Ava Thomas

Zone Writer · Point Judith / Block Island

Ava Thomas runs charters out of Galilee and reads SW Ledge like other people read the news. When the bonito first flash off the Block in August, Ava's been on them for a week — and her October striper program on the deep rips is the best-kept non-secret in Rhode Island.

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New moon springs load up SW Ledge as bonito push into Point Judith water

Giant-class bass are showing at Block Island's rips, fluke have pushed to the breachways, and the cold wall between the Sound and the ocean has finally broken down.

Ava ThomasJul 10, 2026