Fishing Waterman Pond in Kent County, Rhode Island

• Overview

  You will find Waterman Pond in Kent County, Rhode Island. It lies 476 feet above sea level. With some 32 acres of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. By elevation it is in the upper part of our Rhode Island listings. For supplies, Coventry is 2.6 miles out. For a city, Providence is 18 miles off. A border sits close enough to be relevant to the paperwork.

• Where to Fish on Waterman Pond

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Survey and observation records for Kent County include bluegill, largemouth bass and smallmouth bass. County records show what lives in the area; the local agency holds the water-by-water list. On Waterman Pond a short move beats a long cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-run averages give July about 70°F and January about 26°F. A long season, with weather mattering more than the month. In a normal year the cover is thin and short-lived. Autumn steadies things again once the heat lets go. On Waterman Pond that shapes the whole year. Early and late in the day beat the middle for most of the year.

• Tackle & Baits

  The access position is unclear from public sources. Nothing built is recorded close to the bank here. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. A landowner's word beats anything printed elsewhere. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. Carbuncle Pond, 2.5 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. Nothing on Waterman Pond should be assumed from this page alone.