Fly fishing near Charlestown, Rhode Island

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14 waters with a page lie within 25 miles of Charlestown, Rhode Island, in a straight line; the nearest are Pawcatuck River (4 mi), Beaver River (8 mi) and Wood River (9 mi).

More about Charlestown

1 fly-fishing guide is in Charlestown or within 15 miles, unclaimed unless marked on their page. The nearest destination hub is Northwest Connecticut: the Farmington & the Housatonic, 77 miles away.

Updated · Sources: USGS GNIS (town point)

14 waters near Charlestown

About this

Straight-line miles from the town's point in the USGS Geographic Names Information System to the nearest mapped point or gauge on each water; the road is longer. Each page has the live flow where a gauge reports, the agency's rules and access map, and who guides it.

Within 25 miles, straight line

  1. Pawcatuck RiverFreestone river · 4 mi · Designated trout water · live USGS flow
  2. Beaver RiverFreestone river · 8 mi · Catch and release · live USGS flow
  3. Wood RiverFreestone river · 9 mi · Special-regulation trout water · live USGS flow
  4. Deep PondLake or reservoir · 13 mi · Fly-fishing only
  5. Block IslandSurf and shore · 14 mi · Agency-named saltwater fishing water
  6. Billings LakeLake or reservoir · 15 mi · Agency-named bass water
  7. Lowden BrookFreestone river · 20 mi · Catch and release
  8. Amos LakeLake or reservoir · 20 mi · Agency-named bass water
  9. Sachuest BaySaltwater flats · 21 mi · Agency-named saltwater fishing water
  10. Hunt RiverFreestone river · 21 mi · Designated trout water · live USGS flow
  11. Sakonnet RiverSaltwater flats · 22 mi · Agency-named saltwater fishing water
  12. South Branch Pawtuxet RiverFreestone river · 22 mi · Designated trout water · live USGS flow
  13. Shetucket RiverFreestone river · 25 mi · Steelhead / salmon water · live USGS flow
  14. North Branch Pawtuxet RiverFreestone river · 25 mi · Designated trout water · live USGS flow

Fly-fishing guides nearby

About this

Guides and outfitters that name Charlestown as their town or are mapped within 15 miles. Confirm licences, rates and dates directly; listings are unclaimed unless their page says claimed.

Where this comes from

Sources

Town point: USGS Geographic Names Information System (town points) (U.S. Geological Survey, public domain), feature 1217684, Washington County. Water positions, gauges, designations and species: the sources listed on each water page. Guides and shops: their own websites, as listed on each page. Nothing here grants or implies access: check the agency map, posted signs and landowner permission before you fish.

Nothing here grants access. Check maps, signs and landowners.