Storms moving up the coast could disrupt fishing for several days at the end of the week. Or, turbulent weather could shake up what has been a slow bite.

BAY

On the upper Bay, bluefish are biting most mornings in Greenwich Bay and Warwick Cove, says Ken Ferrara of Ray's Bait & Tackle, but the bass bite has died. Skipjack bluefish are biting in just about every cove on the Bay.

One angler who requested anonymity weighed two 40-pound bass at Edward's Fishing Tackle this week, said Kevin Kendrick. He caught the fish at sunset from shore, and he said that he released some 35-pounders. "The bass are moving," Kendrick says. "They're taking eels and chunks early in the evening." Kendrick says he also weighed a couple of bass in the 25-pound class that were taken in the surf.

Scup and sea bass are still taking bait at Johnson's Ledge, General Rock off North Kingstown, Hope Island, and Beavertail Point, Ferrara says. On Aquidneck Island, Kevin Kendrick says large scup have been taking worms at Fort Adams, along Ocean Drive, and near House On The Rock.

Sea-bass reports have been scarce, but one angler found a hole off Newport where he caught three 18-inchers, Kendrick says.

For bluefish, including some bulls, Kendrick recommends fishing Sachuest Point, Brenton Reef, the Cliff Walk and the corners of Middletown's beaches.

BEACHES AND SALT PONDS

Bass fishing has improved on the reefs off Charlestown and South Kingstown, says Ron Mouchon of Breachway Bait & Tackle, but the bite could certainly be better.

Tim Yvon of Quonny Bait & Tackle weighed three bass in the 18-pound class Wednesday morning. They were among several schoolies caught and released between the overlook at Weekapaug and the first parking lot at the Fire District Beach, he says. Stripers just over the limit were biting between 2 and 4 a.m. on the falling tide in Quonochontaug Breachway.

A 5.6-pound scup was taken at the end of the Breachway, he reports.

So far, bluefish have been scarce along the beaches.

PARTY BOATS

Following a busy weekend, fishing slowed on Wednesday. The captains of the Frances Fleet reported that "scup fishing was decent to start but they shut off around midday and never bounced back. Most anglers went home with a fair number of keepers but the action was way off from the past two days." On another of the fleet's boats, "Anglers picked away at a few handfuls of nice fluke to 5 pounds, and some keeper sea bass and while the action was better than [Tuesday], it still rates as just okay."

BLOCK ISLAND

"The first report of an albie caught in the Coast Guard channel is in," reports Chris Willi of Block Island Fish Works. "Bonito are still being picked off here and there, mostly blind casting with small, Yozuris, Pt Judes and Mario's.

"The Southwest Ledge was like glass last week for about four days and we took advantage of it from the small boats, fishing light tackle and flies, catching plenty of bass in the 20-pound range and big blues on both top-water and deep. Near shore topwater action has slowed a bit, but fish are still taking swimmers and soft plastics."

Fluke fishing remains good at the island, says Ron Mouchon, but the bite is fading.

OFFSHORE

"No offshore report other than it's very slow," says Willi. "Our good friend Chris Benin of Old Harbor Outfitters made a run to Chatham and landed three bluefin up to 150 pounds."

FRESHWATER

"The Wood River is in great shape, clear and at a near perfect water level," writes Ed Lombardo. "Arnie Waters and I fished the river and got into some very nice fish. At about 10 a.m., the fish started coming up with some consistency to small spinner mayflies which I believe where 'tricos.' I could see a good number of these flies floating on the surface, and the trout were feeding on them very well. Also, this is the time of the season when small midges in colors of medium gray, tan and pale yellow are very prolific. I like using a size #20 or #22 on a 7x tippet. The Blue Winged Olive mayfly is always a must pattern for this time of the year. The usual terrestrials, wasp, hoppers, ants, beetles, inchworms, and spider patterns are all very important, too. But the month of September brings with it one of the most exciting events of the year: swarming time for flying ants. This is the time when these red-and-black creatures sprout wings and land on the water. I like using sizes #18 to # 14's in both red and black. My Sparkle Ant pattern imitates them well. I have found over the years that if these flies are tied with some sort of sparkle mixed in with the dubbing, thin tinsel wings are not needed. …I like twitching the fly just as it comes into the trout's window."

TOURNAMENT

The Block Island Inshore Fishing Tournament is scheduled for Sept. 19 to 21. Information is available online at www.bifishworks.com.

BEST BITES

Aquidneck Island:

Bluefish, scup, bass

Greenwich Bay:

Bluefish

Wood River:

Trout

HOT BYTES

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THE TIDES

The moon causes tides and affects the activity of saltwater and freshwater fish as well as animals on land. Anglers generally find the best fishing two hours before and after a high tide, but fish and other animals also become active around the time of low tide. This table shows the height of tides in feet at Castle Hill near the mouth of Narragansett Bay. Recreational shellfishermen prefer to dig for clams when the tides are lowest, shown on the chart as “minus tides.”

What's the catch? Send your fishing reports and photos to Tom Meade by e-mail at tmeade@projo.com.