Block Island Fishing Charters - RI Striper Fishing Guided Trips

Fish the waters off Block Island with the Charter boat Adventure for exciting light tackle stripers, bluefish, flounder, and more when visiting Rhode Island.

Sailing from beautiful Jim's Dock we are closer to the Block Island Fishing grounds than any other light tackle charter on the Rhode Island South shore.

A tiny isle off the coast of Rhode Island, Block Island is a famous Striped Bass sportfishing destination for both fishing charters and recreational fishermen.  The waters surrounding it teem with life, and every year many thousands of fish are taken, it is a angler’s paradise.   There are many areas to fish, from the North Rip to the Southwest corner and East side.  The most famous area around Block Island is the Southwest ledge where many large bass congregate.  Many charter boats from both Rhode Island and Connecticut can be found fishing the waters surrounding the island.

The Block Island North Rip is a place where many bass can be taken, but only when the conditions are right.  Tide stage and direction and the precise area are the considerations when fishing here.  Time of day is important, you rarely catch anything there in the middle of the day when it is sunny out.  However, a good fog can be key to keeping the fish actively feeding for a long period of time.

Block Island’s west side can hold bass if you know where and when to look.  This area usually doesn’t produce as well as others but it pays to keep your eyes peeled in case something pops up.

The Southwest side of Block Island is a very productive area to fish.  There are many places where the bottom structure provides ambush points that bass love with strong currents to sweep bait past them as they lay in wait.  You can hit these areas each in turn until you turn up fish.

The Southwest Ledge proper is a catch and release only zone, as it is outside of Rhode Island coastal waters.  No Bass caught there can be kept.  However, there are places near the ledge itself that are almost as productive and are not in the catch and keep zone around Block Island.

The East side can hold both Bass and Bluefish as well as tuna, but is not fished as much as the West side, which is easier for most boats to access and is in general far more productive.

We can also fish for other species out at Block Island,  like flounder and sea bass.  Often we may have our fill of Bass fishing and take the charter to go catch some flounder.  We had days where 30 or 40 fish would come over the side in 2 or 3 hours, while fishing for flounder.  The flounder out there are BIG, too.  Sometimes your bringing them up from deep water and it becomes a very interesting battle.

Adventure fishes the rip, west side, Southwest corner and near the SW Ledge, all inshore spots.  We do not take bass from the ledge itself, but we will fish there if our clients are interesting in catch and release fishing.   On half day charters we may go to the rip and the northwest/northeast side of Block Island,  but no farther.  On full day fishing trips we will go all the way out to the Southwest Ledge if we have to to get stripers and bluefish.  That is to say southwest point at BI, Rhode Island.

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We offer special charters for those who have different needs. 

Block Island Pickup.  We can pick you up at Block Island and take you out fishing.  As long as you book a full day charter.

Individual Angler trip.  We offer Charters for one person for light tackle only on our 22 Mako for $330 half day only, Rhode Island fishing trips.

Birthday trips.  Somebody's Birthday coming up?  We can get the cake and have it on board for the trip.  We just need to know their name so we can have it on the cake.  $10 charge for this service.

Spreading Ashes on the Sea.  We also offer trips to allow you to spread the ashes of a loved one on the sea.  Call and ask us about the details of what you want to do.

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Big Bass Block Island West side.



41lb at North Rip Block Island.



Giant Flounder caught Block Island.
Just outside of Old Harbor point.



40pdr at Block Island North Rip.




This was Gina's Birthday Charter
bass on Block Island South side,
Women can catch fish, too.

Page update June 11, 2010