Patch Picks: Best Freshwater Fishing Spots

Spring has sprung! Saturday kicks off the 2011 freshwater fishing season, and Lorraine Danti, owner of in Warren, has some suggestions on where to go. So grab a pole, get some bait and go fishing this weekend!

1. One of the fishing holes and most popular is Brickyard Pond in Barrington.
2. Or, stay on this side of the bridge and visit Melville Ponds*, a popular spot in Portsmouth.
3. In the Tiverton area, some great places are Adamsville Brook and Pond, Eight Rod Farm Pond, and Stafford Pond*.
4. Just a skip away from Tiverton, Little Compton offers freshwater fishing at Dunderry Brook (including Wigwam pond).
5. If you are looking for a great place to take the whole family, Danti suggests Olney Pond located in Lincoln Woods.
6. Is your child tired of watching all the pros catch the big fish? Try Slater Park Pond in Pawtucket, or Geneva Brook & Pond in North Providence, where only minors under the age of 14 are allowed to fish.

As for bait and tackle, Danti has a few suggestions.

"A size 14 gold treble hook is really popular," she said. "You can use any small tackle, light line, with either a trout worm, meal worm or hatchery formula power bait."

For a full list of freshwater fishing ponds in Rhode Island, click here.

*State-owned or controlled public access

Where do you like to fish?