Irish Jig Charters

06/19/2026

Great news from the water,

News Striper Cup Week 7: Big Striped Bass from Long Island to Maine Nick | June 17, 2026 Week 7 of the 2026 Striper Cup is in the books! Five anglers from New Hampshire to Connecticut took home PENN and Bubba gear this week as the migration continues to push big bass deeper into New England. REGISTE...

06/17/2026

HURRY, HURRH HURRY, they'll be gone before you know it. The striped bass migration remains spread across the Northeast, and the new moon tides sparked hot action across New England, with standout fishing around Montauk, Block Island, and Long Island Sound. As the spring run winds down in the Chesapeake and the final waves of migratory fish push out of New Jersey, anglers farther north are capitalizing on short but productive windows as schools of bass move through in search of dense bait concentrations.

06/10/2026

In Week 13 of our 2026 Striper Migration Reports, Matt Haeffner and Johnny McIntyre cover the influx of shortfin squid from Rhode Island to Cape Cod Bay before discussing the mix of bunker, mackerel, and sea herring in Boston Harbor, and the implications of a strong summer sand eel run from Massachusetts to Maine.

It's the final days of the spring migration for Maryland and New Jersey, where stripers are only just beginning to settle into summer locations and patterns. Meanwhile, with spawned-out bass still exiting the Hudson River and a new moon this Sunday, anglers from Long Island Sound to Maine have some very good fishing to look forward to.

06/09/2026

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06/05/2026

Big Stripers Hanging Around
Striped bass remain the headline attraction from Long Island to the Jersey Shore, with bluefish providing fast action along beaches and inlets. Fluke fishing is gaining momentum in bays, rivers, and nearshore waters, while sea bass fishing has improved significantly on offshore structure.

ABOVE: Big bass are holding tight to sparse bunker pods and hitting large topwater plugs as they move east in Long Island Sound.

06/04/2026

What's happening today... The spring migration is at its absolute peak, transforming the waters surrounding this teardrop-shaped island into a world-class striper haven. We are seeing an incredibly healthy mix of fish, ranging from aggressive school-sized bass to true 40-plus-pound cow stripers. Because the island sits perfectly in the epicenter of the Atlantic migratory route, cooler ocean waters sustain this bite long after the shallow mainland estuaries have grown too warm. The fish are aggressively ambushing bait pushed up against the island's rocky shoreline, submerged ledges, and dynamic rips.

06/03/2026

Weekends are flying by, next thing you know it's Labor Day. So call right now 401-499-9182 and grab your pole, Irish Jig charter is where it's happening.

05/28/2026

Fishing is peaking and you don't want to miss out, call 401-499-9182
Current ocean temperature in Block Island
Water temperature in Block Island today is 55°F. Based on our historical data over a period of ten years, the warmest water in this day in the Atlantic Ocean near Block Island was recorded in 2012 and was 61.3°F, and the coldest was recorded in 2018 at 53.2°F. Sea water temperature in Block Island is expected to rise to 58.1°F in the next 10 days. May average water temperature in Block Island is 51.8°F, the minimum temperature is 44.4°F, and the maximum is 63.9°F.
n Week 11 of our 2026 Striper Migration Reports, Johnny McIntyre and Matt Haeffner discuss when to expect a major wave of post-spawn stripers from the Hudson, the influx of big bass on bunker in Long Island Sound, and how the second full moon of May could impact the migration from New Jersey north.

05/21/2026

Stripers can be found from the Chesapeake all the way to Maine. The South Shore of Long Island is loaded with big bass, and theLong Island Sound is stacked with post-spawn fish moving in from both the Hudson and the Chesapeake. Bigger bass are pushing through Narragansett Bay, Buzzards Bay, the Cape Cod Canal, and Cape Cod Bay.
With the new moon ahead, next week looks like the biggest yet.
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05/16/2026

IT'S FISHING TIME!!!


Block Island Buoy Water Temperature Today
The current water temperature at the Block Island buoy (NOAA Station 44097) is about 52.0°F Call 401-499-9182