Local Waters
Barber Pond
South Kingstown, RI · about 67 hours from Eugene (typical, off-peak)
A named DEM trout pond in South County.
Salt River / stream Lake / pond Shop (desk) Guide only Parking Stay State access Private — ask first
- Season
- Opening day is usually the second Saturday in April. Trout stamp required. Confirm DEM. Official rule
- License
- Rhode Island freshwater license
- Park
- DEM Barber Pond fishing access in South Kingstown. Heavily stocked named pond.
- Walk in
- Short walk from the signed public lot.
- Wading
- Confirm the bank and flow before you step in.
- Usual window
- Confirm the digest for this week.
- Sunday conditions
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S 2 mph around dawn. Fine to go.
- Sky
- ⛅ 79° partly
- Sun and moon
- Rise 6:02 · 🌔 Waxing gibbous · Set 7:36
- Wind at dawn
- S 2 mph · Mostly Cloudy · 57°F
- Wind later
-
- dawn: S 2 mph
- 10am: S 1 mph
- 2pm: NNW 3 mph
- dusk: NNW 7 mph
- A setup that belongs here
- 5- or 6-wt unless the water is bigger.
- Notes
- DEM designated trout water. Trout stamp. Confirm DEM.
Log this trip
Stays on this phone only. Nobody else sees it.
Shops
Guides
Shop desks, plus a few independents who fish public water. We do not take a cut. Call them.
The Saltwater Edge — book a day
Newport, RI · shore / boat · Half or full day
Good for: First RI striper from public shore
Shop desk for Narragansett Bay and the south shore.