Skinny Water Charters
In May I had the pleasure of hosting Tom Rosenbauer of The Orvis Company, and Colin McKeown and Jeremy Kennedy of the The New Fly Fisher for three days and evenings of fishing and videotaping big stripers in Ninigret Pond during the Rhode Island Worm Hatch, near-shore topwater bass on the Watch Hill Reefs and a special segment on teaching children flyfishing for panfish. These video segments will air beginning in 2012 on The Orvis Guide to Fly Fishing, and The New Fly Fisher.
Capt. Jim Barr
Jeremy Kennedy
Tom Rosenbauer
Colin McKeown
Colin McKeown (The New Fly Fisher) & Tom Rosenbauer (Orvis) double-up on the Watch Hill Reef
Skinny Water Charters is based in Newport, RI, a beautiful seaside community surrounded by some of the world's finest saltwater fly fishing waters. At our doorstep is Narragansett Bay, it's many estuaries and salt rivers. Just beyond Castle Hill and Beavertail lighthouses is the Atlantic Ocean that is the gateway to many near shore rocks, reefs and boulder fields for shallow-water fishing in front of Newport's famous Ocean Drive, the Sakonnet and Westport Rivers to the east, and to the west, Rhode Island's south coast beaches, salt ponds and Little Narragansett Bay near Watch Hill, RI. Rhode Island and nearby coastal Massachusetts and Connecticut have an abundance of absolutely wonderful skinny water and on the rocks fly rod and light tackle angling locations for Striped Bass, Bluefish, False Albacore, Bonito, and in some years, Blue Fin Tuna. Rhode Island's salt ponds provide the closest thing you will experience to dry fly fishing in saltwater for Striped Bass with the annual six-week Cinder Worm spawn that brings aquatic worms face to face with marauding Striped Bass. This is a fishery you must experience. If it’s shallow water and sight fishing that you prefer, combined with low impact fishing conditions, gorgeous scenery, and worldclass angling you are seeking, allow me the opportunity to guide you to what will be a memorable fly fishing and light tackle fishing experience in Rhode Island. Welcome to Skinny Water Charters, an Orvis Endorsed Guide Service. In this website you will learn more about the waters I fish, my equipment, our fishing calendar, what you should bring on your trip, photos of friends, my rates, tips to consider, a current fishing report , information on fly casting and fly tying lessons, and area attractions that may be of interest while in Rhode Island.
The New Fly Fisher
Orvis Guide to Fly Fishing
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Rhode Island's Premier Shallow Water
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Capt. Jim Barr
Newport, RI
401.465.8751
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Capt. Jim Barr will be conducting instructional tying classes at River and Riptide Anglers in Coventry, RI on 1/28 and 2/25 from 1-5pm.
The first significant fishing for stripers will lift off during the first week in May when Rhode Island's infamous Cinder Worm "Hatch" gets underway. These worm hatches occur in several of our salt water ponds beginning in the late afternoon on most days from the first week in May to no later than mid-June. This fishery provides superb sight fishing for large stripers at short ranges. We catch these bass using both fly rods and light spinning tackle. Most all June dates are now booked and weekend days in May are half reserved. I have many mid-week May dates still open however I expect these will be booked by early spring. Please contact me sooner than later to book your trip before all good dates are reserved.
