Driftfish

Driftfish

Both Rhode Island and Block Island waters contain many areas of structure that will hold bass, and there are many types of structure that attract them.Drift fishing is a technique used to fish structure. The key point to remember about any structure is what makes it useful to stripers. While bass can be very aggressive predators and chase bait across the surface for miles, they prefer in most cases to ambush prey, relying on their ability to make short bursts of speed which allow them to catch many types of baitfish. Structure alone is not always enough, it is usually tidal current running past the structure that makes it a good ambush point. To translate, if you have an area that has some large boulders on the bottom and a strong outgoing tiderunning past it, this can be an excellent spot to fishfor bass. The current will eddie as it passes over and around these boulders, areas which can cause small bait fish to tumble out of control. This is the situation which a striper is looking for

Driftfish

Driftfish

Driftfish

Driftfish

Driftfish

Driftfish

Driftfish

Driftfish

Driftfish