Dave Monti

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Dave Monti

Editor's note: This column first published on March 31, 2023There are two overarching points on my mind as I prepare the boat for the upcoming season. The first is safety and the second is how to limit downtime during the season. First, check all major systems, including electronics, the engine and most importantly the hull, especially pumps, through-hull fittings and seacocks (or valves) that let water in to cool an engine or for raw water wash-downs.

1 week ago | providencejournal.com | Dave Monti

Dave MontiSpecial to The Providence JournalThe summer flounder (fluke) bite is on.  Anglers are hooking up with keeper fluke off Newport, in lower Narragansett Bay, Mount Hope Bay, along our coastal shore and around Block Island. Here are some tips to catch bigger fish:You need to plan, plan and plan your tripsThe idea is to select five to six places you will fish based on wind and tide being in line.

1 week ago | newportri.com | Dave Monti

The summer flounder (fluke) bite is on.  Anglers are hooking up with keeper fluke off Newport, in lower Narragansett Bay, Mount Hope Bay, along our coastal shore and around Block Island. Here are some tips to catch bigger fish:You need to plan, plan and plan your tripsThe idea is to select five to six places you will fish based on wind and tide being in line. This is important as you want to drag your bait over the front of the fluke as they set up looking into the current.

1 week ago | warwickonline.com | Dave Monti

Bluefin tuna regulations changed for the better when NOAA announced last week new angling and charter/headboat Highly Migratory Species (HMS) regulations. Effect July 1, 2025 private vessels with an HMS Angling permit can retain one bluefin tuna measuring 27” to < 73” and charter/headboat permit holders are allowed two bluefin tuna measuring 27” to < 73”. This is good news as most bluefin caught in this area are over 47”, and the present regulation is for fish measuring 27” to < 47”.

2 weeks ago | warwickonline.com | Dave Monti

NOAA Fisheries adjusted the Atlantic bluefin tuna daily retention limits for recreational fishermen. The adjusted limits took effect June 3, 2025 and extend through Dec. 31, 2025, unless modified by later action. NOAA Fisheries may need to take other action(s) later in the year, if appropriate, to further adjust the retention limits or close the fishery. The adjusted limits for private vessels with a HMS angling category permit is one school fish 27” to less than 47”.