ocean fishing along the shores of North Eastern Coast

I am hoping to do some shore fishing along the north-eastern coast of
the US, I guess that would mean RhodeIsland, Maine, etc. But not
being from there I am wondering what the rules and regulations are?
What kind of licensing you must have. Are there public beaches along
this area that you can just drive along/into and fish? Or are all
beaches privately owned?

By the way how far is the drive from Rochester, New York to the East
coast fishing grounds in terms of mileage? Lets say to the nearest
ocean fishing-able location? be it Rhode Island or Maine or?? whatever
is closer.

I don't really want to jump on those fishing tourboats. Just want to
drive with my car and stop here and there to fish.

On 8 Jun 2004 08:39:58 -0700, (Stephen) wrote:

I am hoping to do some shore fishing along the north-eastern coast of
the US, I guess that would mean RhodeIsland, Maine, etc. But not
being from there I am wondering what the rules and regulations are?
What kind of licensing you must have. Are there public beaches along
this area that you can just drive along/into and fish? Or are all
beaches privately owned?

Lessee: if you're sports fishing in the ocean for anything other than
shellfish, I don't believe there are any New England states that require a
license.

Yeah, there are more than enough private beaches, but there are still lots of
publicly-accessible fishing locations in the northeast. Find the local bait
shop, buy an item or two and pump the proprietor for every bit of information
you can get ;-)

By the way how far is the drive from Rochester, New York to the East
coast fishing grounds in terms of mileage? Lets say to the nearest
ocean fishing-able location? be it Rhode Island or Maine or?? whatever
is closer.

400 miles to the closest salt bay shore in Rhode Island from Rochester, NY.
Street Atlas sez almost 8 hours of driving....


I don't really want to jump on those fishing tourboats. Just want to
drive with my car and stop here and there to fish.