UTERJanuary
Ice pickerel
Tip-ups.
The kettle ponds and the Wood River
Rhode Island freshwater fishing
What's biting in Rhode Island freshwater in October: white perch, largemouth bass and smallmouth bass at their peak, with bluegill, channel catfish and brown bullhead around too. Fish Scouter's season calendar follows 13 fish here month by month, from Worden Pond to Pawcatuck River.
Fall bass
Small ponds with bass and pickerel, the Wood and Pawcatuck trout rivers, and stocked trout in spring.
Worden PondWood RiverScituate ReservoirPawcatuck River
Updated
Now · October
Fall bass
Spinnerbaits.
Largemouth bassChain pickerelRainbow troutYellow perchNorthern pikeSmallmouth bass
This month here
From the season calendar, best firstPeakPeakPeakPeakPeakPeakPeakPeakSpawningAroundAroundAroundAround
White perch
Largemouth bass
Smallmouth bass
Black crappie (speck)
Yellow perch
Northern pike
Chain pickerel
Rainbow trout
Brook trout
Bluegill
Channel catfish
Brown bullhead
Common carp
The water
Structure that matters
LakeReservoirRiverCreek / streamPond / pitDock / pilingsBridgeBoat ramp
Month by month
What's happening, and what to throwFebruary
Ice
Ponds.
March
Trout stocking
Wood River.
April
Opening day
Trout.
May
Bass pre-spawn
Ponds.
June
Bass beds
Worden Pond.
July
Summer bass
Dawn.
August
Night bass
Topwater.
September
Fall trout
Stocking.
October · now
Fall bass
Spinnerbaits.
November
Pickerel
Cold water.
December
Winter
Ponds.
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