The lake is still very high, but the fishing is good. Get up early and use slow-moving topwater baits over the flooded bushes. There are also fish in the 25–30-foot range outside the flooded bushes.

"It is mainly a jig-fishing thing," says Collett. "Often times, when you catch one big bass in the grass, you can drop right back in the same spot and catch several more. It is nothing out of the ...

Large striped bass are being caught in the Providence River and upper Narragansett Bay, often by using Atlantic menhaden as bait. Summer flounder (fluke) are being caught throughout the region, with ...