Fishing Simmons Pond in Newport County, Rhode Island

• Overview

  Rhode Island holds Simmons Pond, in Newport County. The setting is open valley. Around 29 acres of surface means several distinct areas to work. Portsmouth is the closest town at 6.8 miles. For a city, New Bedford is 13 miles off. Close by you have: Grays Mill Pond out at 1.6 miles, Watson Reservoir at 1.6 miles, Angeline Cove out at 2.1 miles, Quicksand Pond at 2.5 miles and Nonquit Pond out at 2.9 miles. Local rules may differ a few miles either side of here.

• Where to Fish on Simmons Pond

  Our records carry no depth, so judge it from the bank. Time trips to the tide table rather than the clock here. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Across Newport County, recorded fish include striped bass, American eel and alewife. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. Fish Simmons Pond to its features, not to its size.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Seasonal averages run from 29°F in January up to 72°F in July. Most months fish reasonably, given the right weather. Cover comes and goes, so treat it with suspicion rather than trust. The hot months push the fishing to dawn and dusk. The season on Simmons Pond follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  The access position is unclear from public sources. A car park sits roughly half a mile away. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Take the rules with you rather than trusting memory. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. Grays Mill Pond at 1.6 miles is the sensible second choice. Nothing here settles the position at Simmons Pond for certain.