Fishing guides on the Watch Hill.

The Watch Hill is fished by 4 guides in the Driftline directory, across Connecticut and Rhode Island. Book straight with the guide. Driftline takes no commission and charges nothing to be listed.

4 guides · Connecticut and Rhode Island

The Watch Hill is fished by 4 guides in the Driftline directory. They are based in New London, CT, Pawtucket, RI, and North Kingstown, RI, plus 1 other towns. Trips run as nearshore for striped bass, bluefish, fluke, blackfish, and shark. 2 of the 4 list a season, and the dates vary by operation (for example May to Nov and May into fall). You book straight with the guide: Driftline takes no commission and charges nothing to be listed.

On the Watch Hill, photographed by Marlintini SportfishingMarlintini Sportfishing, CT
On the Watch Hill
4 guides on the Watch Hill
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Which guides fish the Watch Hill?

Marlintini Sportfishing, On The Rocks Charters, Snowfly Charters, and Watch Hill Charters. Every listing links straight to that operation, with their own water, phone number, and booking page.

What fish can you catch on the Watch Hill?

Guides here run trips for striped bass, bluefish, fluke, blackfish, shark, tuna, bluefin tuna, and bonito. What is biting shifts through the year, so the guide sets the day around what is fishing best.

What kind of trips run on the Watch Hill?

nearshore trips. Trip lengths, group sizes, and what is included are set by each guide directly.

When can you fish the Watch Hill with a guide?

2 of the 4 list a season, and the dates vary by operation (for example May to Nov and May into fall).

Where is the Watch Hill fished from?

The guides listed here work out of New London, CT, Pawtucket, RI, North Kingstown, RI, and Westerly, RI.

Do you need a fishing licence?

Yes, and it is the licence of the state you fish, not the guide's. Buy your own from Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection and Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management, Division of Fish and Wildlife. Each guide's page links the agency for their state.

How do you book a guide on the Watch Hill?

You book directly with the guide, from their own listing. Driftline takes no commission and no booking fee, so the price you get is the guide's own.

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