Quidnick Reservoir Fishing Guide, Kent County, Rhode Island

• Overview

  The Kent County end of Rhode Island holds Quidnick Reservoir. Beyond the shoreline you have farm and woodlot. It measures about 172 acres, which is a comfortable size for bank fishing. There is roughly 2.4 miles of shoreline here, which is a short walk end to end. On our Kent County list it sits near the top for size. For supplies, Coventry is 1.4 miles out. It is 17 miles to Providence, the nearest city. This one sits near enough to a boundary to be worth checking.

• Where to Fish on Quidnick Reservoir

  There is no published depth for this one, so start shallow and work out. Points where the flooded channel swings in are the reliable ones. Levels move with the draw rather than the rain on water like this. Public occurrence data for Kent County names bluegill, largemouth bass and smallmouth bass. It is the county picture; the agency list is water-specific. At Quidnick Reservoir the water rewards a slow, careful approach.

• Seasonal Patterns

  In an average year July sits at 70°F and January at 26°F. Fishing continues through most of the calendar, with quiet spells rather than closures. Some winters give nothing at all, so plan for open water. Spring and autumn carry the year; summer squeezes it into the ends of the day. Keep it in mind when planning a trip to Quidnick Reservoir.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. There is somewhere to leave the car, half a mile off. There is a jetty half a mile off, worth knowing on a busy day. Someone has mapped a fishing spot half a mile off. There are picnic tables recorded roughly half a mile off. There are toilets mapped about half a mile away. Where a permit is needed, the nearest town usually sells it. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. None of that is settled for Quidnick Reservoir in what we hold.