As the winter lumbers on many anglers are already feeling the itch to get back on the water for the 2012 fishing year. For most anglers “Opening Day Trout Fishing” generally marks the start of the year for them. I honestly loose sleep before the first day of trout fishing. I think I sleep better on Christmas day then I do on this day. I have dreams of catching “Charlie” the 10 lb lake trout that is anxiously awaiting his first meal at day break.
Last year was a very lucrative year for many anglers as all the elements seems to fall into place. The temperature was just right, the rain held off just long enough and the fish seems to be very hungry. I landed three nice size rainbows and one brown trout on the second week of June last year. There are a variety of good resources that can be found on this site that will help you catch your limit on opening day 2012. Below are some links to some articles that I previously wrote.
- What Fishing Line Strength Should I Use
- Brook Trout Fishing
- How to Catch Trout
- How to Catch Trout in a River
- Fishing Tackle for Beginners
As for the best locations to try here is a list that currently resides on the DEM website for Rhode Island, Connecticut and Massachusetts. Please be sure to check your local DEM website before you head out as this list may change. I placed and (*) next to the ponds and lakes that I personally would recommend.
Rhode Island
- Abbotts Run Brook
- Adamsville Brook and Pond
- Adrich Brook (Butterfly Pond)
- Alton Pond
- Ashaway River
- Ashville Pond
- Barber Pond
- Beach Pond
- Beaver River
- Big River
- Blackstone River
- Branch River
- Brandy Brook
- Breakheart Brook
- Breakheart Pond **
- Brickyard Pond
- Browning Mill Pond
- Brushy Brook
- Bucks Horn Brook
- Carbuncle Pond **
- Carolina Trout Pond
- Cass Pond
- Chepachet River
- Chickasheen Brook
- Clear River
- Deep Pond
- Dexter Pond
- Dolly Cole Brook **
- Dunderry Brook
- Eight Rod Farm Pond
- Falls River
- Flat River
- Foster Green Acres Pond
- Frenchtown Park Pond
- Frosty Hollow Pond
- Geneva Brook & Pond
- Harris River
- Hopkins Mill Pond
- Hunt River
- J.L. Curran Reservoir
- Lapham Pond
- Lloyd Kenney Pond
- Log House Brook
- Meadow Brook
- Meadow Brook Pond
- Melville Ponds
- Memorial Park Pond
- Meshanticut Brook
- Moosup River
- Mowry A.L. Pond *
- Olney Pond
- Parris Brook
- Pawcatuck River
- Pawtuxet River
- Pawtuxet River
- Peck Pond
- Peeptoad Brook
- Ponaganset River
- Roaring Brook & Ponds
- Round Top Brook
- Round Top Ponds
- Saint Mary’s Pond
- Saugatucket River
- Seidel’s Pond
- Shippee Saw Mill Pond **
- Silver Spring Lake
- Silvy’s Brook
- Silvy’s Pond
- Simmons Mill Pond
- Slater Park Pond
- Spring Grove Pond
- Stafford Pond \
- Sylvester’s Pond
- Tarkiln Pond
- Tiogue Lake **
- Tiverton Trout Pond
- Tucker Pond
- Upper Rochambeau Pond
- Wallum Lake *
- Watchaug Pond
- Willett Pond
- Winsor Brook
- Wood River *
- Woonasquatucket River
- Wyoming Pond Richmond & Hopkinton
Best of luck to you all this 2012 fishing season.