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Yard Pond is a public lake in Kent County, Rhode Island, managed by Rhode Island DEM Division of Fish and Wildlife. It is public water managed for fishing by Rhode Island DEEP. Public access confirmed via RI DEM.
A Rhode Island warmwater pond — largemouth and smallmouth bass, chain pickerel, yellow perch, black crappie and sunfish, most with a car-top or trailered DEM access point.
Yard Pond covers about 4 acres in the South County region. Anglers here mostly fish for largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, chain pickerel, yellow perch; black crappie, bluegill, brown bullhead are also on record. The nearest other mapped waters on PiscaMaps are Raccoon Brook and Nooseneck River.
Species from PiscaMaps water-type profiles, RI DEM trout-stocking records and hand research.
Night fishing: No statewide night-fishing closure in Rhode Island on inland freshwater; Scituate Reservoir has its own posted access hours under the Providence Water permit program.
Boats: Most Rhode Island ponds take a car-top or small trailered boat via an RI DEM access point; Scituate Reservoir prohibits all boats to protect the drinking-water supply.
Bank & bivvy camping: Camp at Rhode Island state parks and management areas (Burlingame, Arcadia, George Washington); DEM access points themselves are day-use only.
Tackle: Statewide bass and pickerel limits are generous; trout limits and any special artificial-lures-only water follow the current DEM freshwater fishing abstract for this specific water.
Anyone 15 or older needs a Rhode Island freshwater fishing licence — the resident annual is about $21, the non-resident annual about $36, with cheaper short-term non-resident options also sold. A separate saltwater licence (RISAL, free to register) is needed for tidal/coastal species. Residents 65 and older and anyone under 15 fish free. Buy from RI DEM at dem.ri.gov. A Rhode Island freshwater fishing licence covers this water.
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