Beat the traffic and the crowds at the Canal now !!!!

Posted by Wayne G. Barber

Before the summer vacation traffic begins think about a day trip to the Cape Cod Canal. Fishers are catching small striped bass with a few keepers in the mix, but the wind, rain and cold have made for tough fishing conditions for most of the spring. Do not forget to check out the action on the the Agawam River where it can be a real good, early season spot to try. Most of the bass are small, but there’s usually some fish in the 30 inch range. The Weweantic River on squid and has also been giving up keepers. The recreational size limit for striped bass is 28 inches and you can keep one fish.

Try the Railroad Crossing for black sea bass which opened May 18 and boaters who have been able to get out on the bay are reporting some nice fish too !. The size limit is 15 inches and you can keep five fish. Besides sea bass, scup will provide plenty of action for bottom fishing with jigs and bait, but they can get to be a nuisance.

The action for striped bass in the Big Ditch has been on and off, but there are a few quality fish around. Anglers have been working hard to catch them, though. Red Top Bait and Tackle reported a 40-inch, 25-pound bass as well as a fair amount of smaller fish hitting jigs and plugs. The shop also weighed-in a 9-pound tautog this week and numerous quality black sea bass from the west end.

Watch out for Wildlife on the Roadways !

Posted by Wayne G. Barber

This time of the year in New England you always see a large spike in road kill with our wildlife. Stop with your 4 ways on in a safe area and assist the many turtles to their favorite vernal pond or egg laying area. The last 5 years I have noticed a large increase of wild 2 year old beaver that have been forced out of the lodge by a new litter of beaver to raise by mom and dad. Wildlife professionals can re-locate any problem beavers that try to establish a new territory. The beaver also faces the increasing coyote and bobcat attacks increase when they are on land or crossing the many roadways. When on hard water this winter ice fishing or reporting on derbies I noticed a pattern of coyote tracks in fresh snow checking every lodge to see if they could grab a quick meal. Some people dislike the snapping turtles and other species but must understand in the big picture they play a vital part in natures balance. Remember the animals were here before we arrived and we are on their turf !

Maine Free Fishing Days....

Posted by Wayne G. Barber


Free Fishing Weekend is coming up on June 1 & 2! What better time to plan a day enjoying the Maine outdoors?

Free Archery Class...

Posted by Wayne G. Barber

You are invited: FREE indoor archery lessons every Monday night  6:30 pm to 8:30 pm- No appointment needed. Compliments of Narragansett Bow Hunters Club. All skill levels are welcome. Adults and kids ages 8 years old and up.

Equipment will be provided or feel free to bring your own! Classes are taught by experienced archery coaches Free of charge!
Located at 1531 Ten Rod Road, North Kingstown, RI
http://bit.ly/2Erzuvk

Please email the club for more information narragansettbowhunters@gmail.com

or visit their website for more information: http://www.narragansettbowhunters.org

Rhode the First Female Shooter to Win Four Consecutive ISSF World Cups

Posted by Wayne G. Barber

(Accokeek, MD) Team Beretta shooter Kimberly Rhode recently won her fourth consecutive ISSF World Cup gold medal in Changwon, Korea.

Rhode, a six-time Olympic medalist, claimed the 21st World Cup gold medal of her prestigious career with this exceptional performance. She has now become the first female shooter and the first shotgun competitor, male or female, to win four consecutive World Cups in ISSF history.

Since her record sixth straight Olympic medal at the 2016 Rio Olympics, Rhode has earned 11 international medals, nine of which were gold.

Rhode, who shoots with a standard Beretta DT11, began the competition with a remarkable qualification round and she entered the final round in second place with a score of 122 out of 125 targets, only one target behind Italy’s Diana Bacosi.

After a dominating final round, Rhode topped the podium with an excellent score of 57 out of 60 targets, besting the runner-up by three targets.

Team Beretta swept the podium for the women’s event with Rhode’s international teammates Bacosi and Chiara Cainero winning the silver and bronze medals, respectively. Both Bacosi and Cainero also shoot Beretta DT11 shotguns.

Team Beretta shooters will continue their season at the upcoming 2019 U.S. Open at M&M Hunting Preserve in Pennsville, NJ from May 12-19.

About Team Beretta:

Team Beretta, founded in the early 1980s, is a team of professional shooters of various age and experience that compete as Brand Ambassadors for Beretta USA in the fields of trap, skeet, sporting clay, pistol, 3-gun, and precision long range competitive shooting. Since 1977, Beretta has led the way in all forms of competitive shooting sports and continues to strive for excellence. During the 2016 Olympic Games, Team Beretta shooters took ten out of the possible fifteen podiums in trap, double trap, and skeet shooting events. Team Beretta competes not only at the highest professional levels as well as national and regional competitions, but our shooters also mentor and train future competitors.

Phenology Calendar

Posted by Wayne G. Barber

Phenology Calendar

Third Week of May

The four-petalled flowers of garlic mustard (Alliaria petiolata) open early in spring. This invasive plant tolerates shade and excretes compounds that kill soil fungi that are important to native plants.

Raven chicks are beginning to fledge. They are among the earliest birds to leave their nests.

Big toothed aspen seeds are riding on the wind.

The dozen or so yellow-green flowers of striped maple are now dangling like little bells from a slender stalk.

Fourth Week of May

Bobcat kittens, usually three in a litter, will be born soon. Like domestic kittens, they will have fur but their eyes won’t open for a week to 10 days.

First-time white-tailed deer mothers usually have a single fawn; twins are the norm after that.

Those annoying starlings do benefit agriculture by eating clover weevils, cutworms, and Japanese beetle larvae.

Mimics, such as mockingbirds and starlings, go on learning new songs throughout their lives.
Source: Virginia Barlow