Waterlands

NWS zone ANZ236 · New England

Narragansett Bay fishing forecast

Rhode Island · Atlantic coast

Score now

77Great
Little tunny · 8:00 AM EDT
Named spots
183
Species scored
10
Tide stations
6
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Overview

Narragansett Bay is NWS marine zone ANZ236 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 183 named features from the USGS Geographic Names Information System and has 6 NOAA tide stations nearby.

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

At 8:00 AM it scores 77 (great), led by Little tunny. The best window for the rest of today is 5-10 PM (ebb tide), peaking at 78 for Little tunny. Over the next 14 days the best hour is Sun, Oct 4 at 7 PM, scoring 85.

Best times to fish

Waterlands engine forecast computed 7:36 AM EDT.

Best window today

5-10 PM · Ebb tide

Top species: Little tunny

78Great

Best hour of each day, next 14 days

  1. Mon, Sep 21

    80

    1 AM

    Striped bass

  2. Tue, Sep 22

    80

    8 AM

    Little tunny

  3. Wed, Sep 23

    78

    8 AM

    Little tunny

  4. Thu, Sep 24

    84

    11 PM

    Striped bass

  5. Fri, Sep 25

    81

    12 PM

    Striped bass

  6. Sat, Sep 26

    74

    12 AM

    Striped bass

  7. Sun, Sep 27

    76

    6 AM

    Striped bass

  8. Mon, Sep 28

    74

    1 AM

    Striped bass

  9. Tue, Sep 29

    76

    7 AM

    Striped bass

  10. Wed, Sep 30

    80

    7 AM

    Little tunny

  11. Thu, Oct 1

    80

    4 PM

    Little tunny

  12. Fri, Oct 2

    81

    5 PM

    Little tunny

  13. Sat, Oct 3

    83

    6 PM

    Striped bass

  14. Sun, Oct 4

    85

    7 PM

    Striped bass

    Best day

Species · 10

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

77Great
Little tunnyEuthynnus alletteratus · pelagic

Peak season, about 4 more weeks · Best day Fri, Oct 2 at 5 PM (81)

76Great
Striped bassMorone saxatilis · sea-run

Peak season, about 4 more weeks · Best day Sun, Oct 4 at 7 PM (85)

74Great
BluefishPomatomus saltatrix · nearshore

Peak season, about 1 more week · Best day Wed, Sep 23 at 10 PM (75)

73Great
Black sea bassCentropristis striata · nearshore

Peak season, about 1 more week · Best day Tue, Sep 22 at 8 AM (76)

71Great
Atlantic codGadus morhua · bottom

Peak season, about 5 more weeks · Best day Fri, Oct 2 at 5 PM (76)

67Great
HaddockMelanogrammus aeglefinus · bottom

Peak season, about 1 more week · Best day Tue, Sep 22 at 8 AM (70)

66Great
ScupStenotomus chrysops · nearshore

Peak season, about 1 more week · Best day Mon, Sep 21 at 6 PM (76)

62Good
TautogTautoga onitis · nearshore

Shoulder season, about 1 more week · Best day Fri, Oct 2 at 5 PM (74)

61Good
Summer flounderParalichthys dentatus · bottom

Shoulder season, about 1 more week · Best day Tue, Sep 22 at 8 AM (63)

35Fair
Winter flounderPseudopleuronectes americanus · bottom

Off season, about 10 more weeks · Best day Mon, Sep 21 at 12 AM (35)

Named spots · 183

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

171 more spots, A to Z

Nearest tide stations

Quonset PointNOAA 84540496.2 miConimicut LightNOAA 84529446.5 miNewportNOAA 84526608.6 miFall RiverNOAA 84473869 miProvidenceNOAA 845400013.4 miNew Bedford HarborNOAA 844763620.2 mi

Regulations

RIDEM saltwater regulations Buy a Rhode Island fishing license License types

Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management, Division of Marine Fisheries. Synced with RIDEM Sep 21, 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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