They don't call it the Ocean State for nothing. Rhode Island is a fisherman's paradise. It has an endless coast that starts in Westerly on the Connecticut Border, moves east along sandy ocean front shores, broken by the famed breachways that empty the estuaries and salt marshes behind the barrier beach. This is a guide to the South Coast including Block Island. Reel-Time will be extending its coverage of the state's waters to include the Bay and the Newport to Massachusetts shore, all completely different types of water deserving of their own sections and reports.
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R.I. Geography T his entire region has much in common with Cape Cod from a geologic perspective. The coast represents the terminus of the Lauretian Ice Cap and like Cape Cod as the ice melted it left behind a berm of sand and rock and an abundance of offshore reefs. The breachways permit tidal exchange and create enormously fertile nurseries for a wide variety of baitfish. The Pawcatuck River creates the border between Rhode Island and Connecticut. The Gulf Stream warms the waters of Block Island Sound, and with that warmth comes the pelagic species of Bonito, False Albacore and occasionally Spanish Mackerel to spice up the fall season.