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Point Judith Charter Boats HistoryLearn about the five Pro Fishing Guides on this website.We have also included a short history of the Point Judith Salt Pond area.Point Judith has a long history of navigation and fishing in the Rhode Island area. It has always been the gateway to Narragansett Bay. The first lighthouse was built in 1810, a simple wooden structure. Since then it was rebuilt four times as a result of poor construction or storm damage. During the early part of the 20th century, there was four times more traffic going past Point Judith Lighthouse than there was entering New York Harbor. Point Judith was a terrible harbor to enter during a storm, so in 1900 construction was begun on a breakwater rock wall and was completed in 1910. The area within the wall is now known as the Point Judith Harbor of Refuge, and without it entering into the Galilee channel would be very difficult with big seas hitting the south shore. The area consists of three rock walls with an entrance on the east and west sides of the enclosure. Today there are numerous commercial fishing vessels and recreation fishing boats that find their homes on the waters of Point Judith salt pond. Many of the Charter fishing vessels registered in Rhode Island sail from it’s waters through the Galilee channel out to the fishing grounds. Below are five expert charter captains who sail from Point Judith pond. |
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Adventure
RI Fishing Charters. Captain Chris of the Adventure has been
fishing in Rhode Island for 11 years. In that time he has
learned a lot about areas, tactics, and rigs that work. He has
developed his own plugs, trolling frames, daisy chains and other
terminal tackle which are used on charter trips to catch fish when
others are having less success. This captain is always
looking for new places to fish, new rigs or techniques, in order to have
the greatest possible number of ways to catch fish. On any given
charter you may be trolling, casting plugs, soft plastics, or deep
jigging with bucktails or diamond jigs-- whatever it takes to get fish
in the boat. The Adventure boat is a 33' Webber cove down east
sportfisher that can take up to 6 passengers. |
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Aces
Wild Charters. Captain Earl of the Aces Wild has been fishing
for most of his life. Starting on the head boats in NY where he
payed $5 to go out (don't even want to think about how long ago that
must have been) he has been a fishing fanatic ever since. Lived
many years in Florida and fished the Atlantic Gulf coast off Miami for
many years, catching a wide variety of species. |
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Drifter Too Charters. Captain
Richard Chatowsky is a very easy going person
who loves to take families and children out fishing. His boat is
roomy and has a large, clean bathroom so Mom doesn't have to worry, she
can come along too. Richard does a lot of Flounder fishing trips
as these work best for families with small children. He also
fishes for stripers and blues. The Drifter Too boat is a 36'
Harris sportfish design with a fly bridge, and can take a
maximum of 6 passengers. During the season Richard keeps his boat docked at Jim's Dock in Jerusalem, Rhode Island. |
Drifter Too entering Point Judith Pond |
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On The Rocks Charters. On The Rocks Charters specializes in
fly fishing and light tackle fishing Narragansett Bay and the Rhode Island south
shore. Captain Rene's expertise is in fishing structure, and Rhode
Island's rocky shoreline has plenty of it. Rene has fished
Narragansett bay for many years and is familiar with all its areas of
structure. He makes most of the files used for fly fishing on his
boat. His charter boat is a 21' Mako center console with
nothing sticking up to be in the way of casting. He can take a
maximum of 3 anglers when using light tackle spinning gear and 2 when
fly fishing. |
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Snow Fly Charters. For captain Greg Snow, fishing is an
obsession. He fishes every chance he gets, whether its from his
boat, a friends boat, or from the beach, every spare moment is spent on
the passion of fishing. Greg is an expert fly fisherman, and can
cast a fly farther than most people can cast with a spinning outfit
(hard to believe, but it's true). He guides on Narragansett Bay
during May and early June, then moves out to Block Island and guides
from New Harbor on the island until the end of September. From
October to November he guides out of Jim's Dock in Jerusalem, RI.
Greg has fished many areas of the
world including Belize, Florida. His boat is a 23' Seacraft center console. This vessel has an excellent ride in
rough water and is built very solidly, an extremely safe boat with many
advantages for the fly fisherman in there being very little for your fly
line to hang up on. Greg, Chris, and Earl will sometimes go out
fishing together when they have a day without a charter. |
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