Yorker Mill Pond Fishing near Kingston, Rhode Island

• Overview

  Washington County in Rhode Island is where Yorker Mill Pond sits. The bank is 141 feet above sea level. At 17 acres it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. Supplies mean a trip to Kingston, 2.9 miles off. North Kingstown is 3.5 miles away, with Exeter at 3.9 miles. The boundary is close enough to be worth checking before you fish.

• Where to Fish on Yorker Mill Pond

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. Held water runs deepest at the wall and shallows back to the inflow. A reservoir gives you a hard edge, a shelf, and not much else. Washington County records list alewife, bluegill, striped bass and blueback herring among the fish reported. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. At Yorker Mill Pond the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Average temperature peaks around 71°F in July and bottoms out near 28°F in January. The year turns gently, without extremes at either end. It is not guaranteed from one year to the next. Spring and autumn carry the year; summer squeezes it into the ends of the day. Time your trip to Yorker Mill Pond by conditions rather than dates.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. You can park half a mile away and walk in from there. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Parking is often the real limit rather than the bank itself. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. If the gate is shut, Slocum Reservoir at 1.4 miles is the nearest alternative. Treat Yorker Mill Pond as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.