Skinny Water Charters
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Snug Harbor Wade Fishing
Ninigret Pond Charlestown, RI Worm Hatch
Jim Barr has been fishing Rhode Island and Massachusetts salt and fresh waters for most of his life
  • U.S. Coast Guard Captain and principal of Skinny Water Charters based in Newport, RI
  • Orvis Endorsed Fly Fishing Guide/ and Orvis weekly Rhode Island Coastal Fishing reporter
  • Bass Pro Shops- Foxboro, MA- Pro Staff
  • Mercury Marine- Pro Team
  • Federation of Fly Fishers (FFF) - Certified Flycasting Instructor (only one in Rhode Island)
  • Specializing in Fly Fishing shallower waters,  and light spinning tackle angling
  • Custom flyrod builder and fly tyer,  founding member of United Fly Tyers of Rhode Island (UFTRI). Served as the club's President, Director of Education, and is currently part of UFTRI's instructional program specializing in saltwater fly tying
  • Wade guide in both fresh and saltwater
  • Extensive experience  skippering a Mako 2201 Inshore Bay Boat, Proline 23 Walk, Lund 16 SSV, and guides ultra-thin water with Heritage Redfish sit-on-top kayaks
  • Member of the Federation of Fly Fishers, Trout Unlimited, Rhode Island Salt Water Anglers
         Association, United Fly Tyers of Rhode Island, R.I. Canoe/Kayak Association, Stripers Forever,
         and the Appalachian Mountain Club   
  • Fishes fresh water extensively in the New England states,  Pennsylvania, New York, Montana, Wyoming, New Mexico and California. Fished Argentina's Patagonia region
  • Sailer, technical rock climber, mountaineer and backpacker and
         has fished many high altitude lakes and streams in the
        American West