Harrisville Mill Pond Fishing Guide, Providence County, Rhode Island

• Overview

  Harrisville Mill Pond is listed under Providence County, Rhode Island. The shore lies 18 miles out. It covers about 17 acres, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. Nearest place of any size is Harrisville, 0.2 miles away. Pascoag is 1.6 miles and Chepachet 3.7 miles. The county edge is within a short distance of the bank.

• Where to Fish on Harrisville Mill Pond

  Open data we checked carries no depth for this water. Levels move with the draw rather than the rain on water like this. Held water runs deepest at the wall and shallows back to the inflow. Species logged across Providence County include bluegill, common carp and pumpkinseed. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. At Harrisville Mill Pond the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warm month here averages 70°F; the cold one sits at 25°F. Winter puts a hard lid on this one. Ice is part of the season here, ending near late March. On the long-run averages the water opens up around late March and starts locking again about late December. May into June fishes hardest, and September gives a second good stretch before the lid returns. Anyone fishing Harrisville Mill Pond regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  The access position is unclear from public sources. A parking area is marked roughly 120 yards out. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. Lapham Pond, 1.7 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. Check the position on Harrisville Mill Pond before loading the car.