Boiling Spring Fishing near New Shoreham, Rhode Island

• Overview

  Boiling Spring sits in Washington County, out in Rhode Island. Salt water lies 0.5 miles off. Small at around 3 acres: two anglers spread out cover most of it. Our Washington County list holds plenty of bigger water. New Shoreham lies 0.3 miles from the water. The big place round here is New Bedford, 46 miles distant. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Boiling Spring

  No depth figure appears in our records, so the bank has to tell you. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Washington County records list alewife, bluegill, striped bass and blueback herring among the fish reported. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. Read Boiling Spring for ten minutes before the first cast goes out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  August runs about 70°F on average, January about 32°F. Seasons here are moderate, and the fishing runs most of the year. It is not guaranteed from one year to the next. April and May are the settled weeks, with October close behind. Keep it in mind when planning a trip to Boiling Spring.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. Parking is mapped about half a mile from the bank. There is a mapped landing stage half a mile away. Toilets show in mapping about half a mile away. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Some banks are open only from a marked point. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. For a change of water, Continental Pond is 0.3 miles distant. Nothing on Boiling Spring should be assumed from this page alone.