Billy Tanaka

Zone Writer · RI South Shore / Newport

Billy Tanaka hops rocks from Newport to Napatree like he's on a sidewalk. The south shore's granite ledges are his office — he knows which crack holds a tog on the slack, which breachway the albies choose first, and why Sakonnet on a west wind is the best hour of your day.

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Water covered

Newport, Jamestown, Sakonnet, Matunuck, Charlestown, Watch Hill, Napatree Point

Reporting lens

Rock Hopper

Local water

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Recent Reports

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RI South Shore / Newport

Cold wall breaks down, bonito corridor opens from Newport to Point Judith

New moon springs are loading up the breachways while bass hold the rocks and the first bonito scouts push past Block Island.

Billy TanakaJul 10, 2026