Maple Root Pond near West Greenwich: Fishing Spots, Seasons and Access

• Overview

  Look for Maple Root Pond in the Kent County part of Rhode Island. It sits 8.2 miles in from the sea. Surface area runs to about 21 acres — small enough to read in one session. Some 3.5 miles away sits West Greenwich, the nearest settlement. Coventry follows at 4.7 miles, then West Warwick at 4.8 miles. This one sits near enough to a boundary to be worth checking.

• Where to Fish on Maple Root Pond

  Our records hold no depth for this water. Draw-down through summer strips the margins, so follow the water out. Inflow corners move water, and moving water gathers fish. Across Kent County, recorded fish include bluegill, largemouth bass and smallmouth bass. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. Read Maple Root Pond for ten minutes before the first cast goes out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 71°F at the top of summer and 27°F at the bottom of winter. Neither winter nor summer shuts things down for long. It should never be assumed safe, whatever the month says. The hot months push the fishing to dawn and dusk. It holds true on Maple Root Pond more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. You can park half a mile away and walk in from there. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Parking is often the real limit rather than the bank itself. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. Should this one be busy, Reynolds Pond is 1.1 miles off. Check the current arrangement for Maple Root Pond.