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Narragansett Bay, RI
Bay in Providence County, Rhode Island. Rhode Island's defining estuary, a roughly 150-square-mile bay reaching from Providence south to the Atlantic. It is the heart of the state's saltwater fishery, with migratory striped bass and bluefish running the channels from spring through fall, plus tautog (blackfish) over rocky structure, scup (porgy) and black sea bass on the bottom, and summer flounder (fluke) drifting the sand. The upper bay near Providence warms early; the lower bay near Newport stays cooler and saltier. No USGS gauge; the NOAA Providence tide station drives tidal timing and water temperature uses a coastal baseline.
Overall bite score
Scored 30 min ago · recomputed every 30 minutes
Each instrument reads 0 to 100. The score is their weighted blend, tuned for tidal water. No black box: every reading names its source.
What swims here
8 tracked species in Narragansett Bay, with the months each fishes best.
Water facts
Public access at numerous state and town ramps (India Point Park in Providence, Colt State Park in Bristol, Goddard Park in Warwick). No saltwater fishing license fee in RI, but a free Recreational Saltwater Fishing License registration is required. Tide timing from NOAA Providence station 8454000.
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