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Weakfish

Also known as squeteague, gray seatrout, tiderunner (large).

A drum-family inshore predator named for its soft, easily-torn mouth. Larger 'tiderunners' are prized on light tackle, especially during a periodic spring run in Narragansett Bay. Populations are variable year to year.

When they run

Primarily spring (May–June), with a possible fall bite. A spring-run fishery in Narragansett Bay.

How to catch them

  • Casting/jigging soft plastics
  • Small bucktails and metal jigs
  • Bait fishing channel edges and holes — often best low-light

Bait & lures

Soft-plastic paddletails and jerk shadsBucktailsLive shrimp (a top bait)Sea wormsSmall baitfish

Where to find them

Estuaries and bays, salt-marsh creeks, channel edges and holes adjacent to flats, eelgrass and oyster reefs.

An estuary/bay fish more than open-ocean; Narragansett Bay is the region's most reliable spot. Rarely a Block Island target.

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Augusto fishing notes are a starting point, not a guarantee — fish move with the water and the season. Nothing here is a substitute for current state regulations or local knowledge.