February 20, 2014 — Learn about successful tactics and rigs to catch striped bass with menhaden chunks at Monday’s Rhode Island Saltwater Anglers Association seminar. Topics such as the benefits of chumming, gear type, hooks, where and when to fish with chunks and much more will be covered.
Two local experts will address chunking for striped bass at the Mondayseminar. Capt. B.J. Silvia of Flippin Out Charters, an RISAA member who has been fishing the waters around Aquidneck Island for 30 years, and Greg Vespe, who often fishes as Silvia’s mate and who has also logged thousands of hours in local waters around Newport.
Climate Change and Marine Fisheries will also be covered at Monday’s seminar with Jonathan Hare, director of NOAA’s Narragansett Laboratory.
The event will be at the West Valley Inn in West Warwick. Optional dinner served between 5:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. from the West Valley Inn with the seminar starting at 7 p.m. Non-members are requested to make a $10 donation to the RISAA Scholarship Fund, RISAA members attend free. Visit www.risaa.org for additional information.
Read the full story and learn more about the RISAA event at the Providence Journal