Waterlands

NWS zone ANZ237 · New England

Block Island Sound fishing forecast

Rhode Island · Atlantic coast

Score now

66Great
Tautog · 1:00 PM EST
Named spots
38
Species scored
9
Tide stations
5
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Overview

Block Island Sound is NWS marine zone ANZ237 on the Rhode Island Atlantic coast, in the New England species region. The Waterlands engine treats it as inland water (bays, sounds, straits). It holds 38 named features from the USGS Geographic Names Information System and has 5 NOAA tide stations nearby.

9 species are scored here in this forecast; Tautog is at peak season now.

At 1:00 PM it scores 66 (great), led by Tautog. The best window for the rest of today is 2-7 PM (ebb tide), peaking at 81 for Tautog. Over the next 14 days the best hour is Sun, Nov 1 at 5 PM, scoring 81.

Best times to fish

Waterlands engine forecast computed 1:03 PM EST.

Best window today

2-7 PM · Ebb tide

Top species: Tautog

81Great

Best hour of each day, next 14 days

  1. Sun, Nov 1

    81

    5 PM

    Tautog

    Best day

  2. Mon, Nov 2

    80

    6 AM

    Tautog

  3. Tue, Nov 3

    81

    6 AM

    Tautog

  4. Wed, Nov 4

    81

    7 AM

    Tautog

  5. Thu, Nov 5

    78

    8 AM

    Tautog

  6. Fri, Nov 6

    72

    9 AM

    Tautog

  7. Sat, Nov 7

    70

    8 AM

    Tautog

  8. Sun, Nov 8

    74

    11 PM

    Tautog

  9. Mon, Nov 9

    80

    11 AM

    Tautog

  10. Tue, Nov 10

    78

    6 AM

    Tautog

  11. Wed, Nov 11

    65

    11 PM

    Tautog

  12. Thu, Nov 12

    73

    6 AM

    Tautog

  13. Fri, Nov 13

    75

    6 AM

    Tautog

  14. Sat, Nov 14

    76

    3 PM

    Tautog

Species · 9

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

66Great
TautogTautoga onitis · nearshore

Peak season, about 3 more weeks · Best day Sun, Nov 1 at 5 PM (81)

55Good
Atlantic codGadus morhua · bottom

Shoulder season, about 4 more weeks · Best day Sun, Nov 1 at 5 PM (70)

54Good
Striped bassMorone saxatilis · sea-run

Shoulder season, changing this week · Best day Sun, Nov 1 at 5 PM (78)

52Good
Little tunnyEuthynnus alletteratus · pelagic

Shoulder season, changing this week · Best day Sun, Nov 1 at 5 PM (67)

50Good
HaddockMelanogrammus aeglefinus · bottom

Shoulder season, about 4 more weeks · Best day Sun, Nov 1 at 5 PM (65)

35Fair
Black sea bassCentropristis striata · nearshore

Off season, about 4 more weeks · Best day Sun, Nov 1 at 12 AM (35)

35Fair
BluefishPomatomus saltatrix · nearshore

Off season, about 4 more weeks · Best day Sun, Nov 1 at 12 AM (35)

35Fair
ScupStenotomus chrysops · nearshore

Off season, changing this week · Best day Sun, Nov 1 at 12 AM (35)

35Fair
Winter flounderPseudopleuronectes americanus · bottom

Off season, about 4 more weeks · Best day Sun, Nov 1 at 12 AM (35)

Named spots · 38

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

26 more spots, A to Z

Nearest tide stations

NewportNOAA 845266022.3 miMontaukNOAA 851056023.4 miQuonset PointNOAA 845404924.7 miNew LondonNOAA 846149026.2 miConimicut LightNOAA 845294434.3 mi

Regulations

RIDEM saltwater regulations Buy a Rhode Island fishing license License types

Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management, Division of Marine Fisheries. Sync unavailable, last verified Sep 13, 2026.

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

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