I'm beginning to think all this very high water (in northern RI especially) is having a big negative affect on the fishing. I'm not even seeing many fish because quite possibly they are in the flooded woods under bushes and trees. So, I've been moving around in the last few days, trying spots I don't normally fish in the east and central parts of the state. The results were marginal. Yesterday I blanked with only one run that I missed and today I landed two fish of 8 and 10 lbs. (see photo at right). Those were my only hits.
It is interesting to note that I am not the only one experiencing marginal fishing. One of RI's most accomplished carp anglers, Kev Wasliewski, reports similar marginal fishing on his blog, Dark Carping. When he's not catching you just know the fish are not hitting.
So, it can only improve. I suspect that once water levels return to normal along the Blackstone River fishing will improve in the places I fish. Until then, it will be slugging it out for a fish or two here and there. That's the way it goes sometimes.
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