Block Island Fishworks
& Fort Island Kayaks and SUP's
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Tournament Information
Registration open MAY 1 2025
WHEN:
Start time is Sunrise on Saturday, July 26th and ends at 12 noon EST on Sunday July 27th.
CAPTAINS MEETING:
There will be a Zoom meeting for Captain’s and participating angler meeting on Friday, July 25th, at 5PM. We will go through the Tournament Rules and review the GotOne app and picture upload procedures.
Captains’ Bags can be picked up from all the participating tackle shops.
WHERE:
We have expanded the geographic area to include waters south of the Jamestown and Newport Bridges out to about fifteen miles off the coast of Block Island (see tournament map). This includes the southern coastal shores of Westerly, South County, Newport to the Sakonnet River and much of the Cox Ledge area.
Entry Format: This is a ‘measured length’ Tournament only, entries do not have to be weighed.
To enter a fish, it must be measured and photographed against the provided tournament measuring device. Photos must be taken and uploaded through the GotOne phone app and capture the full length of the fish against the ruler.
Anglers will compete individually – each participating angler’s name must be registered with the tournament in advance on the GotOne app.
SIZE AND CATCH LIMITS;
Only fish that meet the Rhode Island Fishing and Federal regulations for minimum size limits can be entered in the tournament, sometimes larger than minimum sizes as noted below. It is the angler’s responsibility to check regulations before the Tournament as they may be different than noted below at press time.
As of March 21, 2025;
Striped Bass - 28” (Catch & Release)
Fluke - 19”
Black Sea Bass - 16.5”,
Bluefish - tournament established minimum size of 20”
Bluefin Tuna - 27" to less than 73"
Yellowfin Tuna - 27"
Mahi - tournament established minimum size of 20”
False Albacore - tournament established minimum size of 16” (Catch & Release)
Bonito - tournament established minimum size of 16"
Because this is ‘measured length’ tournament only and fish are not weighed good catch & release practices are urged for all fish caught and released, particularly striped bass and false albacore.
A saltwater fishing license is required to fish Rhode Island Waters and a Federal Highly Migratory Species license to fish for tuna. Participants must follow all Rhode Island State and Federal regulations in effect at the time of the Tournament.
