Rhode Island Fishing Regulations
Are you familiar with the fishing regulation in Rhode Island?
It is never a bad idea to check it again before your next outing.
Rhode Island Fishing License
Purchasing a fishing license you are helping to preserve the environment and also ensure that future generations can enjoy fishing as you are.
Among other things, your fishing license fees support fisheries and hatcheries management, education programs about fishing and conservation, protection of endangered species.
Here it is where you can get your fishing license.
Links to Rhode Island Government Agencies
Here are a few websites of Rhode Island's agencies involved in regulation and conservation.
Rhode Island Fishing News
Check out what is the latest fishing buzz in Rhode Island.
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Drunk driver who lost $15.2M case arrested after Ashaway crash
- Then as now, Ernst, 72, a Coast Guard veteran, is a resident of the Rhode Island Veterans Home in Bristol ... He said he had worked on a fishing vessel and had built his own boat. Mandell praised Ernst for his positive outlook on life and ...
- Westerly Sun
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- 3/17/2012 8:12:49 PM
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EDITORIAL: Missing boy's tale was a difficult call
- Rhode Island State Police and lo- cal police had been working on the case and questioning neighbors and friends of the teen. Maybe to the police it appeared to be a routine teen escapade, but the mother’s pleas for help and the length of time ...
- Westerly Sun
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- 3/16/2012 8:14:01 PM
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ANOTHER VIEW: We made it easier to do business; now let's follow up
- A legislative package of bills that originated in the Senate last year — Making it Easy to Do Business in Rhode Island — is now in place in law, paving the way to an improved economic climate in the state by eliminating bureaucratic barriers ...
- Westerly Sun
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- 3/16/2012 8:14:01 PM
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Bishop Tobin underlines 'sin' of gay marriage
- PROVIDENCE — The leader of Rhode Island’s Roman Catholics has renewed his opposition to gay marriage, calling it an “ill-advised social experiment.” Bishop Thomas Tobin wrote in The Rhode Island Catholic newspaper on Wednesday that same ...
- Westerly Sun
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- 3/16/2012 7:56:42 AM
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Court log: Fri. March 16
- He was released on a promise to appear on March 29 The disposition of local arrests can be found on the Rhode Island Judiciary website and the Connecticut Judicial branch website.
- Westerly Sun
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- 3/16/2012 7:28:04 AM
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Police log: Fri. March 16
- Roberto Toledo, 22, of 2 Knight St., Apartment C, Westerly was charged Tuesday on a bench warrant issued by Rhode Island Superior Court. • Tanner J. Hurley, 21, of 32 Langworthy Road, Westerly was charged Wednesday with attempted breaking and ...
- Westerly Sun
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- 3/16/2012 7:28:04 AM
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InBrief News: URI sees highest applicant pool ever
- KINGSTON (AP) — More students than ever are applying to the University of Rhode Island. The 120-year-old university says freshman applications for the fall rose to 20,414, three percent higher than in 2011. And some applications are still coming in.
- Westerly Sun
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- 3/15/2012 7:29:16 AM
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Light ordinance proving difficult
- “So I think we need to emphasize the conversation between Fish & Wildlife, Frosty Drew and Parks & Recreation,” Johnson said. “They all have to work together to work something out.” In reference to remarks about the lights at the ...
- Westerly Sun
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- 3/10/2012 8:11:14 PM
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InBrief Local Sports
- A former Westerly High standout will be among those honored today during the Division I girls’ basketball championship at the University of Rhode Island’s Ryan Center. Ron Stenhouse, who was All-State in 1957 and 1958, will be among 13 male ...
- Westerly Sun
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- 3/9/2012 8:26:44 PM
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Hopkinton hosts governor’s business forum
- HOPKINTON -- More than 75 business owners and government officials converged on the Town Hall in Hopkinton Friday for the latest in a series of business forums organized by the governor’s office and the Rhode Island Economic Development Corporation.
- Westerly Sun
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- 3/9/2012 8:12:25 PM
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Court log: Fri. March 9
- John E. Gardner, 40, 10 Locustville Road, Hope Valley, pleaded not guilty to a Rhode Island State Police charge of driving while under the influence of alcohol or drugs, blood alcohol content over .15. He was released on a promise to appear on ...
- Westerly Sun
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- 3/9/2012 7:26:29 AM
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Police logs: Fri. March 9
- Rockholz was transported to the Hope Valley barracks, arraigned before a justice of the peace and released. The disposition of local arrests can be found on the Rhode Island Judiciary website and the Connecticut Judicial branch website.
- Westerly Sun
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- 3/9/2012 7:26:29 AM
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Westerly, Chariho staying put in football realignment
- The two schools are no longer in the same league now that the Rhode Island Interscholastic League has completed its realignment of football and five other fall sports. Division II Super Bowl champion Chariho remains in Division II-A, as does ...
- Westerly Sun
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- 3/9/2012 7:26:29 AM
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Chambers to honor ‘40 Under Forty’
- Eighteen residents of the Westerly, Pawcatuck and Chariho region have earned a spot on the Southern Rhode Island 40 Under Forty Award list selected by SO Rhode Island magazine and The United Chambers of Southern Rhode Island. To be eligible ...
- Westerly Sun
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- 3/8/2012 7:27:40 AM
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Judge imposes curfews on two defendants
- Police have confirmed that a juvenile suspect is being held at the Rhode Island Training School, and they are seeking a third adult in connection with the case. The assault occurred at 9:45 p.m. Monday in the parking lot of the Ocean Community YMCA.
- Westerly Sun
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- 3/8/2012 7:27:40 AM
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Tribe's film, education tools offer new perspective
- Nods to the Narragansett Indian Tribe are present all around Rhode Island. Towns, streets ... after catching more fish than they needed from School House Pond (located on the Narragansett reservation in Charlestown), were punished by being ...
- Westerly Sun
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- 3/3/2012 8:41:01 PM
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Cable TV boxes burn a lot of energy
- “Such losses would reverberate throughout the marine environment and have profound social impacts, as well, especially on the fishing and tourism industries,” NRDC reports. “The loss of coral reefs would also reduce the protection that ...
- Westerly Sun
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- 3/3/2012 8:12:23 PM
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Bill would turn school finances over to towns
- State Sen. John Tassoni Jr., D-Smithfield, the main sponsor of the bill, said the legislation is necessary given Rhode Island’s current economic crisis. “It doesn’t seem to be working now,” he said. “Every school department is in trouble financially.
- Westerly Sun
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- 3/2/2012 8:27:53 PM
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Sciro plays through injury in final game
- SMITHFIELD — When Michael-Thomas Sciro arrived home from practice Wednesday he thought his season was over. Westerly High’s senior guard injured his ankle during the Bulldogs’ final preparation for Thursday’s East Regional boys ...
- Westerly Sun
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- 3/2/2012 6:59:00 AM
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McGair: Getting to know Cumberland native Mike Roose
- “In Rhode Island, when you’re a freshman or sophomore, you don’t see 80 miles per hour. Going down to Florida, everyone at least is throwing 85,” added Roose. “You think you’re a big fish here – I felt I was one of the best kids in Cumberland ...
- Woonsocket Call
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- 2/26/2012 4:59:04 PM
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Misquamicut sewer plans offered
- Town Manager Steven Hartford said that if approved, the town could use a revolving loan fund administered by the Rhode Island Clean Water Finance Agency ... boosts algae growth and reduces oxygen for fish and plants. The project’s cost estimates are ...
- Westerly Sun
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- 2/25/2012 9:53:44 PM
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Pierce St. resident rattled by police
- He was informed by the voices on the other side of the door that they were Westerly Police officers and a Rhode Island Department of Children Youth & Families worker. Garrett said he asked the police what they wanted and they informed him they were looking
- Westerly Sun
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- 2/24/2012 6:38:40 AM
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Seaport ship has a new captain
- MYSTIC - Mystic Seaport recently named Nicholas Alley to be the next captain of the schooner Brilliant. For nearly 60 years, thanks to the generosity and foresight of Briggs Cunningham, the schooner Brilliant has served as the Seaport's primary sail ...
- Westerly Sun
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- 2/24/2012 4:58:27 AM
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Motel asks for 75-seat outdoor restaurant
- The plans are also subject to review and approval by the Rhode Island Coastal Resources Management Council, the building department, the state Department of Health, and the Licensing Board. Planning officials also asked that Argonese notify the ...
- Westerly Sun
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- 2/23/2012 7:58:35 AM
Rhode Island Guides/Outfitters
Want to learn a new fishing technique or need some help for you next outing? Check out one of the guide/outfitter services listed below.
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Rhode Island Fishing Clubs
Want to join an interest group near you?
Look up the following list of fishing clubs in Rhode Island.
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