The Sakonnet River is a tidal strait running approximately 12 to 15 miles north-south, connecting Mount Hope Bay in the north to Rhode Island Sound at its southern mouth. It separates the towns of Tiverton and Little Compton on the east from Portsmouth and Middletown on the west. Generally a mile or more wide, the river feels more like a bay than a river, with strong tidal flows, rocky shores, and conditions that are oceanic at its mouth, becoming increasingly calm as you travel upriver. It serves as a major migratory highway for striped bass moving north in the spring and south in the fall, and offers diverse inshore saltwater fishing opportunities.