Thirty Acre Pond Fishing in Washington County, Rhode Island

• Overview

  The Washington County entry here is Thirty Acre Pond, in Rhode Island. The land about it is farm and woodlot. The water measures roughly 18 acres, so nothing here is far from anything else. The nearest place of any size is Kingston, 1.4 miles away. South Kingstown lies 3.2 miles off, Wakefield-Peacedale another 3.9 miles. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Thirty Acre Pond

  There is no published depth for this one, so start shallow and work out. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Washington County records list alewife, bluegill, striped bass, blueback herring and American shad among the fish reported. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. Treat Thirty Acre Pond as a water to read rather than to cover.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warm month here averages 71°F; the cold one sits at 28°F. A lid forms in a hard winter only. In milder years the edges alone go, and the middle never sets. February into May fishes hardest as the water warms. On Thirty Acre Pond that shapes the whole year. Spring warms the shallows first, so start there.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. Plains Road South Lot holds the nearest mapped parking, half a mile out. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Bank access can be seasonal on ground like this. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. Should this one be busy, Hundred Acre Pond is 0.6 miles off. Nothing on Thirty Acre Pond should be assumed from this page alone.