCard
Visa
AmEx Amount Authorized: $_________
Expiration Date: _____________
CVV # _________
(3-digit number in reverse italics on back of card)
Name on card (print): ___________________________________ Card Number: __________________________________
Meetings are held on the last Monday of each month at the West Valley Inn in West Warwick, RI at 7:00
pm. (attendance not required). Membership benefits include monthly seminars • fishing tournaments •
monthly newsletter • discounts at tackle shops and marine dealers • social events • college scholarships •
video library • adds your voice to fisheries management and conservation issues.
- 47 -
Mail to: R.I.S.A.A.
P.O. Box 1465
Coventry, RI 02816
P.O. Box 1465
Coventry, RI 02816
CHANGE SERVICE REQUESTED
NOVEMBER 2012
Nonprofit Organization
U.S. Postage Paid
Coventry, RI
Permit No. 247
The Voice of Southern New England Fishermen

Menhaden harvest as fish oil jeopardizes ocean food chain

Transcription

Similar documents

Alpine Meadows Resort, Hallamore Lake

Mancelona Bass Festival, Inc.

45.8% 42.1% 31.1% - The Creek Company

Pybus_king salmon_2014

Fishing Report Date: Tuesday 5/31/2016 Angler: Zach Andres

grand prize - Offshore Custom Tackle

SUN TRACKER Boats

Lac Brochet Ice Fishing - Northern Manitoba Food Culture and

Whaly 370 fitted for role

Welcoming DaveGraybillTo The