13 piers and shore spots on public waters near Providence — no boat needed.
Distances are straight-line from downtown Providence; below are the 10 closest, grouped by water.
Long Island Sound
Recorded in Long Island Sound: Atlantic Menhaden, Scup, Mummichog, and Bluefish.
Surveyed depths in Long Island Sound reach 383 ft.
- 1Stonington Town Dock Fishing Pier and Memorial: pier on Long Island Sound, ≈ 42.5 mi from downtown.
- 2Stonington Point: shore access on Long Island Sound, ≈ 42.7 mi from downtown.
- 3Fort Rachel Marine: shore access on Long Island Sound, ≈ 43.8 mi from downtown.
- 4Palmer Court (Noank) Public Access: shore access on Long Island Sound, ≈ 45.6 mi from downtown.
- 5Calf Pasture Overlook: shore access on Long Island Sound, ≈ 47.9 mi from downtown.
- 6UCONN-Avery Point: shore access on Long Island Sound, ≈ 48.6 mi from downtown.
- 7Eastern Point Beach: shore access on Long Island Sound, ≈ 48.8 mi from downtown.
- 8Jordan Cove Water Access: shore access on Long Island Sound, ≈ 52 mi from downtown.
- 9Cini Memorial Park: pier on Long Island Sound, ≈ 52.5 mi from downtown.
- 10Railroad Beach: shore access on Long Island Sound, ≈ 52.6 mi from downtown.
When the fish bite here
By our bite calendar, Bay Anchovy is at peak around Providence in November.
SaltwaterPeakBay Anchovy
Anchoa mitchilli
Engraulidae
6 in0.5 lb3 yr4 waters
SaltwaterSlowAtlantic Mackerel
Scomber scombrus
Scombridae
30 in5 lb10 yr1 waterGame fish
SaltwaterSlowAtlantic Menhaden
Brevoortia tyrannus
Clupeidae
15 in2 lb5 yr3 waters
SaltwaterSlowBlack Sea Bass
Centropristis striata
Serranidae
30 in9 lb7 yr3 watersGame fish
SaltwaterSlowBluefish
Pomatomus saltatrix
Pomatomidae
42 in20 lb9 yr35 watersGame fish
BrackishSlowMummichog
Fundulus heteroclitus
Fundulidae
6 in0.5 lb3 yr5 waters









