Howard Pond Fishing Guide, Providence County, Rhode Island

• Overview

  This water sits in Providence County, Rhode Island. The bank gives way to farm and woodlot. It covers about 8 acres, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. It is a small entry by Providence County standards. Cumberland sits 2.5 miles from the bank. North Attleborough Center is 3.4 miles and Valley Falls 3.5 miles. Local rules may differ a few miles either side of here.

• Where to Fish on Howard Pond

  Depth remains unrecorded, so treat the first session as a survey. Draw-down through summer strips the margins, so follow the water out. Built water gives depth close in, which suits a bank angler. Survey and observation records for 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. The shape of Howard Pond decides where the fish sit.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate normals give 71°F for July and 26°F for January. Most months fish reasonably, given the right weather. In a normal year the cover is thin and short-lived. The hot months push the fishing to dawn and dusk. Howard Pond runs to its own calendar within the local pattern. Late summer often means an early start or nothing at all.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. Mapping puts a reserve boundary across this water; check what it allows. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Season dates differ by species, so read the table. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. The nearest alternative is Rawson Pond, 0.7 miles out. The position on Howard Pond is worth confirming on the day.