Capt. Jim Barr
Newport, RI
401.465.8751
JamesBarrRI@gmail.com
- Skinny Water Charters is based in Newport, Rhode Island
- Capt. Jim Barr is a U.S. Coast Guard Captain- OUPV, First Aid & CPR trained
- We are Catch & Release for all Striped Bass, 2023 is our 10th year of being C&R
- Federal & State Licensed/ Insured
- Boats trailered to seasonally productive waters- Newport, Pt. Judith, Potter Pond, Ninigret Pond, Watch Hill Reefs, Fishers Island-NY, Westport- MA
- Only flyfishing guide service BASED in Newport, RI
- Fly and light tackle guide service throughout southern Rhode Island, specializing in fishing reefs, bays, salt ponds, estuaries, salt rivers, rocky coast lines, sandbars, shallow water flats- for striped bass, bluefish, false albacore & green bonito
- Top of the line Sage, Edge, Lamson, Orvis, Temple Fork Outfitters, and RIO Products- rods, reels & fly lines
- Fly patterns personally tied, and also sourced from CityFly
- High quality spinning equipment- Off Shore Angler rods, Shimano Saragosa & Quantum Cabo PTs & Smoke PTs reels
- Vessels- *Mako 2201 Inshore Bay Boat w/ 150 hp Yamaha 4-Stroke engine/ remote-controlled bow mounted Minn Kota Terrova 112 lb. trolling motor/ remote-controlled Minn Kota Talon shallow water anchor system/ Garmin GPSMap 741sx down & sidescan chartplotter/ Bow leaning post
* Lund 16 SSV with 25 hp Yamaha 4-Stroke/ Minn Kota 55 lb trolling motor/
Garmin EchoMap53DV chartplotter
* Heritage Redfish sit-on-top kayaks
- Boat & wade guiding services in cold & warm freshwater for trout, largemouth bass, pickerel & northern pike
- Certified Fly Casting Instructor- Fly Fishers International
- Professional fresh & saltwater fly tying instructor- group & private lessons
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Skinny Water Charters specializes in fly & light tackle angling in the shallowest of Ocean, Bay and Estuary waters
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New York City
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February 2023 Newsletter linked below and on Newsletters page