COVID -19 Operational Guidelines 

The State of Rhode Island has provided the following guidance to the charter boat industry to insure the health and safety of all participants.    These operational guidelines detail distancing, group size, cleaning procedures and a vessel capacity formula.  The captains and crews of the vessels have reviewed the guidance and have implemented them.  Safety has always been the first priority of the Rhode Island Party & Charter Association

Operations:   The captain will retain the contact information of the group leader and ask them to notify the captain if any member of the group tests positive for COVID-19.  The captain will notify the group leader if the ......

Party and charter boat operation guidelines 

Carol J Charters

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Boat Launch, COVID -19 Operational Guidelines

We have guidance from the State on Chartering as of June 1, 2020. Due to the efforts of the President of the Rhode Island Party & Charter Boat Association, Rick Bellavance, Dean Hoxie of DEM, and many others, a comprehensive set of operational guidelines have been published.  The guidance lists physical distancing, group size, cleaning procedures and a vessel capacity formula.  The captain and crew of the Carol J have reviewed the guidance and established how it all works our customers and us. Safety has always been the first priority just slightly ahead of putting a load of fish flopping on the ......

May 21, 2020

The Rhode Island Charter Association has submitted a proposal to the Governor for opening our charter business. This plan includes social distancing, sanitizing protocols, and face coverings. We expect to hear within days The Carol J, is going in the water on Tuesday. I expect to book charters beginning in June.

Each season I like to spend a few days checking on the arrival of fluke and striped bass. Both species arrive in waves, no pun intended. June fishing can be really good or not so good.

I try to avoid “shot in the dark” charters, preferring a specific plan based on history, current conditions, and current knowledge of “the bite”.

Early season possibilities:

School bass, fluke, Shad &......