Fishing near Newport, RI
Newport occupies the southern tip of Aquidneck Island in Newport County, where Narragansett Bay, the 14-mile Sakonnet River, and Rhode Island Sound converge. From a single port, shore and boat anglers reach protected bay, nearshore reefs, and offshore canyons. The area is recognized as one of the East Coast's top tautog fisheries, with striped bass driving most of the season from spring through fall.
Top waters to fish near Newport
Taunton River
Pawcatuck River
Narragansett Bay
Blackstone River
Charles River
Rhode Island Sound
Clear River
Willimantic River
Sakonnet River
Fivemile River
Species & education
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Alewife
Alosa pseudoharengus
American Eel
Anguilla rostrata
American Shad
Alosa sapidissima
Atlantic Sturgeon
Acipenser oxyrinchus
Bluegill Sunfish
Lepomis macrochirus
Bowfin
Amia calva
Brown Bullhead
Ameiurus nebulosus
Brown Trout
Salmo trutta
Chain Pickerel
Esox niger
Channel Catfish
Ictalurus punctatus
Common Carp
Creek Chub
Semotilus atromaculatus
Grass Pickerel
Esox americanus
Green Sunfish
Lepomis cyanellus
Largemouth Bass
Micropterus salmoides
Fishing guides near Newport
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Cape Cod Charter Guys
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Serving all of Cape Cod "From Pro to Average Joe"
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Dustin Stevens
Rhode Island Kayak Fishing Adventures
4.9 (45 reviews)
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Ron Arra
Ron Arra Private Surf Casting & Fly Casting Lessons On Cape Cod
5.0 (9 reviews)
Surf casting champion Ron Arra offers lessons!
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Donald Cook
Captain Cook Charters
5.0 (8 reviews)
Experience Premier Warwick Fishing Charters
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Ed Kislauskis
Cuz Charters
4.9 (8 reviews)
Plymouth & Cape Cod Fishing Charters
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Benjamin Sussman
In The Net Sportfishing Cape Cod
5.0 (2 reviews)
Get Your Nets Worth Of Memories - Cape Cod Fishing
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