Kimball Reservoir near North Scituate: Fishing Spots, Seasons and Access

• Overview

  Look for Kimball Reservoir in the Providence County part of Rhode Island. It sits 8.9 miles in from the sea. The water covers some 25 acres, so pick a bank rather than trying to cover it all. The town to know is North Scituate, 1.3 miles out. After that come Greenville at 2.4 miles and Johnston at 3.1 miles. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Kimball Reservoir

  Nothing we hold settles how deep this runs. Rip-rap along the wall holds fish that the open bank never does. Held water runs deepest at the wall and shallows back to the inflow. Survey and observation records for Providence County include bluegill, common carp, pumpkinseed, black crappie and chain pickerel. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. Anyone new to Kimball Reservoir should walk it once before setting up.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July runs about 71°F on average, January about 26°F. Conditions shift steadily rather than sharply. Cover comes and goes, so treat it with suspicion rather than trust. March through May is the strongest run, with October and November a second stretch. On Kimball Reservoir that shapes the whole year.

• Tackle & Baits

  The rules here are undocumented as far as public sources go. No built facilities appear in mapping around this water. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Bank access can be seasonal on ground like this. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. Moswansicut Pond, 0.8 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. Check the current arrangement for Kimball Reservoir.