What the water is doing out of Newport, RI and what changed before the next trip: NWS marine alerts and forecast, NOAA tides, attributed reports, and the Rhode Island rules that apply at the dock.
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No attributed report from Newport is on file right now. No report does not mean no fish. It means no operator or regional source we carry has posted one we could link.
Will Sirotnak's October 1 report noted false albacore and bonito still present in the mid-bay and Narragansett area after the storm, though numbers had dropped from the late-September peak. Stripers and bluefish were the main show, with surface feeds from Providence down to the ocean side.
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State-water rules for the species we have verified against Rhode Island DEM Division of Marine Fisheries. Federal water and highly migratory species follow NOAA rules.
| Species | Size | Bag | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Striped bass | 28" to less than 31" total length (slot) | 1 fish per person per day | Openas of Oct 13 |
| Summer flounder | 19" minimum (special shore sites: up to 2 of the 6 may be 17"+) | 6 fish per person per day | Openas of Oct 13 |
| Black sea bass | 16" minimum (not including tail tendril) | General recreational: 3 fish per person per day; party/charter: 4 fish (May 16 – Aug 31), 6 fish (Sept 1 – Dec 31) | Openas of Oct 13 |
| Bluefish | No minimum size | 5 fish per person per day (licensed party/charter: 7 fish per person per day) | Openas of Oct 13 |
| Tautog | 16" minimum; only one fish may be greater than 21" | 3 fish per person per day (Apr 1 – May 31 and Aug 1 – Oct 14); 5 fish per person per day (Oct 15 – Dec 31) | Openas of Oct 13 |
| Scup | 11" minimum (private/rental and party/charter); 9.5" minimum (shore) | 30 fish per person per day (party/charter: 40 fish Sept 1 – Oct 31) | Openas of Oct 13 |
| Weakfish | 16" minimum | 1 fish per person per day | Openas of Oct 13 |
Summarized from Rhode Island DEM Division of Marine Fisheries pages; status derived for Oct 13, 2026. The agency page controls: Rhode Island DEM Division of Marine Fisheries ↗ · Full Rhode Island table →
