Waterlands

NWS zone ANZ235 · New England

Rhode Island Sound fishing forecast

Massachusetts · Atlantic coast

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72Great
Striped bass · 11:00 AM EDT
Named spots
27
Species scored
10
Tide stations
6
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Overview

Rhode Island Sound is NWS marine zone ANZ235 on the Massachusetts Atlantic coast, in the New England species region. The Waterlands engine treats it as inland water (bays, sounds, straits). It holds 27 named features from the USGS Geographic Names Information System and has 6 NOAA tide stations nearby.

10 species are scored here in this forecast; Striped bass, Scup, Little tunny, Black sea bass and Atlantic cod are at peak season now.

At 11:00 AM it scores 72 (great), led by Striped bass. The best window for the rest of today is 6-10 PM (dusk), peaking at 85 for Striped bass. Over the next 14 days the best hour is Fri, Sep 25 at 12 AM, scoring 88.

Best times to fish

Waterlands engine forecast computed 10:52 AM EDT.

Best window today

6-10 PM · Dusk

Top species: Striped bass

85Epic

Best hour of each day, next 14 days

  1. Sun, Sep 20

    85

    7 PM

    Striped bass

  2. Mon, Sep 21

    83

    2 AM

    Striped bass

  3. Tue, Sep 22

    81

    10 PM

    Striped bass

  4. Wed, Sep 23

    79

    6 AM

    Little tunny

  5. Thu, Sep 24

    86

    11 PM

    Striped bass

  6. Fri, Sep 25

    88

    12 AM

    Striped bass

    Best day

  7. Sat, Sep 26

    85

    1 AM

    Striped bass

  8. Sun, Sep 27

    35

    12 AM

    Atlantic cod

  9. Mon, Sep 28

    81

    6 PM

    Little tunny

  10. Tue, Sep 29

    80

    7 AM

    Little tunny

  11. Wed, Sep 30

    81

    4 PM

    Little tunny

  12. Thu, Oct 1

    85

    5 PM

    Striped bass

  13. Fri, Oct 2

    80

    6 PM

    Little tunny

  14. Sat, Oct 3

    84

    7 PM

    Little tunny

Species · 10

Listed for the New England region. Scores are this hour; season is where the species is in its year.

72Great
Striped bassMorone saxatilis · sea-run

Peak season, about 4 more weeks · Best day Fri, Sep 25 at 12 AM (88)

70Great
ScupStenotomus chrysops · nearshore

Peak season, about 1 more week · Best day Tue, Sep 22 at 6 AM (78)

67Great
Little tunnyEuthynnus alletteratus · pelagic

Peak season, about 4 more weeks · Best day Thu, Oct 1 at 5 PM (84)

66Great
Black sea bassCentropristis striata · nearshore

Peak season, about 1 more week · Best day Mon, Sep 28 at 6 PM (75)

64Good
Atlantic codGadus morhua · bottom

Peak season, about 5 more weeks · Best day Mon, Sep 28 at 6 PM (74)

64Good
BluefishPomatomus saltatrix · nearshore

Peak season, about 1 more week · Best day Mon, Sep 21 at 8 AM (79)

61Good
HaddockMelanogrammus aeglefinus · bottom

Peak season, about 1 more week · Best day Mon, Sep 28 at 6 PM (69)

58Good
TautogTautoga onitis · nearshore

Shoulder season, about 1 more week · Best day Mon, Sep 28 at 6 PM (73)

55Good
Summer flounderParalichthys dentatus · bottom

Shoulder season, about 1 more week · Best day Tue, Sep 22 at 8 AM (66)

35Fair
Winter flounderPseudopleuronectes americanus · bottom

Off season, about 10 more weeks · Best day Sun, Sep 20 at 12 AM (35)

Named spots · 27

Ranked by score this hour. Each spot has its own hourly forecast, tide, current and regulations.

15 more spots, A to Z

Nearest tide stations

New Bedford HarborNOAA 844763610.7 miNewportNOAA 845266014.1 miFall RiverNOAA 844738614.9 miQuonset PointNOAA 845404919.3 miWoods HoleNOAA 844793019.8 miConimicut LightNOAA 845294420.9 mi

Regulations

MassDMF saltwater regulations Buy a Massachusetts fishing license License types

Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries. Synced with MassDMF Sep 20, 2026.

No reviewed rules for the species listed here are on file yet. Check with MassDMF before you keep a fish.

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