Woonsocket Reservoir Number Three, Rhode Island: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Set in Providence County, Woonsocket Reservoir Number Three is a Rhode Island water. The setting is mixed woodland on every side. With some 243 acres of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. Size puts it in the front rank of our Providence County list. For a base, Cumberland Hill sits 2.7 miles out. Beyond it, Smithfield at 3 miles and North Smithfield at 3 miles. Rules can differ a short way off, since the county line is near.

• Where to Fish on Woonsocket Reservoir Number Three

  There is no recorded depth, so work from what you can see. Held water runs deepest at the wall and shallows back to the inflow. Levels move with the draw rather than the rain on water like this. Survey and observation records for Providence County include bluegill, common carp and pumpkinseed. Several of these carry legal protection or closed seasons; the rulebook comes before the rod. The near bank of Woonsocket Reservoir Number Three is often the one people ignore.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages move between 26°F in January and 71°F in July. Ice comes and goes from one year to the next. Cover comes and goes, so treat it with suspicion rather than trust. November and March are the quiet, comfortable months to be out. It sets the rhythm of the year at Woonsocket Reservoir Number Three.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. Mapping is blank for access, so scout the approach before committing the car. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Parking is often the real limit rather than the bank itself. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. Failing this one, try Meaders Pond, 1.7 miles away. Where Woonsocket Reservoir Number Three is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.