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Bucks Horn Brook is a public river in Kent County, Rhode Island, managed by State of Rhode Island (public / navigable water). You can fish it on a Rhode Island inland fishing licence; bank access is at RI DEM boat launches, Trout Management Area parking areas and bridge crossings. Rhode Island has no blanket streambed-access law; away from a public access point, wading or bank fishing may cross private property, so check current signage or ask permission. Public access confirmed via public-trust river.
An RI DEM-stocked trout stream — wild and stocked brook, brown and rainbow trout in cool headwater reaches, several times a year per the DEM stocking schedule.
It runs roughly 6 miles through the South County region. Anglers here mostly fish for brook trout, brown trout, rainbow trout. The nearest other mapped waters on PiscaMaps are Warwick Brook and Little Grass Pond.
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 rivers (the Pawtuxet, Woonasquatucket, Moshassuck, Ten Mile and Pawcatuck) are waded or floated by canoe or kayak; only the lower, tidal reaches of the Providence, Pawtuxet and Pawcatuck rivers take a larger boat.
Bank & bivvy camping: You can fish this river on a Rhode Island freshwater fishing licence; bank and wading access is at RI DEM access points and bridge crossings — check current DEM signage for any water, as bank ownership and access rights vary by reach.
Tackle: This water is on RI DEM's trout-stocking program; check the current DEM freshwater fishing abstract for any special limit or artificial-lures-only rule on this specific reach.
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 river under the state's public-trust doctrine for navigable water.
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