August - Rhode Island Saltwater Anglers

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P.O. Box 1465, Coventry, RI 02816
www.RISAA.org
401-826-2121
AUGUST, 2014
Representing Over 7,500 Recreational Anglers
Fishing before and
after storms
by Capt. David Monti
Summer is the peak season for one of
the nation's deadliest weather phenomena
- lightning. Though lightning strikes peak
in summer, people are struck year round. In
the United States, an average of 51 people
are killed each year by lightning, and
hundreds more are severely injured.
Everyone should know the how to avoid lightning and what
to do if you are caught outdoors in a thunder storm. Do you?
What if you are on your boat when you see a storm
approaching or hear thunder?
Inside is presented a series of facts, myths, tips and much
more on the dangers of lightning and safety outdoors provided
by NOAA's National Weather Service.
(see page 13)
Many anglers believe the best time to fresh
or saltwater fish is before a storm, before a cold front moves in,
because the fish feel the difference
in barometric pressure. The front
moves in, the pressure drops and it
triggers a feeding frenzy. I guess
the fish sense bad weather so they
eat while the eating is good.
Many also believe that during
and after a storm fishing is not
good as the water is turbid and
cloudy so fish cannot even see the
most attractive bait. However, this
is not necessarily true. Sometimes
fishing after a storm is good.
(see page 3)
RISAA to exhibit at the
Eastern States Exposition
Recognizing the value of recreational fishing and the marine
industry, CommerceRI has invited the R.I. Saltwater Anglers
Association and the R.I.
Marine Trades Association to each create an
exhibit and a booth at
the Rhode Island
Building at the Big E
with runs September 1228 in Springfield, MA.
Although a big The R.I. Building is located on the
commitment, the RISAA
Avenue of States at the Big E
Board said yes to the
invitation. Attendance last year at the Big E was 1.4 million, and
it will be an excellent opportunity to showcase Rhode Island's
recreational fishing to the rest of New England.
The RISAA Board will be looking for a few members who
might want to help out staffing the booth.
R.I.S.A.A. / August, 2014
RISAA succeeds thanks to those who step up
Aug 1 • 6:00 AM
Kayak Committee fishing at Third
Beach, Middletown
Aug 5-7 ASMFC Summer Meeting
Alexandria, VA
Aug 9 • 7:00 AM
RISAA Adult/Jr party boat fishing
Aug 11 • 6:00 PM
Fly Fishing Committee fishing at
Jamestown
Aug 12-28 • RISAA at Eastern
States Exposition, Springfield, MA
Aug 18 • 6:00 PM
Charlestown Breachway
Aug 19 • 6:30 PM
RISAA Board of Directors meeting
Aug 21 • 5:30 AM
Kayak Committee fishing at Point
Judith
Aug 25 • 7:00 PM
RISAA Monthly Seminar
Sept 4 • 6:00 PM
Narrow River
Sept 6-7 • Galilee Fishing
Tournament and Seafood Festival
Sept 8 • 6:00 PM
Brenton Reef, Newport
Sept 22 • 6:00 PM
Weekapaug Breachway
Sept 23 • 6:30 PM
RISAA Board of Directors meeting
RISAA is one of the three partners,
along with RIDEM and Narragansett Parks
Dept., that runs the Galilee Fishing
Tournament and Seafood Festival. Peter
O’Biso and myself represent RISAA on the
main Galilee committee.
It will be held September 6-7 this year.
Now in its third year, the Festival has
gone from a 30 spaces in 2012, to 85
spaces this year, and will feature all kinds
of food, arts, crafts, novelties, and more.
There will be continuous musical
entertainment on both days. RISAA will
have a booth as well.
Each year we have selected three
organizations to donate the profits to. This
year, the money will be split between the
Rhode Island Special Olympics, Gloria
Gemma Breast Cancer Foundation, and
the Narragansett Parks Family
Assistance Program.
RISAA is responsible for running the
tournament aspect. In addition, last year
we tried a new "Kids Fishing On The
Dock" and it turned out to be a terrific idea
with over 100 kids showing up to fish for
snapper bluefish in two days. We had a
few member volunteers last year, but each
afternoon they were overwhelmed with the
number of kids that showed up. It was
deemed a huge success and the fishing area
will be expanded this year.
Who knows, any of those kids could
be future members!
As with everything RISAA get
involved in, we either do it as best we can
or not at all, but to do these things we
always have to look to our members to step
in and help.
So, to all of you who are reading this,
will you consider helping, either by
1. Sign up for the Tournament, OR
2. Help us at the festival that weekend
THE GALILEE TOURNAMENT
We need to get hundreds of anglers to
sign up to fish in the tournament! It's open
to adult and youth, boat and shore. Adults
can fish for striped bass, fluke and bluefish.
Kids can fish for the same, plus scup and
black sea bass!
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The 1st Place adult prizes are all
private charter trips! 2nd & 3rd are all
gift certificates at tackle shops.
Kids prizes are all trophies. Adults are
$15 and kids (14 & under) are $5 to enter.
You can register at the August monthly
seminar on August 25, or you can cut out
the registration form in this newsletter.
Even easier, you can register online at
the tourney web site and pay with credit
card. Go to: www.GalileeTourney.com
FESTIVAL HELP
We need member volunteers at three
different spots during the two days.
1. The tournament weigh-in station
2. Kid's fishing on the dock
3. RISAA Booth (like we do at the boat
show, etc.)
If you're willing to help, you can sign
up online at a special page we have set
up. There you can select the days, hours
and jobs you want to do. Just go to:
www.surveymonkey.com/s/galileemembers
If you don’t have internet, you can mail in
the form on page 10, but please do so ASAP.
CAN’T HELP THAT WEEKEND?
Even if you can't work the festival, and
maybe won't be around to fish, you can
still show support by signing up for the
tournament anyway. Consider it a $15
donation to 3 good causes!
THE BIG E
There’s never a rest around here.
Seems we jump from one big event to the
next. As you saw on page 1, we have
agreed to display at the Big E in
Springfield next month.
This is a big commitment. I’ve often
pleaded for help with events like the
Fishing Show, Galilee Festival, Boat
Show, Kids Fishing Day, and this is going
to be another request to help. Unlike all
the others which are 1 to 3 days, the Big E
will span three weeks, and while we don’t
have to staff out booth all 27 days, we do
have to have people there on each threeday weekend.
If you’re willing to help, just let me
know. It runs September 12-28.
Capt. Dave Monti
Fishing before and after storms
(from page 1)
Just like any other time, the right time
to fish depends on a lot of variables…
water temperature, oxygen level in the
water, water movement, structure and,
most importantly, bait in the area that fish
Captain Rich Hittinger, RISAA 1st Vice President, said, “At
the end of the season, storms have sometimes sent the fluke
packing to deeper water with no
significant bite until the following
spring. It also can chase the giant
tuna out of here for the season, but
we can only wait and see what
happens. In any case the scup, sea
bass, and stripers will still be here
after the storm, but it may take a few
days before they settle back into a
feed.”
Mark Pietros commented about
cod fishing after a storm on the
RISAA fishing blog last year. “I
Rich Hittinger
went out a couple of days after that
rain and wind storm. It wasn't a hurricane but the seas were pretty
bad a few days before. When we went out the "weathermen" were
calling for a small craft warnings. The seas were actually one foot
or less, and it was a great day. We had all the cod action we could
handle along with a few haddock, pollock and the biggest hake I
have ever seen. I have been out several times after storms and
have had good luck when fishing in deeper water.”
can feed on.
Safety is the most important thing
to remember when fishing before and
after storms. I head for shore if the
weather is threatening. If on shore do
not take any risks fishing near high surf
that is unpredictable. Wait until things
calm down.
Fishing after can be good after rain
storms, tropical storms, and even
Safety should be your
hurricanes. The quality of fishing
first concern when
depends on a lot of variables. For
fishing before or after
example, flooded areas create new fish
storms. Anglers often
habitats with a new food supply of
like fishing in favorite
insects, shrimp, shellfish and small fish
spots
(like
at
that arrive with the water. These
Conimicut Point)
flooded areas and waters adjacent to
before a storm as the
them can become good fishing areas
barometric pressure
as the water starts to recede.
drops
fishing
Fishing after storms has been good
generally improves.
for shore, near coastal and Bay
fishermen. Anytime you can get close to inlets, the shore or
underwater structure you will do well. Fishing is good at inlets
and outflows because water levels are high due to rain, abnormally
high tides and heavy surf. Once water rushes out of rivers, bays,
and inlets, bait that may have sought refuge up inlets gets tossed
around as they leave for open water where larger fish are waiting.
Other contributing factors to good fishing after storms are
geography and storm patterns. For example, with storm winds
coming out of the southeast, south and southwest as Irene did
two years ago, bait, crabs, oysters, mussels, clams, etc. get
crushed and pushed to the opposite shoreline or get hung up on
ridges. These areas become prime feeding grounds for hungry
fish. It would be a good idea to try clams and split crabs as bait
when fishing after a storm in these areas.
During the hurricane season last year I asked a couple of
noted local anglers what they thought about fishing after storms.
Here is what they had to say.
Steve McKenna
Here are two additional theories about fishing after storms.
First, big storms do not necessarily bother fish in deep water, so
bottom fishing offshore for fluke, tautog and other species may
not be affected at all. Secondly, with fish not feeding much during
a big blow they are very interested in eating as soon as things
clear.
Both fresh and saltwater anglers have related success using
surface plugs once winds settle down as water throughout the
water column may still be turbid and cloudy after a storm even
though the seas have calmed. Surface plugs splashing around on
the surface will likely get the attention of hungry fish.
Try some of these storm fishing tactics and let us know what
works for you by e-mailing your comments to me at
[email protected].
“Fish the opposite shoreline
after a storm and you are more likely
to catch fish because the bait is
there,” said Steve McKenna of
Cranston, an associate at Quaker
Lane Outfitters in North Kingstown.
“I like to fish the fist clearing wind
after a big storm once the sea settles
down a bit,” he continued. “I caught
my last three 40 pound striped bass
after storms.”
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The last three trips to be drawn at August meeting
The last three charter trips will be drawn at the August
meeting. Dates are tentative.
draw the winners (and a list of alternates) and announce them at
the end of the meeting.
If you are a winner, we will give you a list of your fellow trip
members and more details of the trip. We will also ask you for a
$50 deposit (check or credit card only -no cash) to ensure that
you show up for the trip. If you go on the trip, we won’t use
your deposit.
The only cost to you will be the customary tip to the captain
and/or mate, usually 15% - 20% of what the trip would normally
cost if you had chartered the trip privately.
One member of each trip
will be designated as the
“group leader,” and will be
responsible to keep in
contact with the captain
and be the liaison between
the captain and the other
group members. The group
leader will also be
responsible to take some
photos and write a story
about the trip for the
RISAA Newsletter. So,
before you go to the
meeting, check your
calendar
for
your
availability on the dates
listed below, and bring a
check or credit card with
you in case you are a
winner.
Important to note: to
win one of these trips you must be a RISAA member in good
standing (dues up to date), and you must be present at the end
of the meeting. If you haven’t joined yet there is an application
at the back of this newsletter, or just come to the monthly meeting
and sign up for membership and then the free Charter Trip
drawing. See pages 20-21 in this issue for the next meeting
dates.
1. Snappa Charters. This will be an October tautog
trip for six anglers with Capt. Charles Donilon aboard
the Snappa, a 46’ custom-built Wesmac, sailing out of
Pt. Judith, RI on Wednesday, October 29, 2014.
2. Sea Donkey Charters. This is a cod or tautog
trip for three anglers with
Capt. Andre’ Ledoux of
Sea Donkey Charters on his
25’ Parker. This trip will
leave at 6AM from Stove
Cove Marina, Wakefield, RI
on Saturday, October 29,
2014.
3. Fishnet Charters.
This trip will be a tautog trip
with Capt. Mel True of
Fishnet Charters, East
Orleans MA. Three anglers
will fish in Buzzard’s Bay
aboard Capt. Mel’s new 25’
Dusky Center Console. As
of press time the date was
not yet determined.
HOW CAN YOU GET A CHANCE AT AT TRIP?
Come to our monthly meetings and sign up at the Charter
Trips Committee table at the back of the room. We will give you
a form with that night’s trips listed on it. The form will list the
available trips, the boat and the Captain, the type and location
of the trip, and the time and date. Fill out the form listing your
preferences, first, second, third, etc. During the seminar we will
TRIPS RAFFLED AT THE AUGUST MEETING
DATE
Oct 29
Oct 29
Oct ?
COMPANY
Snappa Charters
Sea Donkey Charters
Fishnet Charters
CAPTAIN
# ANGLERS
Capt. Charlie Donilon
6
Capt. Andre’ Ledoux
3
Capt. Mel True
3
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TRIP
tautog
cod/tautog
tautog
DEPARTS
Pt. Judith, RI
Wakefield, RI
E. Orleans, MA
NOTICE OF ELECTIONS
August meeting raffle
In accordance with the RISAA By-Laws:
Article XI
Here’s a look at the big ticket items we will have for the
August 25 meeting raffle. There will be many more smaller
items as well.
If you’re a new member we hold a fishing tackle raffle at the
meetings each month. Tickets are only $1 each. After the
night’s seminar, we conduct the raffle, and many members go
home with new additions to their tackle box.
Section 1. Election of Officers and Directors will take place
during the Annual Meeting
C. The Secretary shall announce in the Association
monthly newsletter for August and September that
the date of the Close of Nominations for the election
of Officers and Directors shall be October 15.
Therefore, all members are hereby notified that
election of officers will take place at the Annual
Meeting to be held on Monday, December 29, 2014
at 7:00 pm at the West Valley Inn, 4 Blossom Street, West
Fin-Nor OFS8500
Offshore Spinning Reel
A massive dual drag system
provides up to 60 pounds of
lock-down pressure and
dissipates heat during the
longest offshore battles.
($170 value)
Warwick, RI.
SEMINAR “GUEST” RULES
• Any member in good standing can bring a guest into the
meeting. The purpose of this is so that person can see what
monthly meetings are like.
• The guest must accompany the member to the sign-in
table.
• The guest will be required to sign in.
• A guest may only attend ONE TIME at no charge.
Thereafter the person must either join RISAA or pay the $10
non-member fee.
• A member may bring more than one guest during the year,
but it must be a different person each time.
Star EXS711CT Aerial Surf
Spinning Rod & Reel Combo
11’ (2 pc) rod, 17-30 line wt,
action: heavy, fore/butt grip:
cork. Reel mono cap 20 lbs./
220 yds, 4+1 bearings, 5.2:1
gear ratio. HD bail spring, Alum
spool. ($140 value)
Guy Cotton Icelander Jacket
Black Hardface Windpro fleece from
Polartec on the top front,the whole back,
and the hood, for warmth, breathability,
and lightweight comfort, while blocking
95% of the wind and offering an excellent
water and abrasion resistance.
($160 value)
• No one can be a "guest" more than one time.
• This applies to non-member spouses as well.
The Sergeant-At-Arms and other board members will be
positioned by the door at monthly meetings and will record the
names of every guest, along with the name of the member
sponsoring his/her visit, and check it against the list of guests
who have already attended a meeting.
Dick Mandeville (left),
owner of FishDoc
Custome Plugs, is a
frequent donor of lures
to the RISAA FundRaising Committee
which helps to make each
raffle successful.
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GUEST EDITORIAL
Striped Bass:
Why we’re really seeing a decline
Commercial fishing is the least of our worries
by Capt. John McMurray
Capt. John McMurry is the owner of One More Cast Charters. He sits on the ASMFC Striped Bass Advisory Panel and is the New
York representative to the Mid-Atlantic Fisheries Management Council. He’s a well-known outdoor writer specializing in fisheries
conservation issues, and is a regular contributor to Saltwater Sportsman, Sport Fishing Magazine, Shallow Water Angler, On The
Water, Long Island Fisherman, and many other publications.
During yet another substandard charter last week, I guess I
shouldn’t have been surprised when one of my anglers started
with the “if the commercial guys weren’t killing all the striped
bass” stuff. It always helps to rationalize poor fishing, I
suppose, but I hear this kind of thing a lot, and while it may feel
good to place blame, for the most part it just isn’t true.
I try not to preach on the boat. That’s certainly not what
guys pay me to do. They pay me to put them on fish, which I’m
beginning to think I might really suck
at, although, if you wanna count
bluefish, I guess I’m still pretty good.
But, I did indeed just try and give a
few reasons why this simply wasn’t
the case, although it’s usually
something people don’t want to hear.
In hindsight, I should have just played
along, as it’s always easier to blame
some other entity for bad fishing –
helps shift responsibility away from
the guide.
Yet given that brief conversation,
I thought it might be beneficial to go
into some detail here regarding the
reasons we’ve seen striped bass slowly but surely fade – and
why guys like me are suddenly having to gain a new
appreciation for bluefish.
Yeah, I suppose it’s intuitive to think that commercial guys
are wreaking havoc on the striped bass population because
they use nets, etc., and I don’t fault people for having that
point of view. Sure, like any stakeholder the commercial sector
is a contributing factor, but it’d be dishonest to place all, or
even a good portion of blame on those guys.
The fact is, there are a bunch of things going on here. Some
are fishing related, and some are not. But let’s start by talking
about the commercial guys, because that misconception seems
to be pretty frequent.
Commercial harvest has actually been capped for decades.
Commercial fish-ermen, at least the legal ones, are easily
managed. Every fish they bring to market is theoretically
counted. While each state does it differently, when the quota is
reached, they get shut down.
The recreational part of this fishery, on the other hand, is
managed by bag and size limits. It is very difficult to monitor
the mortality, much less control it. The rec-reational catch has
gone up tremendously in the last two decades as the stock
recovered.
Dick Brame, Coastal Conservation Association’s Atlantic
states fisheries coordinator, coined the phrase “the Bubba
Effect.” If Bubba catches a bunch of fish and tells his friends,
they all want to go fishing. Thus the number of anglers targeting
striped bass increases exponentially as the stock rebuilds, and
there are more and larger fish to catch. That sort of thing has
greatly intensified with the various information sharing platforms
online.
This isn’t a bad thing (more anglers, more money spent,
more businesses doing better, ehm, like mine) as long as they
can keep mortality in check. With striped bass, managers are
really beginning to fail in that respect, but I’ve dedicated a
bunch of posts to that so I’m not gonna harp on it again here.
Getting back on point, of course as the stock increased in
abundance, the number of fish killed by anglers increased. It
peaked in 2006. Since then it’s been going down because, as
you might have guessed, there are less fish to catch. During
that peak, recreational fishing mortality dwarfed commercial
landings. We accounted for more than 80 percent of fishing
mortality back then. In fact, just the recreational discard mortality
(those fish that don’t survive the catch) was more than double
the total commercial catch.
Sure, that disparity has evened out some as the stock
declined – because there are simply less fish around for anglers
to catch while commercial guys of course still can reach their
quotas pretty easily, but anglers still are accounting for a good
two-thirds of fishing mortality.
Given the amount of striped
bass anglers we’ve created during
the recovery, even as the stock
continues to decline, we’ll still have
enough guys in the fishery to
account for most of the mortality. That probably won’t change
until it gets really bad, and there is little hope of catching even
one striped bass during the course of an outing.
The point is that anglers account for most of the mortality in
the striped bass fishery –certainly more than the commercial
sector. It’s just inaccurate to say that if we just got rid of the
commercial striped bass fishermen we’d see this fishery come
back quickly, especially since there’s no clarity about what would
happen to that commercial quota.
I think a lot of folks suspect/hope that it would mean anglers
get to kill more fish. And what would that accomplish? It’s also
folly to think that anglers have little impact when it’s pretty darn
clear that over the last decade we’ve had considerably more
impact than the commercial guys. (continued next page)
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GUEST EDITORIAL: STRIPED BASS DECLINE
So when you start saying that commercial guys are
decimating the stock, you lose credibility with decision-makers
pretty quickly.
Let me be clear that I do think commercial fishing mortality
is significant. And poaching, which we can’t even begin to
quantify, is a big issue. But that doesn’t mean that recreational
fishing isn’t a large, if not the largest, part of the problem in
terms of fishing mortality. And some of the biggest advocates
of putting off needed reductions in catch are the charter/partyboat people, who argue that reducing their bag limit from two to
one fish will put them out of business. Unfortunately that tends
to resonate with managers, who for some reason fail to consider
that if the striped bass population declines beyond a certain
point, people are going to go out of business anyway.
That said, most rank-and-file recreational fishermen, and
certainly the surf fishing and light-tackle communities, want to
see fishing mortality reduced like, uhm, yesterday! We see the
writing on the wall. We know the striped bass fishery is in
trouble.
But that still doesn’t change the fact that most
commissioners seem to believe that fishing mortality isn’t really
the big issue. To some extent, they are right. The primary reason
there are less fish around is because the Chesapeake Bay, where
the bulk of the striped bass populations spawns, doesn’t seem
to be putting out the same sort of good year-classes that it did
in the 1990s and early 2000s.
Each year a seine survey is done in various spots in Virginia
and Maryland. Those surveys have shown that there’s been a
good decade of average to well-below-average young-of-theyear survival. 2003 was our last good year-class that recruited
into the fishery. Then, there was the anomalous 2011 year-class
that appears to be quite good, and there were two average yearclasses in between. Aside from that, every year from 2004 to
2013 saw poor young-of-the-year indices.
The 2012 year-class appears to be the worst in more than 50
years. Even after the stock collapsed in the early 80s, the youngof-the-year index was never so low.
That is indeed a bummer. It means we’ve pretty much got
nothing coming down the pike to replace all the 2003 fish we are
currently knocking the crap out of. But what’s interesting is the
cause. When you look at the young-of-the year indices over
the last three decades, you see that the bulk of the boom as well
as the bust years come in bunches. And there’s some recent
science that shows such ups and downs are due to cyclical
climate patterns.
There are definitive “Atlantic multidecadal oscillations”
(AMOs), ocean cycles that bring several decades of warming
waters followed by several decades of cooling waters. Striper
numbers appear to rise during warm decades of the AMO, but
they sag during cool decades. Since the early 1990s, the AMO
has been in a warm phase, and we’ve seen a good amount of
boon years for stripers.
That’s because during a warm phase, air masses off the
ocean collide with cold fronts off the land, and that creates
winter/early spring coastal storms. The result during springtime
snowmelt and runoff is higher river flow, more food in the rivers
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(from page 6)
during spawning, and an expanded nursery zone for tiny new
stripers. When the AMO flips to a cold phase, you get drier
springs, less rain, less food and worse young-of-the year indices.
Since the AMO current warm phase heated up in the early 1990s,
we’ve had more boom years and fewer bust years.
The recent warm phase of the AMO, which gave us a good
run of boom years and contributed to the great striped bass
recovery, appears to be winding down. According to several
reports, we’re currently turning toward a cooler phase. This
explains the Chesapeake’s fewer boom years for stripers, and it
doesn’t bode well for future year-classes.
It’s not unreasonable to believe that just such a down cycle
caused the striper crash in the 80s. In fact all the data shows a
strong correlation. And, when that cycle ended, stripers
recovered, not just because of the moratorium put in place, but
because conditions for Chesapeake young-of-the year survival
became favorable.
What’s the point? Well for one, let’s stop placing the blame
where it doesn’t belong, especially when the recreational sector
kinda lives in a glass house. But also, if we know we’re getting
poor young-of-the year indices, and if we know we can probably
expect another two decades of more bust than boom years,
then why wouldn’t we immediately take action to lessen the
impact? In other words, make a rational decision to reduce
fishing mortality across the board. This will allow us to keep as
many of those poor-year-class fish in the water as we can while
protecting the only two good year-classes we’ve had in the last
decade. Subsequently, when conditions become favorable for
young-of-the-year survival, we can create big new year-classes.
Really, managers should be doing everything they can to protect
the 2011 year-class. But they aren’t. Maryland allowed a 14
percent increase in harvest just this year so that it could direct
mortality on/take advantage of the supposed abundance of
those 2011s, which would just be reaching 18 inches (the
“producer area size limit”). I mean come on man… Seriously?
Striped bass have been the ASMFC’s one and only success
story. They’ve screwed up just about everything else, and they
are dangerously close to screwing up striped bass.
“When you get right down to it, striped bass aren’t managed
very well,” says noted blogger Charlie Witek. “They managed
to get along during the fat years, when favorable conditions in
their natal rivers allowed them to produce a big year-class every
few seasons. But when times got tough and stocks declined
and the population began to grow lean, ASMFC’s ‘flexible’
management approach lacked the solid legal foundation needed
to assure that overfishing is stopped and the stock is rebuilt.”
It’s hard to argue that the ASMFC doesn’t consistently make
bad decisions when it comes to allowable harvest. That’s because, as Charlie points out, there is no law requiring it to end
overfishing and rebuild stocks. But it’s also because its members hear from the pro-harvest folks who want to fill their coolers
and their wallets now, and to hell with the future, far more than
they hear from rational, conservation-minded anglers like us.
Tell your state’s ASMFC commissioners,
NO MORE DELAY!
You want to see a clear reduction in fishing mortality now.
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.
Auction held at July 28 meeting
Member Mark Pachico helped the RISA Foundation when
he donated FOUR TICKETS to see the
New England Patriots vs the Carolina
Panthers at the pre-season game on
Friday, August 22 at Gilette Stadium.
As we have done in the past, a special auction was held at
7:00 PM before the night’s seminar with the tickets going to the
highest bidder.
Welcome new members!
Matthew Carr
Samantha Reali
Murrieta, CA
West Warwick, RI
Joseph Ciabattoni
Paul Saccoccia
Jamestown, RI
Coventry, RI
Robert DelGallo
Stephen Sharp
Cranston, RI
Narragansett, RI
William Ferreira
Lee Smith
Narragansett, RI
Cumberland, RI
Robert Hojnoski
Grace Tso
Ludlow, MA
Lincoln, RI
David Nachtwey
Gales Ferry, CT
Share the Wealth!
Chuck Valentine was the high bidder the four tickets to a New
England Patriots game. The tickets were donated by member
Mark Pachico. Chuck also received a framed Gillette Stadium
photo donated by Peter Vican.
BRING A FRIEND TO
THE NEXT MEETING.
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Member
PREVIOUS AND CONTINUALLY SUPPORTED PROGRAMS
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• College Scholarships in Marine Sciences
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• Fish Tag & Release programs
• JASON Expedition teacher training
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• Mercury in Local Fish Research Grant
• 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
• Recreational Fishing Symposium 2013
• Rose Island Lighthouse Foundation
• Salmon-In-The-Classroom, Westerly
• 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
2014 FOUNDATION DONORS
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Alfred Amaral
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RI Mobile Sportfishermen
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IN MEMORY OF
George Kammerer, New Windsor, NY
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.
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Any donation over $10 will be sent a receipt that proves your contribution for tax purposes
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SIGN ME UP TO HELP RISAA
If you’re willing to donate some time to help out at this event, please fill out and send in this form. We will need 2 or 3 members for
our RISAA booth each shift, 3-4 members at the weigh-in station, and 6-10 members to help with the kid’s fishing on the dock.
RISAA Member?
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yes no
Check all that apply
Saturday, Sept. 6
Sunday, Sept. 7
RISAA Booth 10am - 2pm
RISAA Booth: 2pm - 6pm
Kids Fishing on the Dock 10am - 1pm
Kids Fishing on the Dock: 1pm - 5pm
Weigh-in Station: 7:30 am - noon (incl morning set-up)
Weigh-in Station: 12:00 pm - 5:30 pm
Any time, any job
RISAA Booth 9:30am - 2pm
RISAA Booth: 2pm - 5pm (and tear down)
Kids Fishing on the Dock 10am - 1pm
Kids Fishing on the Dock: 1pm - 4pm
Weigh-in Station: 8:30 am - noon
Weigh-in Station: 12:00 pm - 2:30 pm (and tear down)
Any time, any job
Mail this form to:
RISAA, P.O. Box 1465, Coventry, RI 02816
You can also call the RISAA office at 401-826-2121 to sign up or if you have any questions
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Seahorse & Pipefish
Northern pipefish
Common Nicknames:
Lined seahorse, northern seahorse, spotted seahorse
Northern pipefish
Seahorse scientific name: Hippocampus erectus
Pipefish scientific name: Syngnathus fuscus
Lined
seahorse
Field Markings: The lined seahourse’s body can sometimes
appear mottled and occasionally shows small light-colored
spots. The northern pipefish’s body is very dark and lacks
a distinctive coloration.
Size: Seahorse averages 6 inches or less, up to 7 inches
long. Pipefish up to one foot long
Habitat: Marine or brackish water with adequate vegetation,
eelgrass beds, coral reefs
Seasonal Appearance: Spring thrug fall (migrate toward
the shelf in winter)
DISTINGUISHING FEATURES AND
BEHAVIORS
Pipefishes and seahorses belong to the family Syngnathidae,
which translates from Greek to “with jaw,” emphasizing their
long snouts. The seahorse’s body contains a series of ridges
running length-wise from head to prehensile tail. Additional
support comes from the bony rings that bisect the ridges across
its body.
The coloration of the lined seahorse is dependent upon the
color of its surroundings and may be dull grayish, olive green,
brown, yellowish or brick red. Their bulbous, amorphous bodies
make seahorses poor swimmers, despite their fan-shaped dorsal
fin and pectoral fins. Its uniquely adapted tail is long and coiled
in order to secure the animal to blades of seagrass, seaweed,
sargassum or coral that are anchored on the bottom.
Pipefishes differ in that their long, straight tails possess a
caudal fin. The northern pipefish may enter freshwater
ecosystems.
Seahorses undertake a lengthy courtship process involving
clicks and other sound-making. They are among the few animal
species to practice monogamy, remaining with their mate for life.
The male broods the developing offspring in his pouch for two
to three weeks.
Northern pipefish reproduce similarly; makes carry eggs in
brood pouches located on the ventral side of their tails.
Since they are very slow swimmers, lined seahorses rely on
camouflage to hide them from larger fish and other predators.
Additionally, their feeding strategy must compensate for their
inability to move quickly after prey. They draw in vast quantities
of water with their elongated horselike mouth and their diet
consists of small crustaceans such as brine shrimp and marine
worms. Pipefish eat zooplankton, brine shrimp and other benthic
invertebrates.
RELATIONSHIP TO PEOPLE
In some cultures, the seahorse is considered an aphrodisiac
and medicinally beneficial (for asthma, throat problems, infertility
and other health issues). Millions also are collected annually
from their native habitats around the world for aquarium exhibits.
The survival of Narragansett Bay line seahorses and northern
pipefish is dependent upon maintaining healthy eelgrass bed
habitats.
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.
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National Marine Fisheries Service Adjusts Misleading Economic Information
Corrected figures show commercial sector shrank by $2.3 billion in 2012
After significant objection from the recreational fishing and
boating community, the National Marine Fisheries Service
(NMFS) has taken steps to correct a key fisheries economics
report that misleadingly indicated that the domestic commercial
fishing industry in the United States was significantly larger
than the recreational fishing industry. When imported seafood,
which is not regulated or managed by NMFS, is removed from
the equation, the corrected data show that the recreational
fishing industry is actually $7.9 billion dollars larger than the
commercial fishing industry. Furthermore, the corrected data
show that the domestic commercial fishing industry actually
decreased by $2.3 billion in 2012.
“When seafood imports, industrial species, shellfish and
fish that aren’t caught by recreational
anglers are removed, recreational fishing
generates $33.3 billion dollars more than
their commercial counterparts while
taking far fewer pounds of fish,” said Ted
Venker, Conservation director for the
Coastal Conservation Association. “That
is the apple-to-apples number that needs
to be considered when we are talking
Venker
about management decisions that impact
domestic fisheries, and it is important that NOAA corrected the
data.”
In late April of this year, NMFS released its Fisheries
Economics of the United States 2012 with the headline “NOAA
Reports Show Strong Economic Gains from Fishing, Continued
Improvement in Fish Stocks,” but there was no indication that
the agency had changed the way the economic impact data
were compiled in the report. Previously, NMFS separated
imports from domestic industry figures and reported each
separately. In the latest report, the agency eliminated that
distinction and simply published a total that included domestic
and imported seafood. As such, topics such as imports from
illegal, unregulated and unreported (IUU) fishing, 75,000 pounds
of shark fins and shrimp harvested by practices that the U.S.
has banned were included in the totals
for the domestic commercial sector.
“It was important to set the record
straight because people naturally use
this report to compare the two sectors,
and combining imported seafood with
domestically caught seafood gives an
overinflated
and
incorrect
representation of the economic impact
of this country’s commercial fishing
industry,” said Mike Nussman,
Nussman
president and CEO of the American
Sportfishing Association.
“This is particularly risky if this information is used to halt
progress on important management decisions such as how
fisheries are allocated between the two sectors. More than 64
percent of the total sales of seafood is generated by imported
product which should have no bearing whatsoever on allocation
discussions.”
Recreational fishing and boating organizations including
the American Sportfishing Association, Center for Coastal
Conservation, Coastal Conservation Association,
Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation, Guy Harvey Ocean
Foundation, International Game Fish Association and National
Marine Manufacturers Association recently met with agency
officials to request a correction. The agency refused to reprint
the report, but did release a web query that allows individuals
to remove imports and generate an accurate report on their
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Lightning Safety (from page 1)
But what is lightning? It’s the rapid
discharge of electrical energy in the atmosphere. The resulting
clap of thunder is the result of a shock wave created by the
rapid heating and cooling of the air in the lightning channel.
During a thunderstorm, winds within the thunderstorm cloud
cause collision between the various precipitation particles within
the storm cloud. These collisions cause very small ice crystals
to lose electrons while larger particles of soft hail gain electrons.
Upward winds within the cloud redistribute these particles
and the charges they carry. The soft hail causes a negative
charge build up near the middle and lower part of the storm
cloud which, in turn, causes a positive charge to build up on the
ground beneath the storm cloud.
Eventually, when the charge difference between the negative
When Thunder Roars, Go Indoors!
There are an estimated 23 million cloud-to-ground lightning
flashes each year in the United States. Lightning can be
fascinating to watch, but it is also extremely dangerous - it is an
underrated killer. Few people really understand the dangers of
lightning. Many people don’t act promptly enough to protect
their lives, property and the lives of others.
Each year in the U.S., more than 1,000 people are struck by
lightning. On average 55 people are killed and hundreds of
others suffer permanent neurological disabilities. Most of these
tragedies can be avoided with a few simple precautions.
What you need to know...
1. NO PLACE outside is safe when storms are in the area
2. If you hear thunder, lighting is close enough to strike you
3. When you hear thunder, immediately move to a safe place
4. Stay there until 30 minutes AFTER you hear the last sound of
thunder.
Lightning is one of the top 3 storm-related killers in the U.S.!
charge in the cloud and the positive charge on the ground
become large, the negative charge starts moving toward the
ground. As it moves, it creates a conductive path toward the
ground.
This path follows a zigzag shape as the negative charge
jumps through segments in the air. When the negative charge
from the cloud makes a connection with the positive charge on
the ground, current surges through the jagged path, creating a
visible flash of lightning.
Thunder, high winds, darkening skies, rainfall and brilliant
flashes of light are warning signs for lightning strikes. While
most casualties occur at the beginning of an approaching storm,
a significant number of lightning deaths occur after the
thunderstorm has passed. If thunder is heard, then the storm is
close enough for a lightning strike. It is very important to seek
safe shelter immediately.
An analysis of lightning fatalities shows that the majority
(54%) occurs during leisure activities (above) and of those
37% is water related
On the Water
The vast majority of lightning injuries and deaths on boats
occur on small boats with NO cabin. It is crucial to listen to
weather information when you are boating. If thunderstorms
are forecast, do not go out. If you are out and cannot get back
to land and safety, drop anchor and get as low as possible.
Large boats with cabins, especially those with lightning
protection systems properly installed, or metal marine vessels
are relatively safe. Remember to stay inside the cabin and away
from any metal surfaces. Stay off the radio unless it is an
emergency! (to page 37)
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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
TION
U
CONTRIB
South County Habitat For Humanity
Report by CHRISTIAN KILLAM
South County Habitat for Humanity is a
other is being built by an all woman crew. As
nonprofit, affordable housing ministry, whose
of the end of June, these homes are nearing
mission is to eliminate substandard housing in
completion, and the keys will be turned over
South County, RI by building simple, decent
to South County families in late summer or
affordable homes in partnership with people in
early fall.
need. Habitat uses volunteer labor and taxAn affiliate program of Habitat for
deductible donations of money, materials, and land to
Humanity is the “ReStore,” the purpose of which is to provide
accomplish their goals.
additional funding to support the affiliate’s house-buildling
To date, Habitat has served
goals; expand opportunities to
54 Washington County families
serve a broader base of the lowby providing them with either a
income community by providing
newly
constructed
or
low-cost mater-ials, and to divert
rehabilitated home. In addition,
con-struction and household
SCHH has funded the
materials from landfills and protect
construction of nearly 85 Habitat
the environment.
homes outside of the U.S. in
The SCGHH ReStore is a
Chile, Batswana, Kurdistan, and
fascinating place. When I visited
Haiti, just to name a few
I saw kitchen cabinets, from a few
All of SCHH homes are
to an entire kitchen, doors,
handicapped assessable and are
hundreds of pieces of tile,
LEED (Leadership in Energy and
appliances, and much more.
Environmental Design) certified,
The Restore is always looking
making for homes that save
for people to get involved. either
energy, use fewer resources,
by volunteering time, building
reduce pollution, and contribute
materials, money or just shopping
Chris Killam (left) presents RISAA check to Louis
to healthier environments for the
at the Restore. They are also
Raymond, Executive Director
occupants and the community.
always looking for donations of
SCHH also partners with the
cars, boats, RVs or trucks, whether
University of Rhode Island where hundreds of students
they run or not.
volunteer thousands of hours.
I know that the next time that I need some building materials
SCHH has been working on four homes, two on Edwards
for my home, I will shop at the South County Habitat for
Lane in Charlestown, and two homes in Kingston at Old North
Humanity Restore first.
Village. One of the later homes is for a disabled vet, and the
Visit their web site at www.southcountyhabitat.org
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Always wear life jackets while on the water
Environmental police officers from the Department of
Environmental Management have teamed up with boating safety
advocates across the United States and Canada to promote
safe and responsible boating, including consistent life jacket
wear each and every time boaters are on the water.
National Safe Boating Week kicked off the official launch
of the 2014 North American Safe Boating Campaign. This yearlong campaign promotes safe and responsible boating and the
value of voluntary life jacket wear by recreational boaters
through the national theme, “Wear It!” In addition, the campaign
reminds boaters of the importance of boating safely, boating
sober, knowing navigational rules and having a proper lookout.
U.S. Coast Guard statistics show that nationwide, drowning
was the reported cause of death in almost three-fourths of
recreational boating fatalities in 2012, and that 85 percent of
those who drowned were not wearing life jackets.
“That’s why boating safety advocates continue to push for
increased and consistent life jacket wear on the water,” said
Lieutenant Steven Criscione, boating safety coordinator for
DEM's Division of Law Enforcement. “Today’s life jackets are
comfortable, stylish and easy to wear. In fact, they don’t even
have to be jackets anymore.” Lieutenant Criscione noted that
old-fashioned, bulky orange life jackets have been replaced with
innovative options, such as inflatable life jackets, allowing
mobility and flexibility for activities like boating, fishing, paddling
or hunting, and are much cooler in the warmer weather.
Recreational Boating Safety Facts
According to the U.S. Coast Guard’s 2012 Recreational
Boating Safety Statistics, the latest official record of reported
recreational boating accidents:
• Drowning was reported as the cause of death in almost
three-fourths of all fatalities.
• Approximately 85 percent of those who drowned were not
wearing life jackets.
(to page 35)
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Changes in forage fish abundance alter Atlantic cod
distribution, affect success of the fishery
A shift in the prey available to Atlantic cod in the Gulf of
Maine that began nearly a decade ago contributed to the
controversy that surrounded the 2011 assessment for this
stock. A recent study of how this occurred may help fishery
managers, scientists, and the industry understand and resolve
apparent conflicts between
assessment results and the
experiences of the fishing industry.
When the dominant prey
species of Atlantic cod changed
from Atlantic herring to sand lance
beginning in 2006, cod began to
concentrate in a small area on
Stellwagen Bank where they were
easily caught by fishermen. The
fishermen perceived the Gulf of
Maine cod stock to be abundant in
subsequent years as they reported
increased ease in catching cod, yet the 2011 stock assessment
concluded that the Gulf of Maine cod stock had not increased
as expected and that fishing rates had been too high even
though catches had not exceeded the quotas. Fishermen were
skeptical, and the 2011 assessment conclusions were
questioned and criticized.
Writing in the Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic
Sciences, researchers from NOAA Fisheries’ Northeast
Fisheries Science Center (NEFSC) show how the fishermens'
observations and the assessment results could both be
accurate. Their findings reveal why fishermen targeting these
cod would conclude the fish were abundant, and also illustrate
how commercial catch-per-unit of effort can be a misleading
indicator of stock abundance.
The NEFSC has been routinely monitoring the diet and
distribution of cod and many other marine species since 1973
in an ecosystem survey of waters off the Northeast from Maine
to North Carolina and eastward into Canadian waters. By
collecting, analyzing, and documenting stomach contents of
cod taken in the Gulf of Maine during this survey, the researchers
can see what cod eat both seasonally and over time.
“Atlantic herring and sand lance are
dominant prey for Atlantic cod in the
Gulf of Maine. This long, standardized
time series of data has been invaluable
to our ability to both show and
understand where and when predators
and prey are distributed across the
region,” said David Richardson, an
oceanographer at the NEFSC’s
Narragansett Laboratory in Rhode
Island and lead author of the study.
“When sand lance are abundant, they
account for a high proportion of the
diet of cod. Also, cod tend to be more aggregated when they are
feeding on sand lance than when they are feeding on other
prey.”
An assessment is an examination of fishery stock conditions
used to develop catch limits and other management measures.
The 2011 assessment results were also controversial because
the 2008 assessment had suggested an uptick in young fish
that would grow the stock. Ultimately this growth in the
population did not materialize, and the catch limits set based on
the 2008 assessment were found to be too high.
“The sand lance-induced cod aggregations led to a number
of challenges in evaluating population trends in Gulf of Maine
cod,” Richardson said. “During the 2007 and 2008 spring bottom
trawl surveys, extremely high catches of cod were recorded at
individual stations on Stellwagen Bank, while the remainder of
the stock area had low catch rates. (to page 29)
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The Team Trifecta Tournament: Give it a try!
SPECIAL TOURNAMENT RESULTS
It’s hard to believe that it’s already August! Contratulations
to everyone who entered the annual Team Fluke Challenge
tournament last month. There were 21 two-member teams
entered, and each team entered their four largest fish. As you
can see from the winners, it was very close.
2014 TEAM FLUKE CHALLENGE
July 12 - 13
TEAM
WEIGHT
1st...Don Smith & Peter Vican
19.70 lbs.
2nd...Bruce Lawing & Michael Lawing 19.39 lbs.
3rd...Rich Hittinger & Robert Murray
19.38 lbs.
MULTISPECIES TEAM TRIFECTA
This year the Tournament Committee has re-introduced the
“MultiSpecies Team Trifecta Tournament” to be held the
weekend of August 15 - 17. This should prove to be a fun, but
challenging, team tournament, with “RISAA Bucks” for prizes.
Team up with your fishing buddy, family member or parent/
child and give it a try.
Here’s how it works:
• Pre-registration of team members is required.
• Team points will be given as follows: 3
points for each 1st place fish, 2 points for each
2nd place fish, and 1 point for each 3rd place
fish. Points will be tallied to determine each
teams standing and there will be first, second
and third place team winners.
• The species accepted are: black
sea bass, bluefish, fluke, scup and
striped bass. A team must weigh in a
minimum of THREE SPECIES to
qualify.
• Call in all of your entries, all at once,
on Sunday. DO NOT
call until you
have a complete entry (three species).
• Prizes for winning teams:
1st place $150 in RISAA bucks for each team member
2nd place $100 in RISAA bucks for each team member
3rd place $50 in RISAA bucks for each team member
Bonus: An additional $50 in RISAA bucks will be awarded
to each team member of any winning team who submits one
fish for each of the five species.
The Prizes will be awarded at the RISAA August monthly
meeting.
• Team Trifecta points to not count toward Angler of the
Year.
• Any fish entered in the Team Trifecta may not be entered
in the Yearlong Tournament.
So, give it a try! You can register two ways:
1. Send an email to [email protected] and indicate the
name of the two members who will be on the team, or
2. Call the RISAA office at 401-826-2121, and leave a
message with the names of the team members.
UPCOMING SPECIAL TOURNAMENTS
Next month we will have two special tournaments:
• Bluefish Tournament - September 19 to 28
• Fall Striped Bass - September 26 to October 5
Both of these tournaments are open to all members. You do
NOT have to register ahead of time like the “team” tournaments.
Just go out and fish; weigh your catch and call it in to the RISAA
office within 24 hours.
If you’re not familiar with our special tournaments, I suggest
you review the rules on our web site at
http://www.risaa.org/tournaments/rules.html
WEIGH-IN STATION NOTICE
Twin Maples on Block Island has been removed from the
list of official RISAA weight stations. As soon as Twin Maples
has their digital scale calibrated with a tolerance of 0.05 or less
they can be re-listed as an official station. Until then members
can use Block Island Fishworks, a RISAA certified station.
MY OWN FISHING STORY
On July 8
I had the
opportunity
to
join
R I S A A
m e m b e r
Peter Lewis
and his friend
Dale for my
first fluke
fishing trip
on Peter’s
boat, Die
Hard, out of
New London,
CT.
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Dale (left) and Gary with four of the six fluke
caught aboard the Die Hard
(continued on page 24)
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.
Standings as of of 7/27/14
BLACK SEA BASS
BLUEFISH
BONITO
BOAT DIVISION
ADULT (minimum 1 lb)
1. Robert Murray: 5.62
2. Eric Duda: 5.00
3. Donald Smith: 4.76
SHORE DIVISION
1. none yet
2. none yet
3. none yet
BOAT DIVISION
ADULT (minimum 8 lbs)
1. William Hubert: 11.92
2. Donald Smith: 10.58
3. none yet
SHORE DIVISION
1. Thomas McGuire: 12.06
2. Michael Sheridan: 8.54
3. Robert Roy: 8.10
BOAT DIVISION
SHORE DIVISION
ADULT (minimum 3 lbs) ADULT (minimum 3 lbs)
1. none yet
1. none yet
2. none yet
2. none yet
3. none yet
3. none yet
JUNIOR (no minimum)
1. Joey Scrofani: 4.28
2. none yet
3. none yet
JUNIOR (no minimum)
1. none yet
2. none yet
3. none yet
JUNIOR (no minimum)
2. Sophia Garzoli: 4.90
3. Fredy Norin: 4.50
JUNIOR (no minimum)
1. none yet
2. none yet
3. none yet
JUNIOR (no minimum)
1. none yet
2. none yet
3. none yet
FALSE ALBACORE
COD
JUNIOR (no minimum)
1. none yet
2. none yet
3. none yet
FLUKE
BOAT DIVISION
1. David Garzoli: 15.60
2. none yet
3. none yet
BOAT DIVISION
SHORE DIVISION
ADULT (minimum 5 lbs) ADULT (minimum 5 lbs)
1. none yet
1. none yet
2. none yet
2. none yet
3. none yet
3. none yet
BOAT DIVISION
ADULT (minimum 2.5 lbs)
1. Lary Norin: 12.07
2. Robert Sangster: 11.98
3. Diane Valerien: 10.50
SHORE DIVISION
1. Lary Norin: 4.40
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. Cameron Crosby:4.15
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
MAHI MAHI
BOAT DIVISION
1. Lary Norin: 5.30
3. none yet
BOAT DIVISION
1. none yet
2. none yet
3. none yet
BOAT DIVISION
1. none yet
2. none yet
3. none yet
BOAT DIVISION
1. Jack Sprengel: 3.74
2. Richard Hittinger: 3.34
SHORE DIVISION
1. Greg Vespe: 2.56
2. Philip Duckett: 2.20
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
JUNIOR (no minimum)
1. none yet
2. none yet
3. none yet
STRIPED BASS
POLLOCK
SCUP
HADDOCK
TAUT O G
TUNA
Albacore, Bluefin (no giants), Yellowfin
Federal minimums apply • 1st, 2nd, 3rd each species
BOAT DIVISION
1. Michael Lanni: 51.10
2. Jonathan Lewie: 50.80
3. Robert Marco: 29.20
SHORE DIVISION
1. Richard Reich: 28.40
2. Thomas McGuire: 21.82
3. none yet
BOAT DIVISION
1. Robert Matteson: 8.50
3. Robert Fournier: 4.58
SHORE DIVISION
1. none yet
2. none yet
3. none yet
BOAT DIVISION ONLY
ADULT (federal min.)
1. none yet
2. none yet
3. none yet
JUNIOR (no minimum)
2. Morgan Lawing: 38.31
3. Ed Jackson Jr: 15.64
JUNIOR (no minimum)
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 (federal min.)
1. none yet
2. none yet
3. none yett
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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
17.46 Richard Mandeville
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
3.74
Jack Sprengel, Jr.
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
2013
2004
2001
2004
2006
2004
2010
2001
2014
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
15.35
9.99
12.22
5.44
2.60
1.75
16.54
51.66
11.20
4.40
Joseph Pearson
Brian Ernest
Jack Sprengel, Jr.
Jack Sprengel, Jr.
Jonathan Pickering
Charles Underhill
Jonathan Pickering
Robert Moeller
Richard Reich
Richard Gallipeau
Dick Geldard
2009
2013
2007
2007
2003
2012
2008
2007
2013
2009
2009
• indicates RISAA member
Maximum
Location
•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
•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)................................. 250 lbs
Stonington Marina (Stonington, CT).......................... 100 lbs
•Tackle Box, Inc. (Warwick)............................................ 200 lbs
•Watch Hill Outfitters.................................................... 400 lbs
Zeek's Creek Bait Shop (Jamestown).......................... 30 lbs
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UPCOMING SEMINAR
Monday, August 25 at 7:00 PM
Striped Bass from Boat and Shore
52 Pound Striper From Shore
Jigging Techniques For
Striped Bass
with Richard Reich
with Capt. Jack Houghton
Every angler dreams of
having that fishing trip when
everything comes together
perfectly and you land that fish
of a lifetime. That night
happened last May for Richard
Reich.
Called Richie by his friends,
he grew up in Flushing, NY and
fished from shore since he was
six years old, fishing the east
end of Long Island.
Seventeen years ago he
moved to Narragansett, and
since he already had the basic
knowledge of a surfcaster, it
didn't take long before he
learned where and how to fish
Rhode Island's coastal shores.
Today, Richard is chairman
of the RISAA Surfcasters
Committee and frequently fishes with other committee members,
catching plenty of striped bass from shore. He could tell lots of
tales, but this one is special to him.
He plans to tell the story of that night last May when
everything came together for his fish of a lifetime.
Jack Houghton
has been fishing
since the age of five,
and like many of us,
the joy of fishing
increased as he grew
older.
"It has become a
passion, a challenge,
a way to relax, and
always
an
adventure," said Jack.
In
2003
he
obtained his captain's license and since that time has he run a
successful charter business fishing the Cape, Martha's Vineyard
and Nantucket. A few years ago Jack joined up with his fatherin-law, Dennis MacDonald, and started Daddy Mac Lures,
creating and testing products which became "must have" lures
for fishermen. They listen to angler feedback, and continually
evolve and improve their products. They make lures for
everything from fluke to tuna, but on this night he'll be telling us
how to sucessfully fish with jigs.
Jack was a seminar speaker at the 2013 New England Saltwater
Fishing Show and his seminars on jigging drew crowds of anglers
anxious to learn from him.
"Learn some tips and techniques to even the playing field,"
says Jack. "It's the little things that make the biggest difference."
The story of a
EVERY MEMBER WHO ATTENDS IS ELIGIBLE
TO WIN THE NIGHT'S FREE DOOR PRIZE:
A $200 Gift Certificate
To Any Member Tackle Shop
BRING A FRIEND!
(see page 22)
RISAA members can bring a guest ONE TIME
to the meeting at no charge so they can see
what RISAA seminars are like
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: $3.00
Chicken tenders, gravy, garlic mashed potatoes, veg: $7.25
Meatball sub & chips: $5.95
* Food is NOT included in admission and is provided by the
West Valley Inn. Pay separately at the bar.
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Directions on page 23
Non-Members Welcome
NON-MEMBER ADMISSION: $10 donation
to RISAA's Scholarship Fund (RISAA members attend free)
New Report Documents Importance of Shallow-Water Bottom Habitats
By Dr. David K. Stevenson
Shallow water marine and estuarine habitats have been
identified as Essential Fish Habitat for many species important
to commercial and recreational fishermen in the greater Atlantic
region of the U.S. These habitats are highly productive because
of their shallow depth, seasonally warm water temperatures,
and proximity to the land and the nutrients that are derived
from river runoff. They serve as nursery grounds for juvenile
fish which, in turn, provide food for larger fish. Many fish and
invertebrate species also mature and reproduce in shallow
coastal waters. However since they are close to the coast,
shallow-water habitats are also vulnerable to habitat degradation
and loss resulting from a variety of human activities.
In an effort to evaluate the importance of various types of
shallow-water habitats in the Gulf of Maine, the Habitat
Conservation Division of NOAA’s Greater Atlantic Regional
Fisheries Office has recently completed a report. The report
summarizes what is known about the functional value (for
survival, growth to maturity, and reproduction) of eight different
types of habitat for sixteen fish and invertebrate species.
The species that were selected included some federallymanaged species, some species that are managed by the states,
and some non-managed species that are important members of
the inshore marine ecosystem. Habitat use was assessed for
the various life stages of each species in the following benthic
(bottom) habitats: mud, sand, gravel/cobble, boulder, eelgrass,
macroalgae, salt marsh channels, and shell beds.
Habitat use scores (1 = present, 2 = common) were assigned
to each benthic life stage known to occur in depths less than 10
meters and then summarized for all species in each habitat type.
The evaluation was based on a review of approximately 125
publications in scientific journals. In cases where information
was lacking, scores were based on best professional judgment.
Vegetated Habitats
(eelgrass and macroalgae)
Juvenile lobsters, cod,
tomcod, pollock, cunner, red
hake, white hake, tautog, and
winter flounder use this
habitat to hide from predators.
Eelgrass. (-NOAA Fisheries,
Sue Tuxbury)
Detailed summaries for each species are presented in an appendix
to the report.
The results support the fact that shallow water habitats in
the Gulf of Maine provide valuable ecological benefits for a
variety of commercially-important species. The top ranking
habitats – those where species were either “common” or
“present,” were: 1) sand and gravel/cobble; 2) mud, eelgrass
and macroalgae; 3) boulders and salt marsh channels; and 4)
shell (mussel) beds. However, for species and life stages that
were considered to be common, vegetated (eelgrass and
macroalgae growing on rocky substrates), sand, and gravel
habitats ranked higher than the other four types.
Some species, like cod and lobsters, move into deeper water
as they get older, while others like mussels, clams, windowpane
and smooth flounders, and cunner are restricted to shallow
water for their entire lives. Species like winter flounder, smooth
flounder, sand lance, clams, cunner, mussels, and clams spawn
in shallow water.
How Will the Report be Used?
The information in this report will be used by NOAA
Fisheries to make more effective habitat conservation
recommendations for projects and activities that could
potentially adversely impact essential fish habitat for NOAA
trust resources in coastal waters of the Gulf of Maine. The chart
below identifies some common species in eight shallow-water
Gulf of Maine habitats. it also indicates the total number of life
stages that are found in each habitat type (juv=juvenile, j/
a=juvenile and adult).
To view the report to go
w w w. n e r o . n o a a . g o v / h a b i t a t / p u b l i c a t i o n s /
gomshallowwaterhabitats2014.pdf
Gravel Habitats
Mussels, juvenile lobsters and
juvenile cod are common in
intertidal and sub-tidal gravel
habitats. Intertidal mussel bed.
(-NOAA Fisheries, Mike
Johnson)
Mud and Sand Habitats
Smooth flounder and winter
flounder use these habitats as
juvenile nursery grounds and
deposit their eggs on the
bottom. Soft-shell clams and
sand lance burrow into the
bottom. Winter flounder in
Narragansett Bay. (-NOAA
Fisheries ,Jerry Prezioso)
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Rocky Habitats
Mussels, juvenile cod and
lobsters, as well as tautogs are
often found in boulder
habitats. Sub-Tidal rocky
habitat. (-NOAA Fisheries,
Mike Johnson)
*Chose
Block Island Fishworks
Breachway Bait & Tackle
Bucko’s Parts & Tackle
Cardinal Bait & Tacle
Falmouth Bait & Tackle
Galilee Bait & Tackle
from any of these member tackle
Gray’s Boatyard Bait & Tackle
Hook-Up Bait & Tackle
Lucky Bait & Tackle
Pete’s Bait & Tackle
Quaker Lane Bait & Tackle
Quonny Bait & Tackle
shops:
Rivers End Tackle
Saltwater Edge
Snug Harbor Marina
Sportsman’s Outfitter
The Tackle Box
Watch Hill Outfitters
Rules:
• Must be an adult/regular member in good standing • Must be present to win • RISAA Board members not eligible
• Certificates must be redeemed within 90 days • Limited to one win per calendar year
• May not be exchanged for cash. Entire amount must be redeemed at tackle shop
July Meeting Winners
Winner of the REGULAR MEMBER door prize was
Winner of the JUNIOR MEMBER door prize was
who selected his $200 certificate to Watch Hill Outfitters
who won a rod and reel combo
RUSSELL KAWA
CAMERON THOMAS
It’s just another benefit of membership in the Rhode Island Saltwater Anglers Association!
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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
FROM NARRAGANSETTAND SOUTH COUNTY:
Route 1 North, becomes Route 4 North to end
and merges onto I-95 North, then take exit 11
onto I-295 North.
Take Exit 1 to Rt 113 West.
FROM RT 113 WEST off I-95
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).
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TOURNAMENTS (from page 17)
It was a great day on the water; the sun was shining and the
seas were smooth. During the early morning hours, while we
were looking for fluke, we saw a nuclear submarine leaving the
harbor outside the Navy Submarine Base, Groton. Pete served
aboard submarines while he was in the U.S. Navy and he shared
several stories with us about his adventures as a submariner.
The fishing this day was good and we put six nice fluke and
three black sea bass. Although Peter was disappointed that we
didn’t find the doormat he was after and we didn’t catch our
quota of fluke, to me it was a fun day of fishing.
I want to thank Peter for the opportunity to know him better,
for introducing me to his friend Dale, and for taking me on my
first real fluke adventure in New England. I look forward to
joining him on another fishing adventure in the future.
SEND US YOUR FISHING TRIP STORY
I would really like to hear about YOUR tournament fishing
trips and if you have any pictures taken during a RISAA
tournament, please send them to me by email at
[email protected] and we will post them in this newsletter
tournaments column.
I wish you all big fish, new friendships and most of all, lots of
fun on the water.
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NY commercial fisherman pleads guilty to illegal spearfishing
To pay penalty of $15,000
A commercial boating captain and his crew pled guilty to
illegally spearfishing in waters off Valiant Rock in Block Island
Sound. Captain Christopher Miller must pay a fine of $15,000
and participate in community service, state
Department of Environmental Conservation's
Regional Director Peter A. Scully announced
today.
"New York State's proud fishing tradition
goes back hundreds of years," Director Scully
said. "It is regrettable when a few bad actors
tarnish the reputation of a sound and Peter Scully
admirable profession. We are very fortunate
to have a police force which works tirelessly to prevent these
individuals from taking advantage of our natural resources and
ensure they are prosecuted to the full extent of the law."
In late August, Environmental Conservation Officers (ECOs)
were on a routine patrol from Shinnecock to Fishers Island
when they observed three divers with spear guns in hand
boarding the fishing vessel Sea Spearit at Valiant Rock in a
shallow area east of Gull Island.
Upon boarding the vessel, operated by Christopher R. Miller
of Montauk, the ECOs found both tagged striped bass and
untagged striped bass in coolers. Some of the tagged fish bore
the tags belonging to Mr. Miller; others were tagged with tags
belonging to Mr. Miller's sister, Tanya J. Miller, who was not
present on the ship.
All the fish had spear wounds evident in their gill areas.
New York State Environmental Conservation Law forbids the
taking of striped bass for commercial purposes by spear due
to the fact there is a slot size limit that is hard to determine until
the fish are actually in hand. In addition, this method is a much
easier way to secure a fish whose populations need to be
managed to ensure the continued viability of the fishing stock.
After ordering the boat back to Montauk, ECOs took
possession of the fish and brought them to the Suffolk County
Medical Examiner's Office for weighing, which determined that
the total unlawfully harvested striped bass weighed 926.5
pounds, valued at $4,632.
Miller, of Montauk pled guilty to the illegal commercialization
of fish, shellfish, crustaceans and wildlife, a Class A
misdemeanor. Miller must serve a total of 210 hours of community
service in lieu of 45 days of incarceration and pay a penalty of
$15,000.
Miller's crew, Erik A. Oberg of Montauk and Mica Marder of
East Hampton, both pled guilty to violations of the Environmental
Conservation Law for illegal commercialization of fish, must
complete 140 hours of community service within one year and
pay a fine not to exceed $500.
A warrant has been issued for Peter J. Correale of New
Canaan, CT, who is presently out of the country and will be
charged at a later date.
Individuals spotting illegal activities are encouraged to call
DEC's Environmental Conservation Officers at (631) 444-0250
during business hours, and 1-877-457-5680 or 1-800-TIPP-DEC
at all other times to report suspected illegal activities.
FLORIDA FISHING
MEMBERS
RISAA members
Orlando Savastano
and his grandson,
Lucas Salem
visited Florida and went fishing on the
Queen Fleet out of Clearwater on June
4. They were fishing 20 miles offshore
in 65 feet of water.
Lucas (left) landed these four grey
snappers using squid on a circle hook.
Orlando (right) poses with his first
ever grouper. He was using squid and
pilchards as bait on a single circle
hook.
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LADY K CHARTERS • Capt. Steve Babigian
story by BRIAN BELTRAMI
RISSA members Hal Gibson, Peter Newbauer, Ron Shurilla
and myself, Brian Beltrami, met at Snug Harbor Marina in Point
Judith on June 24 at 7:00 am.
We met Capt. Steve Babigian, a USCG licensed Master
Captain, and boarded the Lady K. The Lady K is a 43’ Carolina
Express Fisherman, powered by twin 600 HP Caterpillar diesel
engines, and equipped with a tuna tower and top of the line
navigation and fishing electronics. The vessel is kept in pristine
condition; it’s hard to believe that this vessel fishes just about
every day and there was not one spot of dirt on her.
Captain Babigian would be doing double-duty this day as
his mate needed a day off.
We soon departed Snug Harbor, heading for Block Island.
When we cleared the Point Judith break wall the Caterpillar diesels
came to life and we soon arrived at the north end of Block Island
with clear skies overhead, a slight wind and chop to break up the
water surface.
All lines went in and we began trolling umbrella rigs for stripers
over the North Rip area. Thirty minutes went by with no action.
The fish finder was blank. After another thirty minutes of the
same, Captain Steve made a command decision to change tactics.
He offered us two options: we could fish for fluke where we
were or make a run to the Southwest Ledge and try there for
stripers. It’s not everyday that
we get to fish this area so we
elected to make the run knowing
that our actual fishing time
would be shortened.
The Lady K was up and
running and in no time we arrived
at the Southwest Ledge. Again
the umbrella rigs went in. About
fifteen minutes later one rod
went off. Peter was on that rod
and soon our first striper was in
the boat! There were “high
fives” all around as this is what
we wanted to see.
Captain Steve took care of
the fish, washed the deck and
he went back up to the controls
to make another pass. Soon after
another rod got hit. Hal was on
Hal Gibson with 36 lb. bass
RISAA members (l-r) Hal Gibson, Brian Beltrami,
Peter Newbauer, and Ron Shurilla
the rod and we could tell this could be a bigger fish. Peter kidded
Hal, telling him to catch one bigger than his.
I started bringing in the other rod to give Hal more room to
fight his fish when my rig was hit! Now we had two fish on.
Captain Steve told me to slow down my retrieve so we didn’t have
two fish alongside the boat at the same time. (to page 33)
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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.
2014 IS AN ELECTION YEAR
With your help we can continue to work within the political system to
safeguard the rights and traditions of recreational fishing
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27 -
Ralph is Executive Chef and owner of Luigi's Restaurant & Gourmet Express in Johnston, and has 38 years experience in a professional
kitchen. When he's not cooking at Luigi's, Ralph - a RISAA member since 2003 - likes to spend time on the water fishing aboard his boat
HOOK'N & COOK'N. At the May 19 RISAA seminar, he gave a seminar on seafood cooking, and so many members asked for his
recipes that he agreed to share them in the RISAA newsletter each month.
Fluke Crudo Limonata
with radish and chives
Yield: Serves four
INGREDIENTS
• 1 lb. skinless fluke fillet, sliced thin
• 1/4 cup radish, julienned
• sea salt
• 1 oz. lemon infused extra virgin olive oil
• lemon zest and juice
• fresh chives
• fresh ground black pepper
DIRECTIONS
1. Zest the lemon, chop the 2. Slice the fluke
radish & chives
How to make Orange or Lemon Invused
Olive Oil
• 1/2 cup EVOO
• Zest of 2 leoms or 2 oranges
Combine ingredients and let
steep overnight at room
temperature
3. Arrange the fluke on the plates, add the lemon juice, lemon
oil, zest, radish, chives, salt and fresh ground black pepper.
Enjoy with a salad and some crusty bread!
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R.I.S.A.A. /August, 2014
ATLANTIC COD (from page 16)
At the same time, the fishing industry was experiencing high
catch rates of cod in the same small area on Stellwagen Bank.
One of the main conclusions of this study is that the trends in
cod abundance in this small region were not truly reflective of
the overall resource at the time.”
Atlantic herring and sand lance have very different habitat
and life history requirements that affect their distribution.
Atlantic herring are migratory, shifting distribution in response
to changing oceanographic conditions like temperature. Sand
lance are burrowers, and have a nightly need to burrow into
shallow sandy bottom, such as that found on Stellwagen Bank,
an underwater plateau covering about 156 square miles located
in the southwestern portion of the cod stock area.
“Data from the Northeast Fisheries Science Center survey
and from the fishery both indicate that an increase in sand lance
abundance resulted in cod aggregating in a small and predictable
area on Stellwagen Bank where they were easily caught by
fishermen,” Richardson said. “The cod were fished in a very
small area, approximately 100 square miles, while the entire cod
stock area on which the assessment was based is 20,255 square
miles.”
Michael Palmer, an assessment scientist in the NEFSC’s
Population Dynamics Branch at the Woods Hole Laboratory
and a co-author of the study, said the concentration of cod and
of the fishing fleet was significant. “Between 1994 and 2010 the
number of fishing trips occurring in this small area increased by
191 percent, and the number of trips occurring outside this area
declined by 46 percent.”
“This shift in the fishery distribution indicates a large influx
of fishing effort into this small area during the same time period
that sand lance was abundantly available to feeding cod,” said
Palmer. By 2010, 45 percent of all Gulf of Maine cod landings
came from this area, compared with 12 percent prior to 2005.
This dynamic is
important not only for cod
but also for other species,
including whales that
have been reported
feeding on sand lance in
the same area. “The
change in the composition
of the forage fish
community in the Gulf of
Maine may have driven
distribution shifts, not
only for Atlantic cod, but
also for other predators
feeding on the same set of Map showing location of
prey species,” said Stellwagen Bank. (USGS photo)
Richardson.
In
addition
to
Richardson and Palmer, study authors include fishery biologist
Brian Smith, who studies the link between fish feeding and
offshore benthic habitats and leads the NEFSC’s food web
dynamics program.
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PRINT CLEARLY
Angler First Name
Last Name
Address
City
Division (check)
Boat
Home Phone
Adult
(14 yrs or less)
Cell Phone
Junior (14 yrs or less)
Entry Fee Must AccompanyRegistration
Category
Attached is
$15 Adult
$ 5 Junior
Zip
If CHILD, Parent/Guardian’s full name
Category (check)
Shore
State
CASH
CHECK (payable to “RISAA”)
CHARGE TO MY CREDIT CARD
MasterCard
Visa Discover Amount Authorized: $__________
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Card Number: __________________________________________________
3-digit number on
Exp Date: ________________ CVV # _________
back of card
MO / YR
Important Information:
• Tournament starts at 5:00 PM on Friday, September 5, 2014 and ends on Sunday, September 7, 2014 at 2:00 PM, rain or shine.
• The weigh-in scales are open on Saturday, September 6 from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm and Sunday, September 7 from 9:00 am to 2:00 PM
• Eligible species for ADULTS are Bluefish, Striped Bass and Summer Flounder (Boat only)
• Eligible species for JUNIORS are Black Sea Bass, Bluefish, Scup, Striped Bass and Summer Flounder (Boat only)
• Striped Bass minimum size is 32 inches (Adults) and 28 inches (Junior).
• Summer Flounder is Boat Division only
• Angler must select a Division (Boat or Shore) when registering. Separate forms & payments required to fish in both Divisions.
• All fish must be weighed at the Tournament Weigh-in Station located at the north end of the Port of Galilee, RI adjacent to the Great Island
bridge.
By Boat: Temporary dockage available. Save Fish: Call “Galilee Weigh-In Station” on VHF channel 65 for current leaders
By Auto: Temporary parking available at weigh-in station
REGISTRATION DEADLINE: Thursday, September 4, 2014 at 7:00 p.m.
VISIT WEB SITE FOR ALL TOURNAMENT RULES
Waiver MUST BE SIGNED for a valid entry
I hereby understand and agree that my participation in the Galilee Fishing Tournament is voluntary and at my own risk. I hereby agree to hold fully
harmless and indemnify the “Galilee Fishing Tournament and Seafood Festival”, the State of Rhode Island, the Town of Narragansett, the Rhode Island
Saltwater Anglers Association, Inc., their employees, agents, volunteers, affiliates, and sponsors with respect to any claims, damages, or loss including
attorney’s fees and costs arising from my participation in the Galilee Fishing Tournament and Seafood Festival, and including, but not limited to, any
personal injury or property damage which I, my vessel, or my passengers may cause or suffer in any way or which may be occasioned by me, those
on my vessel or to my vessel as a result of tournament participation. I agree that I will be bound by all terms and conditions set fourth on this
application and any /all rules and regulations regarding my participation furnished to me regarding my participation.
Angler’s Signature:______________________________________________________________________ Date: _________________________
Parent/Guardian Signature:_____________________________________________________________ Date: __________________________
Required if under 18 years of age
For more information, including list of prizes and directions, or to REGISTER ONLINE
go to www.galileetourney.com
Mail form & payment to: R.I. Saltwater Anglers Association
P.O. Box 1465
Coventry, RI 02816
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BARE BONES CHARTERS • Capt. Steve Anderson
story by BOB MASSE
The day started with
minimal sleep, anticipating a day
on the water - winners of a free
charter boat RISAA raffle
aboard Bare Bones Charters.
Captain Steve Anderson,
with years of experience, was
already at the dock for our 6:00
AM start time. After a couple
of days of rain and flash flood
warnings, we had good weather
for our trip, but there was
choppy seas from the fronts
that moved through a few days
before. This was nothing the
Bare Bones, a 31’ Baja Sportfish,
couldn’t handle. It had a top
(l-r) Don Goebel, John Seremet, Phil Duckett and Bob Masse
speed about 20 knots, but we
cruised along at a good 14-15
knots, making for a smooth ride from Galilee to Block Island.
contacts to see if anyone
I (Bob Masse) was joined by RISAA members Phil Duckett,
else on this weekday
John Seremet and Don Goebel, and we spent the 45 minutes cruise
morning was hooking up,
to the Southwest Ledge getting to know one another, Captain
but the consensus was that
Steve, and his son (our mate for the day) Eric Anderson. I have to
everyone on the water was
admit that Capt. Anderson and his son make an excellent team,
having a hard time finding a
always having your best interest in mind.
striper that would hit.
The plan was to target
(to page 37)
striped bass, live lining eels.
The bait was waiting for us
but regrettably, the fish not
so much.
Captain Steve kept
backing down the boat over
the structure and we could
see a few bass just taunting
us on his fish finder (top
notch electronics and
fishing gear are on the Bare
Bones).
Don Goebel
John hooked up first,
and as the line was stripping out, we all hoped it was a striper. But
after a few minutes of fighting the fish, that big one got away,
probably a bluefish that bit through the fluorocarbon leader.
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A few drifts later, Don
hooked up, unsure what was on
the line. It wasn’t a bass or blue,
but it was heavy, and soon mate
Eric netted a fat, seven pound
female tautog. It was released
since she was heavy with fish
eggs and out of season.
Captain
Anderson
continued to move the boat
around, jockeying over one rock
pile to another, trying to put us
where hopefully one of us might
pull in a bass. He even called
out on the radio to a few
John Seremet
LADY K CHARTERS (from page 25)
Our lines crossed and we switched sides. Hal’s fish was
soon gaffed and brought into the boat. It looked to be about 35
pounds. Peter said that he certainly beat his fish.
My fish broke water and we thought it could be a bluefish,
but it was a bass, and a few minutes later I brought this nice
striper to the boat.
After the deck was cleared of fish and washed down we set
out trolling again. However, the three stripers that we put in the
boat was all that would be caught for this trip, and soon the
time was up and we had to head back to Snug Harbor.
Back at the dock we weighed Hal’s fish and it tipped the
scale at thirty-six pounds, his personal best striper.
Congratulations Hal.
Captain Steve took care of the filleting and we all went home
with fresh striper and memories of a great trip.
Fishing aboard the Lady K was a great experience. Captain
Steve Babigian is a very knowledgeable captain who went out
of his way to inform us about his fishing techniques and his
boat. He definitely went the “extra mile” (or more) for us, making
the run to the Southwest Ledge so RISAA members would have
a great experience on his boat.
If you are looking for a great boat to charter along with a
great and friendly captain I would highly recommend Lady K
Charters.
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20’ Aquasport, 1976 completely updated, w/
2007 Mercury OPTI-Max. 115 HP, fuel inj, oil
inj and fuel efficient. $15,000 in upgrades 20112012, including 2007 O/B, life jackets, anchor
system,
compass,
c o l o r
depth/fish
finder, SS
radio and
antenna,
steering
cable w/NFB system, Teleflex single lever
engine control, bimini top, 500 GPH bilge pump,
50 gal built-in gas tank, spray foamed in, cockpit
floor 2 coats Algrip, transom rebuilt, 2 coats
sprayed Algrip on hull. E-Z Loader trailer.
BOAT IN WATER READY TO GO. Asking
$10,500. Call 401-295-0255
------------------------------------------------------20’ Proline CC, 1986 w/1985 Evenrude 140 and
1984 EZ-Load trailer. Rod holders, GPS,
fishfinder, radio, etc. Sturdy boat handles Block
Island waters. Available w/slip on Pt Judith Pond
for 2014 season. $7.500 includes slip or boat
sold separately. Call Paul at 529-4488
-------------------------------------------------------21’ Midland, 1988, good condition. Great
fishing boat w/self bailing cockpit, GPS, depth
sounder,
V H F ,
p i l o t
house.
Lots of
storage
for rods
and gear.
2007 Suzuki 90 HP four stroke, 700 hrs, and
2007 Loadrite trailer. Clean title for boat, motor
& trailer. Turn-key condition. Ready to go.
Asking $6,995. Call John at 401-286-3212
-------------------------------------------------------24' Dusky CC, 1989, new paint in and out. 2004
225HP Mercury Optimax, incl SS prop, controls
a n d
smart
gauge.
2006
aluminum
trailer.
Also has a new Armstrong bracket. $14,500.
Please call 401-868-0838
--------------------------------------------------------
27’ Hunter Sailboat, 1973. Problem w/inboard
outdrive. Has 5 HP Nissan outboard. Nice
condition. In water w/slip for rest of season.
Asking $5,000. Call Ron at 401-738 0783.
------------------------------------------------------27’ Sportcraft 270 Coastal Sportfisherman,
1987, fiberglass, 340 hp inboard engine. It has
b e e n
out of
t h e
water
f o r
almost
7 years–
a good
project
boat. Asking $3,000 and buyer to haul boat away.
Call 401-647-5305
--------------------------------------------------------28’ Pacemaker, 1974 w/twin 305 ci GM motors,
both rebuilt
less than 400
hrs ago. Top
speed at 30
mph. Sleeps 6,
head, bimini
for
helm,
Garmin 740s
all-in-one w/2band bottom transmitter & HD radar. $12,900
or best offer. Call Deb at 401-560-0280
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Mate wanted. Pt. Judith RI Charter boat 1st
Mate, motivated, reliable, energetic person who
cherishes fast paced, outdoor work, and loves
interacting w/clients. Job tasks include prepping
boat for daily trips, stowing clients gear, filleting
fish, cleaning boat, running all fishing gear, and
interacting w/clients and potential clients. Must
be available on short notice, weekdays and
weekends. This is a top-end charter boat w/long
standing good reputation and substantial client
base. Hrs will be long, but pay worth it. Must
take a pre employment drug test and enroll in
the random drug testing program. Send inquires
to [email protected] or call 401-364-9774.
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14’ Wenonah, top of the line fisherman canoe.
Kelvar 34 lb ultra-lite, used 2x, incl 2 new
paddles
and in
b o x
n e w
stabili z e r
float system. Super price for complete pkg.
$1,500. Call Ed Bogdan at 401-578-9834
------------------------------------------------------16’ Hydrofission cedar-strip kayak, fully assembled, never used. Est value $3,000. Looking
for $1,300 OBO. Call Paul at 401-585-6797 or
[email protected]
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Rods & Reels. one 30 Penn, three 50s Penn,
one 80 Penn, one 9/0 Diawa. All straight butts.
Call ed at 401-829-0971.
-------------------------------------------------------Tackle-making equipment - molds, hooks,
skirting, paint, eyes, line, beads and more. Call
Ron at 401-480-1716.
-------------------------------------------------------
A bad day
fishing is
still better
than a
good day
at work!
Life Jackets (from page 15)
• In 2012, the Coast Guard counted 4,515 accidents that
involved 651 deaths, 3,000 injuries and approximately $38 million
of damage to property as a result of recreational boating
accidents.
• Approximately 14 percent of deaths occurred on boats
where the operator had received boating safety instruction.
• Operator inattention, operator inexperience, improper
lookout, machinery failure and excessive speed are the top five
primary contributing factors in accidents.
• Alcohol use is the leading contributing factor in fatal
boating accidents; it was listed as the leading factor in 17 percent
of the deaths.
• Twenty-four children under age 13 lost their lives while
boating in 2012. Forty-two percent of the children who died in
2012 did so from drowning.
• The most common types of vessels involved in reported
accidents were open motorboats (47%), personal watercraft
(19%) and cabin motorboats (15%).
The full report is available online at: www.USCGBoating.org/
statistics/accident_statistics.aspx.
pockets and clips to replace the fishing vest and keep the angler
safe.
Personal watercraft and water sports: Inherently buoyant
lighter-weight life jackets are rugged, with multiple buckles and
clasps to keep them secure after impact with the water.
Hunting and cold weather: Full coats and suits are available in
camouflage colors for waterfowl hunting and for those who
boat when air and water temperatures are cool.
Paddling: Special life jackets are designed with large openings
for arms to allow ease of movement and there are belt style life
jackets worn on the waist.
Children: Virtually all styles available are sized especially for
children – some with cartoon characters, straps for pulling
children from the water and high-visibility schemes.
Pets: Life jackets are even available for our four-legged friends.
It’s helpful to purchase one with a handle on top to easily pull
your pet out of the water, if needed.
Today’s Life Jacket: Style, Variety and Comfort
Most boaters know they’re required to have a U.S. Coast
Guard-approved life jacket on board for every passenger on
their boat. Boating safety advocates recommend that all boaters
and passengers not only have a life jacket, but “Wear It!” at all
times while boating.
Accidents on the water can happen much too fast to reach
and put on a stowed life jacket. Of those who died in boating
accidents in 2012, almost three-fourths of all accident victims
drowned – and 85 percent of those who drowned were not
wearing a life jacket.
The good news is that today’s life jackets are much more
comfortable, lightweight and stylish than the bulky orange style
most boaters know. Life jackets that use inflatable technologies
are cool and comfortable. They may resemble a pair of
suspenders or a belt pack. Many inflate automatically when
immersed in water.
Other life jacket styles are available for almost any boating
activity.
Fishing: Vest-style life jackets come with features such as
Important Reminders
No matter what the activity or style chosen, the most important
thing is this: Remember to grab a life jacket and “Wear It!”
• On recreational boats underway in Rhode Island, children
under 13 years old must wear a Coast Guard approved life
jacket unless they are below decks or in an enclosed cabin.
• Make sure your life jacket is U.S. Coast Guard approved.
• Double check that your life jacket is appropriate for your
favorite water activities.
• Take the time to ensure a proper fit. A life jacket that is too
large or too small can cause different situational problems.
• Life jackets meant for adults do not work for children. If you
are boating with children, make sure they are wearing properly
fitted, child-sized life jackets. Do not buy a life jacket for your
child to “grow into.”
For more information on boating laws and regulations specific
to Rhode Island, including the mandatory boating safety
education requirement and certification process, visit:
http://www.dem.ri.gov/topics/boating.htm
or contact the Department of Environmental Management
Division of Law Enforcement at 401-222-2284.
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Member
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
Cape Cod Salties
Sportfishing Club
Galilee
Tuna Club
CT/RI Coastal
Fly Fishers
Massachusetts
Beach Buggy Assoc.
Old Colony
Amphibians
R. I. Party &
Charter Boat Assoc.
Connecticut
Surfcasters Assoc.
Massachusetts
Striped Bass Assoc.
Pioneer Valley
Boat & Surf Club
Rhody
Fly Rodders
East Greenwich
Yacht Club
Narragansett Pier
Sportfishing Assoc.
Plum Island
Surfcasters
East Bay
Anglers
Narragansett
Salt Water
Fishing Club
Princeton
Fishing Team
Slater Mill
Fishing Club
St. John’s
Fishing Club
Galilee
Tuna Club
Narragansett
Surfcasters
R. I. Marine
Trades Assoc.
United Fly Tyers of
Rhode Island
Jamestown
Striper Club
Newport Cty Salt
Water Fishing Club
R. I. Mobile
Sportfishermen
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:
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Lightning Safety (from page 13)
Scuba Divers
Lightning and Fish
If the boat you are in does not have a cabin you can get into
during lightning activity, then you are safer diving deep into
the water for the duration of the storm or as long as possible.
Bodies of water are frequently
struck by lightning. So why don't
all the fish die?
Before a lightning strike, a
charge builds up along the water's
surface. When lightning strikes,
most of electrical discharge occurs
near the water's surface.
Most fish swim below the surface and are unaffected.
Although scientists don't know exactly just how deep the
lightning discharge reaches in water, it's very dangerous to be
swimming or boating during a thunderstorm.
When a Safe Location is not Nearby
Remember, there is NO safe place outside in a thunderstorm.
If you absolutely can't get to safety, this section may help you
slightly lessen the threat of being struck by lightning while
outside. Don't kid yourself--you are NOT safe outside.
Know the weather patterns of the area you plan to visit. For
example, in mountainous areas, thunderstorms typically develop
in the early afternoon, so plan to hike early in the day and be
down the mountain by noon. Listen to the weather forecast for
the outdoor area you plan to visit. The forecast may be very
different from the one near your home. If there is a high chance
of thunderstorms, stay inside.
These actions may slightly reduce your risk of being struck
by lightning:
• Avoid open fields, the top of a hill or a ridge top.
• Stay away from tall, isolated trees or other tall objects. If
you are in a forest, stay near a lower stand of trees.
• If you are camping in an open area, set up camp in a valley,
ravine or other low area. Remember, a tent offers NO protection
from lighting.
• Stay away from water, wet items (such as ropes) and metal
objects (such as fences and poles). Water and metal are excellent
conductors of electricity. The current from a lightning flash will
easily travel for long distances.
Lightning and Cars
Do the rubber tires on your car protect you if you are
OUTside the car and you're leaning on it? NO!
Like trees, houses, and people, anything outside is at risk of
being struck by lightning when thunderstorms are in the area,
including cars. The good
news though is that the
outer metal shell of hardtopped metal vehicles
does provide protection to
those inside a vehicle with
the windows closed.
Unfortunately though, the
vehicle doesn't always
fare so well.
A typical cloud-to-ground, actually cloud-to-vehicle,
lightning strike will either strike the antenna of the vehicle or
along the roofline. The lightning will then pass through the
vehicle's outer metal shell, then through the tires to the ground.
Although every lightning strike is different, damage to the
antenna, electrical system, rear windshield, and tires is common.
The heat from a lightning strike is sufficient to partially melt the
antenna of a vehicle and can cause what seems like a small
explosion of sparks as tiny fragments of metal melt and burn. A
portion of the discharge may find its way into the vehicle's
electrical system and may damage or destroy electronic
components, potentially leaving the car inoperable.
(to page 38)
Helping Lightning Victims
Most victims can survive a lightning strike; however, medical
attention may be needed immediately. Call for medical help.
Victims do not carry an electrical charge. In many cases, the
victim’s heart or breathing may have stopped. CPR or an AED
may be needed to revive them. Continue to monitor the victim
until medical help arrives. If possible, move the victim to a safer
place away from the threat of another lightning strike.
LIGHTNING MYTHS AND FACTS
BARE BONES CHARTERS
(from page 31)
So after a few hours, Captain Anderson decided to change
gears, and headed to New Harbor, and working our way to the
North Rip looking for fluke and black sea bass. Don Goebel
ended up with a nice 2.25 pound.
Phil and John continued to pull fluke over the rails, ensuring
we all had some black sea bass and fluke for the dinner table.
All in all, it was a great day of fishing on an excellent charter
boat! Captain Steve Anderson is an excellent captain. He and
mate/son Eric made us feel part of the crew, part of the boat and
not just a guest. After this experience, I would highly recommend
Bare Bones Charters for going above and beyond my
expectations and ensuring their guests a great day of fishing
on the water!
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LIGHTNING (from page 37)
The lightning may also find its way into the small defrosting
wires that are embedded in rear windows causing the windows to
shatter. Finally, it's very common for the lightning to destroy one
or more tires as it passes through the steel belts to the ground. It's
also possible for the lightning to ignite a fire which could destroy
the vehicle.
can be a mile or more in front of an approaching thunderstorm
cloud.
- Stay in the center of the cabin if the boat is so designed. If no
enclosure (cabin) is available, stay low in the boat. Don't be a
"stand-up human" lightning mast!
- Keep arms and legs in the boat. Do not dangle them in the
water.
- Disconnect and do not use or touch the major electronic
LIGHTNING QUICK FACTS
equipment,
including the radio, throughout the duration of the
• Lightning often strikes the same place repeatedly if it is a tall,
storm.
isolated object
- Lower, remove or tie down the radio antenna and other
• Most lightning victims are in open areas or near a tree
protruding devices if they
• Lightning strikes the
are not part of the lightning
U.S. about 25 million times
protection system.
each year
Graphite
fishing
rods
are
good
conductors
of
To the degree possible,
• Lightning can heat its
avoid
making contact with
path through the air to five electricity. Drop the rod if a storm approaches
any
portion
of the boat
times hotter than the
connected
to
the
lightning
surface of the sun
protection system. Never be in contact with two components
connected to the system at the same time. Example: The gear
SEEK SHELTER
levers and spotlight handle are both connected to the system.
Safe: When you hear thunder or see lightning, you should
Should you have a hand on both when lightning strikes, the
immediately seek safe shelter - a building with electricity and/or
possibility of electrical current passing through your body from
plumbing or a metal--topped vehicle with the windows closed.
hand to hand is great. The path of the electrical current would be
Not Safe: Picnic shelters, dugouts, small buildings without
directly through your heart--a very deadly path!
plumbing or electricity are not safe. They protect you from rain,
It would be desirable to have individuals aboard who are
but do not protect you from lightning.
competent
in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and first aid.
Once indoors, follow these important tips:
Many
individuals
struck by lightning or exposed to excessive
* Stay off corded phones. You can use cellular or cordless
electrical
current
can
be saved with prompt and proper artificial
phones
respiration
and/or
CPR.
There is no danger in touching persons
* Don’t touch electrical equipment or
after
they
have
been
struck
by lightning.
cords
If
a
boat
has
been,
or
is
suspected of having been, struck by
* Avoid plumbing. Do not wash your
lightning,
check
out
the
electrical
system and the compasses to
hands, take a shower or wash dishes
insure
that
no
damage
has
occurred.
* Stay away from windows and doors,
and stay off porches
Be smart. If storms are predicted, stay home.
* Do not lie on concrete floors or lean
When out on the water, listen to you the NOAA weather
against concrete walls
reports and monitor your radio.
• If you can hear thunder, you are within 10 miles (16 kilometers)
For more lightning information and safety tips, visit
of a storm—and can be struck by lightning. Seek shelter and
avoid situations in which you may be vulnerable.
http://www.lightningsafety.noaa.gov.
• Use the 30-30 rule, when visibility is good and there is nothing
obstructing your view of the thunderstorm. When you see
lightning, count the time until you hear thunder. If that time is 30
seconds or less, the thunderstorm is within six miles (ten
kilometers) of you and is dangerous. Seek shelter immediately.
• The threat of lightning continues for a much longer period
than most people realize. Wait at least 30 minutes after the last
clap of thunder before leaving shelter. Don't be fooled by sunshine
or blue sky!
CAUGHT IN A STORM ON THE WATER
- Graphite fishing rods are good conductors of electricity. Drop
the rod if a storm approaches.
- Discontinue fishing, water skiing, scuba diving, swimming
or other water activities when there is lightning or even when
weather conditions look threatening. The first lightning strike
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LUCAS BERG
Lucas with two togs that he
landed while fishing aboard
Snappa with Capt. Charlie
Donilon. is a mate on the charter
boat Snappa out of Galillee, RI,
with Capt. Charlie Donilon. On
November 17, myself and some
friends fished on the Snappa,
and Lucas joined us for a
"working day off."
Here is Lucas with two togs that
had to be in the ten to fifteen
pound range.
These were caught dipping crabs
in about 100 feet of water South
of Newport.
DIANE
VALERIEN
BILL HUBERT
with a 38.08 lb. striped bass that he landed this past September
while trolling a tube & worm off Sakonnet Point
BILL
MACNAMARA
with a 10.50 lb. fluke
that she landed on
May 24 while fishing
aboard the Seven B’s.
The fish currently
holds 3rd place, Boat
Division of the
Yearlong Tournament.
with a a pair of albacore
tuna that he caught last
summer while fishing with
Capt. Kelly Smith aboard
the C-Devil II last summer.
CONNOR
McDERMOTT
with a pair of nice cod
that he landed in
Frebruary while fishing
aboard the Frances Fleet.
MATT DAVIDSON
with a 28 pound striper that he caught off the southwest ledge
of Block Island last September while fishing aboard his boat,
Cool Hand Fluke.
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2014 BOARD OF DIRECTORS
President.............................. Stephen Medeiros............... [email protected]................ 401-826-2121
1st Vice President............ Capt. Richard Hittinger....... [email protected]............ 401-739-1875
2nd Vice President........... Capt. David Monti............. [email protected]................ 401-480-3444
Secretary.............................. Roger Tellier......................... [email protected].................. 401-398-2670
Treasurer.............................. Peter O'Biso......................... [email protected]................ 401-783-2364
Sergeant-At-Arms............. William Sosnicki.................. [email protected]............ 401-822-2979
Board Member................. Travis Barao........................ [email protected]................. 401-301-7944
Board Member.................... Capt. J. Edwin Cook............ [email protected].................. 401-885-0679
Board Member.................... Michael Lawing................... [email protected]............... 401-255-7866
Board Member..................... Kevin Miller.......................... [email protected]................. 401-497-6794
Board Member.................... Robert Murray.................... [email protected].............. 401-378-5895
Board Member.................... Michael Warner................... [email protected]............... 401-364-0027
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Stephen [email protected]
COMMITTEE CHAIRPERSONS
Artificial Reefs.............................
Boat & Fishing Shows................
By-Laws..........................................
Charities........................................
Charter Trips................................
Dealer Discount Coordinator.....
Education........................................
Elections.........................................
Entertainment...............................
Financial Review..........................
Fly Fishing....................................
Foundation.....................................
Fund-Raising.................................
Historian........................................
Kayak..............................................
Legislative.....................................
Menhaden Subcommittee........
Membership...................................
Merchandise..................................
Political Action PAC....................
Newsletter......................................
Saltwater Fishing Show..............
Scholarship...................................
Surfcasters....................................
Tournaments.................................
Capt. Richard Hittinger......
Capt. Mike Warner.............
Robert Blasi........................
Kevin Miller........................
Peter O'Biso.........................
Gilbert Bell...........................
Capt. Ed Kearney...............
(chair apptd in Sep)............
Lynn Medeiros...................
Raymond Marchak, CPA...
David Pollack.....................
Capt. Michael Warner........
Michael Lawing..................
Robert Ferioli......................
David Pollack......................
Capt. David Monti.............
Capt. Ed Cook.....................
Capt. Edward Kearney......
Gary Johnson......................
Stephen Medeiros.............
Stephen Medeiros.............
Stephen Medeiros..............
David Michel......................
Richard Reich.....................
Gary McGuire......................
[email protected]............ 401-739-1875
[email protected]............... 401-364-0027
[email protected]................... 401-527-5157
[email protected] ................ 401-497-6794
[email protected].............. 401-783-2364
[email protected]...................... 401-315-2529
[email protected]............. 401-397-4513
[email protected]........... 401-826-2121
[email protected]..................... 401-996-3308
[email protected].............. 401-826-2121
[email protected].............. 401-749-5379
[email protected]............... 401-364-0027
[email protected] .............. 401-255-7866
[email protected].......... 401-724-5651
[email protected].............. 401-749-5379
[email protected].................. 401-480-3444
[email protected]................. 401-885-0679
[email protected]............. 401-397-4513
[email protected].................. 401-787-5981
[email protected]................. 401-826-2121
[email protected]................... 401-826-2121
[email protected]................. 401-826-2121
[email protected]............... 401-952-8697
[email protected].................. 401-742-2020
[email protected]............. 401-274-2054
Legal Counsel to Board of Directors..... Mitchell S. 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
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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
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Massasoit Tool Company.........800-648-6050
Member: Jim Jaques (East Greenwich, RI)
Stock/distribute 3M coated abrasives
ACCOUNTING
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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
Roger H. St. Germain, CPA.....401-334-1848
Member: Roger H. St. Germain, CPA, MST
www.stgermaincpa.com • Lincoln, RI
ATTORNEYS
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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
Paul James Garlasco, Esq........860-350-4409
83 Park Lane Rd, New Milford, CT 06776
[email protected]
James T. Marasco, Esq.....www.jmarascolaw.com
617 Smith St., Providence 401-421-7500
118 Pt. Judith Rd, Narragansett 401-789-1800
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
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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
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Block Island Fishworks............401-466-5392
Member: Chris Willi (Block Island, RI)
10% off bait/tackle to RISAA members
Breachway Bait & Tackle..........401-364-6407
Member: Ronald Mouchon (Charlestown,RI)
166 Charlestown Beach Rd, Charlestown
Bucko’s Tackle Service.............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
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
Rivers End Tackle.......................860-388-2283
Member: Pat Abate (Old Saybrook, CT)
www.riversendtackle.com
Saltwater Edge...........................401-842-0062
Member: Peter Jenkins (Middletown, RI)
76 Valley Rd, Middletown,RI saltwateredge.com
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
Watch Hill Outfitters...............401-596-7217
Member: Mike Wade (Westerly, RI)
10% RISAA disc. • www.watchhilloutfitters.com
BOAT CANVAS
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Jackpot Enterprises..................401-596-4089
Member: Cathy Muli (Westerly, RI)
zippers, windows, repairs
BOATING NEWS
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BoatingLocal.com.....................508-789-6708
Member: Tom Richardson (Mattapoisett, MA)
www.boatinglocal.com Boating/fishing website
BOAT SALES
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Cataumet Boats.........................401-245-5222
Member: Jack McMath (Barrington, RI)
Grady White, Carolina Skiff, Chris Craft
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
Striper Marina...........................401-245-6121
Member: Capt. Alfred Elson (Barrington, RI
www.stripermarina.com
COFFEE - WHOLESALE
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Coffee Pause..............................800-444-1488
Member: David Fuller (RI/MA)
www.coffeepause.com - Big selection of K-cups
COMPUTERS
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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
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D & M Concrete Forms............401-884-8778
Member: David Peterson (N. Kingstown, RI)
All types of concrete form work
CUSTOM RODS
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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
ELECTRICAL WASTE REMOVAL__________
Cottrell Enterprises, Inc............401-632-8093
Member: James Cottrell (North Kingstown,RI)
www.ewastesolutionsnow.com • Free removal
ENGINEERING
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RP Engineering, Inc.................401-885-7255
Member: Richard Pastore (N. Kingstown, RI)
Environmental, structural, civil and marine
ENGRAVING & ETCHING
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Ron Nalbandian........................401-377-4688
Westerly, RI
401-932-3890
Shop/mobile ser. - glass, wood, stone, metal
ENTERTAINMENT
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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
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Alliance Environmental Group 401-732-7600
Member: Richard C. Hittinger (Warwick, RI)
Envir assessment, compliance, clean-up svcs
FARM FOODS
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Goose Pond Farm.......................401-783-4946
Member: George Barusso (West Kingston, RI)
www.goosepondfarm.net Dessert breads, eggs, CSA
FINANCIAL SERVICES
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Ameriprise Financial...............508-497-8931
Garth Fondo (Hopkinton, MA)
Certified Financial PlannerTM
Ameriprise Financial................401-921-6121
George Hadfield (Warwick, RI)
Investments. All financial services.
Barnum Financial Group..........401-243-8855
Christian Grundel (Warwick, RI)
email: [email protected]
Wells Fargo Advisors, LLC.......401-848-9949
James Tollefson, CFP®, VP-Investment Officer
[email protected]
FIREARMS SCHOOLS
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American Firearms School
508-695-5869
Member: Matthew Medeiros (N.Attleboro)
www.AmericanFirearmsSchool.com RISAA disc.
FISHING APPAREL
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Linesider Marine Specialties..401-439-5386
Capt. Eric Gustafson (Block Island,RI)
Angling apparel. 10% off to RISAA members.
FISHING CHARTERS
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Angler Management Charters...413-822-2289
Capt. Ron Duda (Pt. Judith, RI)
All species. Find us on Facebook.
Big Game Sportfishing.............401-243-7046
Capt. Brian Bacon (Snug Harbor, RI)
www.biggamefishingri.com
Bottom Line Charters..............401-783-6815
Capt. Fred Bowman (Wakefield, RI)
bottomlinesportfishing.com
Capt. Bruce Sportfishing........860-235-6095
Capt. Bruce Millar (Groton, CT)
www.captainbrucesportfishing.com
Capt. John Boats...................508-746-2643
Capt. Bob Avila (Plymouth, MA)
www.captjohn.com Fishing at Stellwagen Bank
Capt. Sheriff ’s FishingChartersRI.com
Capt. John Sheriff (Charlestown, RI)
www.FishingChartersRI.com - 401-450-2549
Carol J Charters......................401-783-5572
Capt. Paul Johnson, Sr. (Wakefield, RI)
www.caroljcharters.com
C-Devil II Sportfishing............401-364-9774
Capt. Kelly Smith (Charlestown, RI)
www.cdevilsportfishing.com. Sails from Pt Judith
Fin Reaper Charters.................401-255-9630
Capt. Bruce Weinstein (Snug Harbor)
B.I.stripers tuna-shark-cod finreapercharters.com
Fishnet Charters......................508-951-9991
Capt. Mel True (Freetown, MA)
www.MelTrue.com
Fishtales II Charters................401-732-1376
Capt. Bob Masse (Warwick, RI)
www.fishtalesiicharters.com
Flippin Out Charters................401-529-2267
Capt. B.J. Silvia (Portsmouth, RI)
www.flippinoutcharters.com
Flukin Sportfishing Charters...401-692-9058
Capt. Chuck Boranian (Galilee, RI)
www.flukin.com or email: [email protected]
Frances Fleet..............................401-783-4988
Capt. 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
Island Current Fleet..................917-417-7557
Capt. Chris Cullen (Sailing from Snug Harbor)
www.islandcurrent.com • $10 RISAA discount
Lady K Charters....................... 239-565-2949
Capt. Steve Babigian (Snug Harbor, RI)
www.ladykcharters.com
Linesider Fishing Charters..401-439-5386
Capt. Eric Gustafson (Block Island, RI)
www.linesiderfishing.com
Maverick Charters..................401-640-0865
Capt. Jack Riley (Snug Harbor, RI)
www.maverickchartersltd.com
No Fluke Charters...................401-480-3444
Capt. David Monti (Warwick, RI)
www.NoFlukeFishing.com
Northeast Boat & Kayak Charters..
Capt. Jerry Sparks (CT/RI) 413-219-8455
www.sparksfish.com • 15% RISAA Discount
Ocean Sportfishing Ltd...........401-728-2081
Capt. Rich Templeton
Email: [email protected]
On The Rocks Charters..........401-359-3625
Capt. Rene Letourneau (Pawtucket, RI)
www.ontherockscharters.com
Patterson Guide Service.........401-396-9464
Capt. Brian Patterson (Bristol, RI)
www.pattersonguideservice.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]
Seascape Charters.........1-877-6-GO-FISH
Capt. Donald LeBlanc (Newport, RI)
www.seascapecharter.com
Seven B’s V............................401-789-9250
Capt. Russ Benn (Pt. Judith, RI)
www.sevenbs.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
Teezer77 Charters................401-524-7239
Capt. Eric Thomas (Portsmouth, RI)
www.teezer77.com
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 NEWS
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Coastal Angler MagazineRI..203-321-7635
Lisa Danforth • 25% RISAA discount
[email protected]
FISHING PRODUCTS
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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
Androd Custom Rods............508-399-7837
Member: Robert Andrade (Seekonk, MA)
www.androd.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
Jackpot Digger Jigs..............401-596-4089
Member: Pat Muli (Westerly, RI)
www.jackpotdiggerjigs.com for stripers & more
Little Rhody Tackle..............401-826-1023
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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.
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
GENERATOR CONSULTANT
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Alteris/Solarwrights..............401-315-2529
Member: Gil Bell (Charlestown, RI)
Free generator estimate [email protected]
GRILLING__________________________
Gilchrist’s GreatGrates...........401-932-7397
Member: Tim Gilchrist (Charlestown, RI)
www.greatgrate.com 15% RISAA disc over $20
HOME IMPROVEMENT
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Got Wood?..........................401-749-9990
Member: Pete Giegerich (Exeter, RI)
Free wood pickup
Home Repair/Remodeling....401-295-4205
Member: Donald Smith (N. Kingstown,RI)
No job too small. References provided
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
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Frosty Freez......401-846-1697
Member: Mark Pachico (Middletown,RI)
496 Main Rd, Middletown -10% RISAA disc
INSTRUCTION
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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 SERVICES
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Floor-Shine, Inc...................401-725-2811
Member: Joe Jachem (Cumberland, RI)
Furniture, carpet shampooing, comm/res
JANITORIAL SUPPLIES
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Land-Tek Maintainence......508-252-3795
Member: Ken Anderson (Rehoboth, MA)
supplies, paper products, cleaning equipment
JEWELRY - SEA GLASS
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A Day At The Beach..............401-487-5302
Member: Michael McHenry (Tiverton, RI)
seaglassjewelrybyjane.com 10% RISAA disc
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
MARINE ELECTRONICS______________
Seaport Communications.......401-783-4778
Member: Manuel Medeiros (Narragansett, RI)
Sales - Service - Installation
MARINE FABRICATION_______
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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__________
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Conanicut Marine.....................401-423-7158
Member: Bull Munger (Jamestown, RI)
www.conanicutmarina.com
Snug Harbor Marine Serv Ctr ....401-789-7680
Member: Joe Mollica (Wakefield,RI)
Authorized Penn reel warranty repair center
MARINE SURVEYING____
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Down River Marine Surveyor..401-364-6400
Member: Roe LaBossiere (Charlestown, RI)
Master Marine Surveyor
MARINE TOWING SERVICES__
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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
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P.D.H. Mortgage Company..401-529-4488
Member: Paul Harrison (Lincoln, RI)
Pawtucket Credit Union.......401-541-7003
ember: Brad Sudol (East Greenwich, RI
urchase/finance great rates. c:401-465-7345
Seacoast Mortgage.................401-487-2322
Member: Paul Kennedy (Narragansett, RI)
ORTHODONTICS
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Ferry Orthodontics.................401-781-2900
Member: Dr. Mike Ferry (Cranston/Wakefield)
www.ferryortho.com
OUTBOARD MOTORS
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Conanicut Marine..................401-423-7158
Member: Gene Steger (Jamestown, RI)
Sales, service, parts. www.conanicutmarina.com
PAINTING CONTRACTORS____________
Certa Pro Painters................401-921-6655
Member: Will Donnell (All of RI)
Resident/comm painting. 10% RISAA discount
PAINT & SUPPLIES
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ICI Paints...............................401-751-7300
Member: Bob Marco (Pawtucket, RI)
We sell interior and exterior paint
PEST CONTROL
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Best Pest Control..................401-437-1274
Member: Dick Hess (Riverside, RI)
Certified & insured. 10% RISAA Discount
PHYSICIANS
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Anthony V. Rocha, M.D.........401-438-2780
387 Waterman Ave, E. Providence, RI 02914
Family and internal medicine
PICTURE FRAMING
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Crestar...................................401-885-0300
Member: Jason Dittleman (E. Greenwich, RI)
www.crestarmfg.com
PRINTING
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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_____________
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Keller Williams............401-454-4900 x430
Member: Julie LeBlanc (Providence, RI)
Keller Williams Realty.........401-578-9809
Member: Al Iacobbo (East Greenwich, RI)
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
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Luigi’s Restaurant..................401-861-3850
Member: Ralph Battista (Johnston, RI)
357 Hartford Ave, Johnston. Fine Italian food.
Matunuck Oyster Bar............401-783-4302
Member: Perry Raso (S. Kingstown, RI)
Local, fresh seafood. www.rhodyoysters.com
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
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SCUBA
_
Scuba Made Easy.....................401-742-4898
Member: Deb Greenhalgh
www.scubamadeeasy.org
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
World Trophies Co.......401-272-5846
Member: Peter Evangelista (Providence, RI)
www.worldtrophies.com
VETERINARIANS
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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
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WasteXpress, LLC...................401-464-6400
Member: John Souto (Cranston, RI)
res/comm containers www.wastexpressri.com
WOODTURNING
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Steve Sabella Furniture Maker.401-439-0564
Member: Steven Sabella (Jamestown, RI)
Custom furniture, www.stevensabella.com
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
3 Bs. - Andy Berg
3B'S - Bob Matteson
3 D's II - Warren Diclemente
3-For-2 - Kevin Bristow
33 Innings - William George
4 My Girls - John Brennan
Absurdity - Greg Roody
Acida - Ed Choiniere
Adrianna - Capt. Mike Neto
Adventurer - John Stanford
Ahab - Rod Raso
Alaskan - Patrick Watson
Albatross - Brian Droney
Alf II - Richard Pastore
Alibi - Dickson Boenning
Allegro - Richard Terek
All Fired Up - Michael Cardinal
Alliance - Charles Reppucci
Almost Ready - Ted Nataly
Almost Ready - Arthur Stentiford
Aly Ann - Augustine Comella
Amazing Grayce- Louis Midura
Amalye - Raymond Duggan
Amanda C - David Aubin
Amelia J - Kevin Caisse
Amnimax - Ralph Battista
Angler - Brad Sudol
Angler Management - David Gordon
Anne K - Capt. Paul Russell
April II - Leonard Duffy
Aquacutioner - Scott Simone
Aqua Gem - James Kaczynski
Aque'ne - David Howe
At Last - Bob Cavanagh
A.W.O.L. - Mike Lanni
Bad Bait - Ray Maxwell
Baiter Blocker - Larry Fredrickson
Bait & Wait - Al Torres
Bakki Boat - Garth Dudley
Barefoot - Jack Linton
Bare Bones - Capt. Steve Anderson
Bass Boat - Robert Kelley
Bay Bee - Mike Warner
Bay Buggy - David Gervais
Beach Break - Hollis McKee
Becasse - James Tollefson
Bella 1 - David Lopes
Bella Fortuna -Vincent Petruccillo
Bella Mama - David DiSantis
Bellatrix - John Troiano
Betsea - Stephen Tetzner
Betsy B - David Marcotte
Big Blue 2 - Matthew Mesnick
Big Game - Capt. Brian Bacon
Billfish - Capt. Bill Brown
Bird's Nest - Capt. John Volpe
Bitter Sweet - Duke Duclose
Blackjack - Capt.Tony DaSilva
Blue Eyes - Orlando Savastano
Blue Heron - Ernest Heon, Jr.
Blue Max - John Maxwell
Blue Moon - John Blaze
Blue Moon - Bill Dzilenski
Blues Bros - Walt McCormick
Boat Time - Paul Shulver
BobbyZ - Bob Zollo
Bottom Line -Capt Fred Bowman
Brandywine - Jim Mugavero
Breakaway - Jack Hagopian
Brenda Lee - Leroy Wood
Buckaneer - Bob Santurri
Buck Tail - Dick Geldard
Buzzard - Don Marceau
Bye George - George Kates
Calamity - Riley Lamson
Cals Cutta - Calvin Ferraresso
Calypso - Jessica Perry
Cancellation - David Cunningham
Cannonball - Arthur Cannon
Capable - Charley Soares
Capatad - Peter Blanpied
Capt Hook - Paul Dauk
Capt Quint - Clarence Moore
Capt's Daughter-Dave Fewster
Cashmere - Don Fox
Castor Oil - Charles Mazzella
Cat Nap - Robert Raill
Cayo Hueso - Gary Zera
C-Devil - Capt. Kelly Smth
C-Dory - Tony Dias
Celtic Belle-Capt Roe Labossiere
Cetacea - Dennis St. Germain
Channel Fever - Thomas Pelto
Chaos - James Marasco
Charlotte Eve - Mark Cifelli
Chebami - Barry Caito
Chic-A-Dee Jay -Capt.Benny Peters
Chief - Jim Zagrodny
Chill Time - Russell Anderson
Chris's Craft - Christian Killam
Cindy Sea - John Chabot
Clamin Time - John Vivari
Coaster - Greg Spier
Codfather - Joseph Ciabattoni
Cold Fusion - Ron Menconi
Compound Interest -Peter Andromalos
Cool Hand Fluke-Matthew Davidson
Copycat - Peter Newbauer
Courtney Rose - Paul Saccoccia
Da Bac Breaka - Frank Vessella
Dads Pride - David Morton
D'Amato Bros. - Ron Taddei
Danny Boy - Daniel DeGruttola
Dawn III - Walter Shayer
Deadly Dick - Robert Darigan
D'fishin'sea - Ron Diggett
Diane H - Donald Forest
Die Hard - Peter Lewis
Dilly Dally - Ron Porter
Dixie - Andreas Anusavice
Doctor's Orders- Brian Sweeney
Donna Marie - Ken Whiting
Dot "C" - John Carney
Down Under - Spencer Ingram
Dreamcatcher - Ed Preczewski
Drill-1 - David Jenson
Dr-Poo - Mark Cama
Duck Buster - Harold Audette
Duranatic - Ron Nagel
Early Bird - Capt Dave Preble
Easterday - Eric Easterday
Elephant's Butt - David Leonard
Elissa Ray - Frank Marchetti
El Pesce - Paul Garlasco
Emily Ann - Gary Geoffroy
Empty Pockets - Thomas Jewett
Encore - Joe Crocker
Endorfin - Alexander Peck
Endor Fin - Kelly Anthony
Erin Rose - Capt Bill Heffernan
Escape - Philip Wnek
ESP II - Stephen Parente
Eventide - Beth Fallon
Eveready II - Nick Picchione
Extra Propper - John O'Brien
Falcon - Thomas Poirier
Faracher - Steve Abdow
Farmers Daughter - Alan Sharaf
Fast Forward - Michael Valentine
Festivus - Al DiOrio
Fear Knot - John Meyer
Finatic - John Brierley
Finatix - Steven Charron
Fin Chaser - Robert Oliveira
Fin And Tonic - Lisa Danforth
Fine Line - Roger/Susan Lema
Finesse - Capt. R. DeMello
Finish Line - Alan Stewart
Fin-ness - Don Guimelli
Fin Reaper - Capt. Bruce Weinstein
Fins - Tom Grennan
Fish-Aholic - Alfred Ricci
Fishbones - John Volpe
Fish Fibs - Charles Appleton
Fish Head - Fred Jarosz
Fishionardo - Bernie DiNobile
Fish N Trip - Steven Liebhauser
Fish On - Steve Brehio
Fish On - Capt. John Sheriff
Fishtales - John Paquette
Fish Tales - Ron Hartman
Fishtales 2 - Capt. Robert Masse
Five & Dime - Richard Woolworth
Five Gees - Robert Gondola
Flippin Out - Capt BJ Silvia
Flo B II - Harley Benton
Flying Cloud II - Arthur Frazier
Four-Me
Four Play - Bob Fournier
Four Stars - Jay Starziano
Frantastic - Brian Bullock
Free Wheeling - James O'Day
Full House - John Stavrakas
Gadzooks - Robert Silva
Gail-Ann - Charles Boranian
Gail Frances - Capt. Frank Blount
Gail Frances - David Carter
Gail Leigh - Luca Razza
Galewins - Philip Whaley
Gansett Ranger - Brian Beltrami
Genny Time - Steve Dabkowski
Get Out - Donald Goebel
Get Reel - William Allen
Get The Net - Thomas Motta
Ginsea - Ken Anderson
Goose Rocks - Frank Dizoglio
Great Escape - Jeffrey Folan
Great Escape - Roland Grenier
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Great Escape - Jeff Sidelinger
Greta Kay - Michael Welch
Gusto - Bob Dabkowski
GypSea - David Nardolillo
Hail Mari - Michael Ullmeyer
Happy Executive - Peter Vican
Happy Hooker-Charlie Bradbury
Happy Hooker - William Gravina
Heather Too - Don Bogner
Helen D 101 - Ernie Theetge
Helm III - Capt. Ed Cook
Here We Go Again - Al Passarelli
High Hooks - Charles Fisher
Hobbes - Cal Gudmunson
Hombre - Gary Paolo
Hooked Up - James Filardi
Hook-em - Mike Lawing
Hook-em&Cook-em-Cherie Lapierre
Hooker II - Jon Maguire
Idle Time - F. Charles Haigh
I'm Gonna Miss Her - Bill Place
I'm-On - Robert Celico
Indian Summer - Dana Weeks
In Faith - Anthony Rocha
Irish Jig - Capt. Dave McCormick
Irish Mist - Stephen Grennan
Isabella - Anthony Tavares
Islander - Bruce Johnson
Island Girl - Capt Rick Cataldi
Isurus - Alan Blott
Itsy - Bob Donald
Jackie C - Raymond Chamberland
Jackline - John Walsh
Jackpot III - Cathy/Patrick Muli
Jahab - Jay Adelman
Jamie Lynne-Lawrence Audino
Jay Mar 2 - Capt. Mitch Riffkin
JD7 - Jack Daniels
Jennifer Ann - Dale Caouette
Jenny Lee - Terrence Boylan
Jessica Kate - Capt. Chris Willi
Joan J - Paul Jutras
Jofish - Joe Dandeneau
Joyce M - Richard Laurie
Jubilee - Michael Casey
Jus Looking II - Tim Knight
Just Bassin Time - Ed Kearney
Just Chum'N - Steven Clow
Just Ducky - Douglas Ricci
Just Tubin - Robert DeGaetano
Kalx Rose - Roland Moulin
Kattie - Lawrence Rainey
Keep On Truckin' - Daniel Rubino
Kembe - David Travis
Kingfisher - H. Richard Heilman
Kinsale - Bob Chew
Kiwi - Bob Beresford
Knot Dusty - Mike/Erica Vickers
Knucklehead - Michael DeLuca
Kristian Lee - Michael Adams
Kristina Marie - Capt. Jack Sprentel
Kyle & Nicole - Tom Toolis
Lady Andrea - Craig Pincins
Lady K - Capt. Steve Babigian
Lady Linda - David St. Germain
Continued Next Page
BOATER'S LIST (from previous page)
Lara Rachel - Russell Layfield
Last Shot - John Kramer
Laura Elizabeth - Henry Clinton
Laura Marie - David Westfall
Laura's Competition-Bruce Lawing
Lauren Michele - Capt. Lou Mazza
Lawn Boy - Paul Karcz
Leading Lady - Robert Taylor
Leen - Willard Donnell
Legacy - Capt. Keith Sullivan
Leisure 9 - Mark Ceprano
Lemon Shark - Steve Sabetta
Letter of Marque-Charles Forsaith
Lily Rose - Joseph Roukous
Linda B - Robert Bongiiolatti
Lindsey - Eugene Schultz
Linx - Ron Lewis
Lit-L-Joy - Roger Tellier
Lit'l Lady - Sharon Taraksian-Essex
Little Blue - Richard Caldon
Living Room - Ted Zack
Lone Shark - Eric Belanger
Lorri-B - Joseph Burns
Low Tide - Jim Low
Lucky Lily - Sy Khamsyvoravong
Lucky Strike - Anthony Milone
Lucky's Charms - John Kelley
Lunasea - John Rekemeyer
Lunch Legs - William Smith
Lu Sea Jay - Edward Jaworski
Maddy - Michael Senecal
Magic Stik - Derek Leigh
Marava - John Kubaska
Marlin - Dick Fincher
Maverick - Capt. Jack Riley
McDu II - William McEvoy
Megabite - Allan Peters
Megabyte - Bruce Collemer
Mid Day Chop - David Minto
Midnight - Robert Mazzeo
Mike Hull 2 - Michael Ballback
Miss Darcy - Geoge Haduch
Miss Gina - Tony/June Jarret
Miss Haley 2 - Michael Clukey
Missile Aweigh - Jerry Shepherd
Missing Penny - Guy Latour
Miss Kim - Mark Pachico
Miss Nick - Rick Pennington
Mistress - Gregory Houde
Misty Lady - Ed & Mary Ouellette
Mox-Nix - Bob Bachand
Mox Nix - Clint Lovell
Mrs. G - Robert Gaudet
Mrs/Z - William Zanks
Music - Larry Hayward
My Cat - Leo Grenier
My Surprise - Richard Mandeville
My 3 Ladies - Robert Andrade
Naumachia - Capt Don LeBlanc
Nelli - David Berardinelli
NeNe Kat - Steve McDermott
New Beginnings-Capt Terry Tehan
New Too - Tim Gilchrist
Niffa II - John Cunniff
Nimia - Henry Cugno
No Problem - Jeff Creighton
Off N' Runnin' - Chuck LoCurto
Omega - Guy Dufresne
Oscar J - John McCurry
Osprey - Al Amaral
Our Nest - Capt. Bob Murgo
Outcast3 - Eric Duda
Outrage - Stephen Jordan
Panacea - Thomas DiBona
Passeggiata - Matthew Boliver
Pat Sea II - Capt. Pat Renna
Pearl Fisher - Mel Epstein
Pearl Man - Earle Peacock
Pelagic Magic - Roger/Sue Lema
Periwinkle - Louie Reis
Permission - Robert Comerford
Pescador - Stephen Carll
Pez Grande - Dan Lacroix
Phoenix - Joseph Jachem
Pilar - Daniel Murphy
Playin' Hooky - Keith Turner
Playing Hookey - John Souto
Play'n Hooky - Mark Flaherty
Plug Along II - Robert Anderson
Poga - Jim Malley
Pokerfish - George Bergeson
Polark - Bill/Ginny Sosnicki
Pomatomus - Al Daysh
Popcorn - Bob Brodeur
Popeye - Bob Bartolomeo
Prime Time - Bob LeBlanc
Priority Too- Capt.Rick Bellavance
Promises Kept II - Curt Caserta
Protocol - Steve Secord
Provision - Thomas Delotto
Prowler - Capt Al Anderson
Pugnacious - Steven Gregson
Quinn Sea - Mike Quinn
Ra-Leena - David Carter
Rare Coynes - Don Coyne
Raven - Conrad Chickinski
Razin Kane - Capt. Sandy Kane
Reaction - Thomas Schultz
Redemption- Richard Brakenwagen
Red Sok's - William Sokolowski
Reel Action - John Harrison, Jr.
Reelax'n Too - Edward Folgo
Reelaxation - Paul Capuzziello
Reelaxation - Joseph Medeiros
Reel Delight - Steve West
Reel Drama - Eric Lundgren
Reel Dreamer - Raymond Andro
Reel Escape - Richard Silva
Reel Lucky - Michael West
Reel Magic - Donald Masse
Reel Reflections - Michael Bourgault
Reel Smooth - Chuck Berlinger
Reel Time - Sameh Said
Release Me - Capt. Roland Guyette
Remora - Kenneth Rockefeller
ResHess - Dennis Carusoe
Respite - Peter Iascone
Restless -Capt Richard Templeton
Rhode Island Popper-Armand Tetreault
Ripple - Gerry Berard
River Rat - Glen DeCecco
Roberta II - Clarence Gdowski
Rocky Sees - Bob Blasi
Rodeo - Steve Sikorsky
Rod Holda - Charles Costa
Ro Leena - David Carter
Rubber Duckie - John Bruno
Ruby - Gabriel Matthias
Ruse II - Jim Phelan
Rutroe - Joseph Marinello
Safari - Capt. John Silberman
Saint G - Roger St. Germain
Sal's Dream 5 - Sal Salmoiraghi
Saltheart - Ken Robinson
Salt Shaker - Dan Hannon
SaltShaker - William Teixeira
Salty IV - Warren Wright
Salty Rose - Timothy Beron
Sammy-Lou - Bart Wagner
Sand Dollar - Paul Brousseau
Sarah Jane - Chet Boucher
Sarcastic - Don Betournay
Saremm - Russell Morgan
Scootah Board - Russell Fonda
Seabat - George Allen
Sea Beagle - Steven Sabella
Seadog - Steve Travisono
Seagar - John Turchetti
Sea Jem - Mark Griffin
Sea Minor - Fred Boynton
Sea Mulligan - Frank DeFiore
Sea Pony - Jill Vilbig
Seaquinn 2 - Richard Quinn
Sea Rigg - William Riggs
Sea-Treat - John Treat
Sea Venture 2 - John Pacheco
Sea Voyager - Benjamin Lenda
Second Love - Michael DeCesare
Second Page - Joe Mariani
Segsun - Capt Steve Segerson
Serenity - John Pannone
Sergeant - Robert Ferioli
Shad Jac - Michael Colby
Shady - John Angelini
Sharon C - Richard Pineault
Shernyrpyrner - David Sweet
Sherri Lynne - Bruce Fournier
Ship of Fools - Richard Engelman
Silverback - Peter Hendricks
Silver Sage II - George Jacques
Silverside - Charles Benjamin
Sin-Bin - Jeffrey Tkacs
Sir Reel - Alton Smith
Skipjack - Rich Hittinger
Skipjack - Robert Murray
Skip-Jack - Frank Tavarozzi
Slainte - Mark Drywa
Smart Alec - Alex Sinel
Snappa - Capt Charlie Donilon
Snoopy - Ben Bardo
Snug Harbor Express - Al Conti
Solace - Alfred Trombley
Son Of A Bait Man - Ray Miclette
Sound Advice - Earl Schofield
Southpaw - Robert Lee
Spindrift - Craig Picard
Spindrift III - Mark Adiletta
Squid - Dave Fewster
S.S. Lynn Lee -Fernando Mendonca
Stars & Stripers - John Tatro
Steeler - Edgar Lemoi
Stella - Capt. Robb Roach
Stewie - Richard Sustello
Stinger - Robert Young
Striper - Charles Santos
Stripers Nightmare-Capt.Mark Silveira
Striper Swiper - Rene Blanchette
Strip Strike - Jim Barr
Stuff It - Capt. Joe Pagano
Sturg - Doug Sturgis
Summer Blues-Tom Hessney
Summer Salt - Earl Buckman
Summertime - Robert Sangster
Summer Wind - Bob Walsh
Sweet Meggs - Robert Konopka
Sweet Pee - Howard Sweet
Sweet Spot - Richard Desrosiers
3 B'S - Robert Matteson
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Talewalker - Steve Kelley
Talia - Robert Sheldon
Talon - Brian Hogan
Tamerlane II-Joseph Roszkowski
Tania II - Tony Lombardo
Taylor Marie - Armando Simao
Teacher's Pet - Paul Stroup
Tepas Toy - Harold Redlich
TGIF - Chuck Dore
The Big Tuna II - Michael Paolino
The Fly - John Gutherz
The Happy Executive-Peter Vican
The Heat - Bryan Volpe
The Lady D - Brian Campbell
The Office - Richard Reich
Theresa Ann - Ronald DuVall
Thirty Something - Mark Stevens
Thom Cat - Thom Pelletier
Three Phase - Dan Orfan
Tiderunner - John Schwemin
Tiderunner II - John Sousa
Tiderunn'R - Eric Baggeson
Tight Lines - Michael Miozza
Titan - David Peterson
Title Wave - John McCloskey
TLC - Bob Morel
Tom's Toy - Tom Ferreira
Tonic - Lee Duckworth
Topper - Steve Daignault
Triple J's - Joe Scrofani
Triple Play - Capt. Rick Kilborn
Triumph - Timothy Moran
Trophy Hunter - John Rose
TryNHookem - Jonathan Silva
Tupelo - Elton Ricker
Valhalla - Richard Swanson
Virginia-Joan - Capt. Dave Monti
Vitamin Sea - Darrow Hanesian
Waitin' On Dawn-Dawn & Tom Wood
Water Dog - Vincent D'Alessandro
Waterfront Property - Peter Berg
Waugh's Up! - Brad Waugh
Whaler - Andrew Smiley
White Ghost II - Capt. Jim White
White Water Witch - Bill Levin
Who Cares - Bob Coupe
Whynot? - Christine Blount
Wicked - Rick Black
Wild Onion - David Michel
Wingman - Steve Cook
XT Sea - Capt.Bryant Palazini
Yankee - Bruce Demoranville
Yella Dawg - Ray Vincent, Sr.
REPORT
VIOLATIONS!
RIDEM Enforcement
401-222-3070
NEWPORT TIDE TABLES
AUGUST
DATE
HIGH
AM
hgt
PM
LOW
hgt
AM
hgt
PM
SUN
hgt
rise
set
Adjustments
LOW
HIGH
Block Island
Great Salt Pond
+0:07
-0:02
Castle Hill
+0:12
-0:05
East Greenwich
+0:03
+0:13
Providence
State Pier No. 1
-0:01
+0:11
Point Judith
+0:17
-0:10
Sakonnet
-0:01
-0:13
Warren
-0:01
+0:18
Watch Hill Point
+1:16
+0:41
Wickford
+0:02
+0:09
AUGUST
Aug 25
Aug 3
Aug 10
Aug 17
Courtesy Rhode Island Harbors
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RECREATIONAL SALTWATER FISHING REGULATIONS
License Required?
Rhode Island
Connecticut
Massachusetts
YES
YES
YES
AMERICAN
EEL
9” minimum • 25 fish
no closed season
no closed season
no closed season
BLACK SEA
BASS
13” minimum
June 29 - Aug 31 - 3 fish
Sept 1 - Dec 31 - 7 fish
13” minimum
Jun 21 - Aug 31: 3 fish
Sep 1 - Dec 31: 8 fish
May 17 - Sep 15
(charter rules differ)
BLUEFISH
no min size • 15 fish
no closed season
no closed season
no closed season
22" minimum* • 10 fish
no closed season
COD
*14" minimum fillet length
with 2 sq inches of skin
FLUKE
22 " minimum • 10 fish
no closed season
18" minimum • 5 fish
May 17 - Sept 21
South & east of Cape Cod
no closed season
*North of Cape Cod see
MADMF regs
May 22 - Sept 30
Summer Flounder
May 1 - Dec 31
HADDOCK
19" minimum • no limit
no closed season
no closed season
POLLOCK
no closed season
no closed season
no min size • no limit
no closed season
10.5" minimum • 20 fish
May 1 to Dec 31
(150 fish vessel max)
May 1 to Dec 31
May 1 to Dec 31
SCUP
9" from shore at Conimicut
Park, India Point Park, Stone
Bridge/Tiverton, East & West
Walls/Narragansett, Ft Adams,
Ft Wetherill, Rocky Point
Porgy
STRIPED
BASS
TAUTOG
WEAKFISH
Squeteague
9" at certain shore sites
no closed season
16" minimum
April 15 to May 31 • 3 fish
June 1 to July 31 • closed
Aug 1 to Oct 17 • 3 fish
Oct 18 to Dec 15 • 6 fish
max of 10 fish per boat
no closed season
16" minimum
Open seasons:
Apr 1 - Apr 30: 2 fish
July 1 - Aug 31: 2 fish
Oct 10 - Dec 6: 4 fish
no closed season
no closed season
March 1 to Dec 31
WINTER
FLOUNDER
16" at certain shore sites
*All of Narragansett Bay,
Potter Pond, Point Judith
Pond and the Harbor of
Refuge is closed
to winter flounder fishing
April 1 to Dec 31
South of Cape Cod
no closed season
no closed season
no closed season
no closed season
North of Cape Cod
no closed season
South of Cape Cod
April 26 - May 25
Sept 27 - Oct 28
See a violation? Report it!
CTDEP CONSERVATION POLICE
860-424-3333
RIDEM ENFORCEMENT DIVISION
402-222-3070 (24 hrs)
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MADEP ENFORCEMENT DIVISION
800-632-8075
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.
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Middle Initial
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Put me on RISAA e-mail list:
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Prefer to fish from ( check all that apply):
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(additional members, immediate family, same household: 2nd = $45, 3rd = $40)
Multiple Years: $45 X ____ years = $______ Total Enclosed (save $5 per year)
Senior (Age 65+): $25/year - requires date of birth: ___________
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Student: $25/year - requires copy of current student ID card
Life Member: $500 (one time, single payment)
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Dues are valid for
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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)
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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.
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Mail to: R.I.S.A.A.
P.O. Box 1465
Coventry, RI 02816
P.O. Box 1465
Coventry, RI 02816
CHANGE SERVICE REQUESTED
AUGUST 2014
Nonprofit Organization
U.S. Postage Paid
Coventry, RI
Permit No. 247
The Voice of Southern New England Fishermen

August - Rhode Island Saltwater Anglers

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