Tidal water has no streamflow gauge. Tide predictions, water level and water temperature from the nearest NOAA stations are in the readings below.
The Providence River is a saltwater flats in Rhode Island, listed as Agency-named saltwater fishing water by RIDEM Division of Marine Fisheries (2026 Saltwater Fishing guide, official eRegulations edition).
RIDEM Division of Marine Fisheries (2026 Saltwater Fishing guide, official eRegulations edition) lists 2 species, including bluefish and striped bass. 2 guides nearby are listed here.
Providence River is a saltwater flats in Rhode Island.
Start from the agency's public access map. Nothing on this page grants or implies access: check the agency map, posted signs and landowner permission before you fish.
Nothing on this page grants or implies access.
Restrooms within 2 miles of Providence River in a straight line, nearest first, with what anglers found when they went. The map says a restroom is there, not whether it is clean or open today.
Map of 3 restrooms near Providence River
Skip the map; every place is in the list belowMap of 3 restrooms near Providence River, numbered as in the list, with the water’s point marked.
Not rated yet — be the first to tell other anglers if it's clean.
Mapped on OpenStreetMap · see or fix it on the map
Not rated yet — be the first to tell other anglers if it's clean.
Mapped on OpenStreetMap · see or fix it on the map
Not rated yet — be the first to tell other anglers if it's clean.
Mapped on OpenStreetMap · see or fix it on the map
Restroom locations and map details: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database License, read Oct 24, 2026. Ratings, answers and photos are members' own; who shared them is never shown, and every photo is reviewed before it appears. Visits older than 18 months no longer count. Distances are straight-line miles, not driving. Nothing here grants access to private land. Community guidelines.
Designated trout waterRepresentative photo · not Ten Mile RiverThe Eightmile River at Lyme, Connecticut. Photo: John Phelan, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Ten Mile River.
Rhode Island · about 3 mi
Designated trout waterRepresentative photo · not Woonasquatucket RiverThe Swift River at the Bondsville dam, Massachusetts, downstream of Quabbin Reservoir. Photo: Richard B. Johnson (LymanSchool), CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Woonasquatucket River.
Rhode Island · about 5 mi
Designated trout waterRepresentative photo · not North Branch Pawtuxet RiverThe Salmon River above the Comstock Bridge, Connecticut. Photo: H. Morrow Long, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not North Branch Pawtuxet River.
Rhode Island · about 10 mi
Fly-fishing onlyRepresentative photo · not Upper Rochambeau PondMooselookmeguntic Lake from Oquossoc, Maine. Photo: Doug Kerr, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Upper Rochambeau Pond.
Rhode Island · about 11 mi
Designated trout waterRepresentative photo · not Hunt RiverThe Naugatuck River at Derby, Connecticut. Photo: Staib, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Hunt River.
Rhode Island · about 12 mi
Designated trout waterRepresentative photo · not South Branch Pawtuxet RiverThe Farmington River at Collinsville, Connecticut (downstream of the West Branch tailwater). Photo: John Phelan, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not South Branch Pawtuxet River.
Rhode Island · about 12 mi
Seasons, limits, special regulations and closures for each reach are on the agency pages below. Read them before you go.
Each comes from the agency's own published list; where the list names a reach it is quoted. A designation applies to the listed reach, not necessarily the whole water. Listed in the finder under saltwater.
On the Providence River Estuary (Providence and Seekonk Rivers) list (RIDEM Division of Marine Fisheries (2026 Saltwater Fishing guide, official eRegulations edition), read 2026-10-24). All waters with this designation
Listings marked Unclaimed are built from open map records and the business's own website: confirm licensing, rates, dates and hours directly.
Portsmouth, RI · 17 mi
Saltwater & ocean charters · Beginners & lessons
Nearby
No shop nearby yet.
The species the agency lists here; presence varies by reach and season.
Listed by the state agency
Species guide
Striped bass (Morone saxatilis), illustration by Duane Raver for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Photo: Duane Raver, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
None of our destination hubs is within 40 miles in a straight line. The trip planner builds a trip around the water itself: the guides and shops listed within 40 miles of it, its gauges and its nearest towns and airports.
No hub within 40 miles
A saltwater flats fly-fishing checklist: a 9 ft 8 weight rod, sealed-drag reel, tropical line, fluorocarbon leaders and shrimp/crab flies, plus sun protection and flats booties, with estimated prices and where to buy.
9′ rod, 8 weight, sealed-drag reel, tropical floating line · Bonefish, redfish, permit and other flats species
Open the checklistSight casting, the strip set and sun on the water.
Public YouTube videos from established channels, chosen by us to support this page. Not sponsored; the creators are not affiliated with Legendary Fly Gear.
Not sponsored All videos on saltwater flats
Trip stories anglers chose to share publicly and tagged with Providence River.
No stories from here yet.
Not a statement of access, fish presence or conditions.
A water page organises discovery. It does not assert public access, legal access, current fish presence, guide availability or fishing conditions.
Flows, gauge statistics and flood stages come from USGS and the National Weather Service when the page is shown; tides from NOAA CO-OPS. Regulations, stocking, species and season statements link to the agency that publishes them; this page copies only the species names and the quoted sentences. Guide and shop listings come from the Legendary directories. Position: the point for “Providence River” (stream) in the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Water type is our own classification.
Tide predictions predictions for NOAA station Providence, State Pier no.1 (8454000), 0.5 miles from this water in a straight line. Times are local time at the station; heights in feet above mean lower low water.
Thu, Nov 5
Fri, Nov 6
Sat, Nov 7
Predictions are astronomical tide tables; wind and pressure move real water levels. Station predictions page
Observed Nov 5, 6:12 PM EST at Providence (0.5 mi)
Checked Nov 5, 6:18 PM EST; observations refresh at most every 15 minutes and predictions daily. Conditions change: re-check before you go. This is general guidance, not a fishing forecast, a safety guarantee or a statement about access.
Designated trout waterRepresentative photo · not Ten Mile RiverThe Eightmile River at Lyme, Connecticut. Photo: John Phelan, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Ten Mile River.
Designated trout waterRepresentative photo · not Woonasquatucket RiverThe Swift River at the Bondsville dam, Massachusetts, downstream of Quabbin Reservoir. Photo: Richard B. Johnson (LymanSchool), CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Woonasquatucket River.
Designated trout waterRepresentative photo · not North Branch Pawtuxet RiverThe Salmon River above the Comstock Bridge, Connecticut. Photo: H. Morrow Long, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not North Branch Pawtuxet River.
Fly-fishing onlyRepresentative photo · not Upper Rochambeau PondMooselookmeguntic Lake from Oquossoc, Maine. Photo: Doug Kerr, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Upper Rochambeau Pond.
Rhode Island · about 11 mi
Designated trout waterRepresentative photo · not Hunt RiverThe Naugatuck River at Derby, Connecticut. Photo: Staib, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Hunt River.
Designated trout waterRepresentative photo · not South Branch Pawtuxet RiverThe Farmington River at Collinsville, Connecticut (downstream of the West Branch tailwater). Photo: John Phelan, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not South Branch Pawtuxet River.
