Peck Pond Fishing in Providence County, Rhode Island

• Overview

  Peck Pond stands in Providence County, Rhode Island. Height above sea level is 548 feet. The water measures roughly 14 acres, so nothing here is far from anything else. It is high ground by Rhode Island standards. Thompson lies 3.8 miles from the water. Beyond it, Pascoag at 5 miles and Foster at 5.9 miles. Two sets of local rules meet not far from this water.

• Where to Fish on Peck Pond

  Depth here is unknown, so count the lead down before committing. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Public occurrence data for Providence County names 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. On Peck Pond the first feature you find is usually worth a session.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Between January at about 24°F and July at about 70°F, the water has a wide range to work through. The freeze arrives properly here and holds. Ice-out usually falls in late March, and the weeks after it fish hardest. Averages place the thaw at late March and the freeze at late December. Spring is short and heavy here; autumn is longer and steadier. It holds true on Peck Pond more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  We hold no note on access for this one. There is recorded parking some half a mile off. There are picnic tables recorded roughly half a mile off. 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. Ask in the nearest town if you are unsure. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. For a change of water, Clarkville Pond is 0.9 miles distant. For Peck Pond, the notice at the access point is the final word.