UTERRhode Island fishing
What's biting in Rhode Island in November: black crappie, brook trout, chain pickerel and largemouth bass at their peak, with Atlantic cod, bluefin tuna and bluefish around too, according to Fish Scouter's month-by-month season calendar. It follows Rhode Island fishing across 2 waters, with 23 fish-by-water guides for 23 fish.
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What's biting in Rhode Island in November
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Black crappie
Rhode Island freshwater
Brook trout
Rhode Island freshwater
Chain pickerel
Rhode Island freshwater
Largemouth bass
Rhode Island freshwater
Northern pike
Rhode Island freshwater
Rainbow trout
Rhode Island freshwater
Tautog
Rhode Island and Cape Cod
Atlantic cod
Rhode Island and Cape Cod
Bluefin tuna
Rhode Island and Cape Cod
Bluefish
Rhode Island and Cape Cod
Little tunny
Rhode Island and Cape Cod
Striped bass
Rhode Island and Cape Cod
Bluegill
Rhode Island freshwater
Brown bullhead
Rhode Island freshwater
Channel catfish
Rhode Island freshwater
Where to fish in Rhode Island
2 watersWatch Hill to Cape Cod and the Islands
Rhode Island and Cape Cod
November: Big blackfish; the last stripers leave
Fished from Point Judith, Newport, Block Island, Westport, Woods Hole, Martha's Vineyard, Nantucket, Chatham, Plymouth.
2,948 charted public spots across the whole water — 1,225 beach / shore access, 569 seawall / riprap, 494 jetty / groin. Open the map in the app to see them.
AlbacoreAtlantic bonitoAtlantic codAtlantic mackerelBigeye tunaBlack sea bassBlue sharkBluefin tunaBluefishCommon thresherGolden tilefishLittle tunnyMahi-mahiScupShortfin makoStriped bassSummer flounderSwordfishTautogWeakfishWhite marlinWinter flounderYellowfin tuna
Rhode Island and Cape Cod, month by monthThe kettle ponds and the Wood River
Rhode Island freshwater
November: Pickerel
Fished from Worden Pond, Wood River, Scituate Reservoir, Pawcatuck River.
Rhode Island freshwater, month by monthRules and licence
Size and bag limits and seasons in Rhode Island are set by the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (RIDEM) and change — read the current rule before you keep a fish.
Statewide rules today
RIDEM, where no local rule appliesopen (Statewide, salt water) · 9" TL minimum · 25 per person
open (Statewide, fresh water) · 9" TL minimum · 25 per person
catch and release only (Statewide, fresh water)
catch and release only (Statewide, salt water)
open (Statewide, fresh water) · no minimum size · No limit
open (Statewide, salt water) · 16" TL minimum · 3 per person · closes Jan 1
open (Statewide, salt water) · no minimum size · 5 per person
open (Statewide, fresh water) · no minimum size · No limit
open (Statewide, fresh water) · 8" TL minimum · 5 per person · closes Dec 1 · trout conservation stamp to keep a trout, salmon or charr
open (Statewide, fresh water) · 8" TL minimum · 5 per person · closes Dec 1 · trout conservation stamp to keep a trout, salmon or charr
open (Statewide, fresh water) · 14" TL minimum · 5 per person
open (Statewide, fresh water) · no minimum size · No limit
open (Statewide, salt water) · 18" TL minimum · No limit
open (Statewide, fresh water) · 11" TL minimum · 2 per person · closes Mar 1 · trout conservation stamp to keep a trout, salmon or charr
open (Statewide, fresh water) · 12" TL minimum · 5 per person
open (Statewide, fresh water) · 24" TL minimum · 2 per person
open (Statewide, salt water) · 19" TL minimum · No limit
open (Statewide, fresh water) · 8" TL minimum · 5 per person · closes Dec 1 · trout conservation stamp to keep a trout, salmon or charr
open (Statewide, salt water) · 11" TL minimum · 30 per person · closes Jan 1
open (Statewide, fresh water) · 12" TL minimum · 5 per person
open (Statewide, salt water) · 28" TL minimum, No fish 31" or longer may be kept · 1 per person
open (Statewide, fresh water) · 28" TL minimum, No fish 31" or longer may be kept · 1 per person
open (Statewide, salt water) · 19" TL minimum · 6 per person · closes Jan 1
open (Statewide, salt water) · 16" TL minimum, Only one fish may be over 21" · 3 per person · 10 per vessel (per vessel, all periods) · closes Jan 1
open (Statewide, salt water) · 16" TL minimum · 1 per person
open (Statewide, salt water) · 12" TL minimum · 2 per person · closes Jan 1
open (Statewide, fresh water) · no minimum size · No limit
As of 8 November 2026. Source RIDEM, checked 5 November 2026 · For education only — rules change. Always confirm with RIDEM before you keep a fish.
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