Need a license for the Toilet Bowl now?
 

Now that the 195 bridge is a fixed bridge and below the hurricane barrier , do you need a freshwater license to fish the Toilet Bowl? :)

i sure hope not

I don't know what the law is in RI, but if it was that you needed a license to fish tidewater inside of a fixed bridge--wouldn't you need a license to fish anywhere north of the Newport or Jamestown bridges?

brackish water starts at the falls behind apex. North = fresh need license south brackish, good to go.

Yeh, and you'll be catching "brown trout with yellow spots".

No you dont I was wondering if you need one to fish the thames.

you need a license to fish the thames,,, thats what i was told two years by the game warden at the boat ramp down town,,, they will take a ri or conn,,, license

Narragansett Bay is salt water so the newport bridge etc wouldn't mean anything. As far as I know a license is required above the first fixed bride heading up a freshwater source like a river , etc , where the water is brackish .


Ilovetofish , the thames you do need one above 95. Why are you so sure you don't need one in the toilet bowl?

2.6 Boundaries -- The defined boundaries for the freshwater and saltwater sections of Rhode Island's rivers and streams with regard to the areas where freshwater regulations apply are as follows:
Pawcatuck River--the bridge crossing U.S. Route 1.
Mastuxet Brook--the point at which it empties into Mastuxet Cove.
King Tom Pond outlet into Ninigret Pond--the spillway at the south end of King Tom Pond.
Factory Pond outlet--the seaward opening of the culvert under Teal Road.
Mill Pond outlet into Cards Pond--the bridge on Moonstone Beach Road crossing the west neck of Cards Pond.
Smelt Brook--the bridge closest to the outlet.
Saugatucket River--the Main Street bridge in Wakefield.
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Gilbert Stuart Brook--the point at which it empties into the Pettaquamscutt River.
Wesquage Pond--the culvert at the outlet to Bonnet Shores Beach.
Annaquatucket River--the point at which the it empties into Bissel Cove.
Cocumscussock Brook--the bottom of the first riffle upstream of Wickford Cove.
Potowomut River--the Forge Road spillway.
Maskerchugg River--the Boston Post Road (U.S. Route 1) bridge.
Gorton Pond outlet – to the west of the Amtrack railroad bridge.
Tuscatucket Brook--The West Shore Road bridge.
Old Mill Creek--entirely tidal.
Warner Brook--the Draper Avenue bridge.
Buckeye Brook – the point at which the stream empties into Narragansett Bay
Lockwood Brook--the West Shore Road bridge.
Spring Green Pond outlet--the Warwick Avenue (R.I. Route 117A) bridge.
Pawtuxet River--Narragansett spillway.
Woonasquatucket River--the U.S. Route 1N bridge.
Moshassuck River--the point of confluence with the Woonasquatucket River.
Seekonk River--the Main Street spillway.
Ten Mile River--the Omega Pond spillway.
Annawomscutt Brook--the Pilling Chain Company spillway on Bay Spring Avenue, Barrington.
Mussachuck Creek--the bridge on Washington Road.
Runnins River--the Mink Street (R.I. Route 114A) bridge.
Kickamuit River--the Warren Reservoir spillway.
Sin and Flesh Brook--the Highland Avenue bridge.
Nonquit Pond-- the bridge at Pond Bridge Rd.
Pachet Brook--the West Mail Road (R.I. Route 77) bridge.
Dunderry Brook--the Swamp Road bridge.
Cold Brook--the point at which it empties into Quicksand Pond.
Maidford River--the Paradise Avenue bridge.
Goose Neck Cove--entirely tidal.
Lily Pond--the outlet.
Almy Pond--the outlet.
Prince Pond– (Tiffany Pond), Barrington, that point at which the stream enters the Barrington River.

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I dont no the Boundaries but what I do no at the hurricane barrier were your talking about is all saltwater and the D.E.M. building is right around the corner and I was fishing there last year a D.E.M. officer came down there wnen I was there talked never once asked if I had a liscence. If I get a chance next week I will stop by th D.EM. building and see if they have anything on the boundaries.

Yep:hihi:

I agree it was not a problem in the past or even last year. The question is whether the new bridge below the hurricane barrier (just recently installed) changes its status to license required?

polluted waters should be exempt from licenses.

i doubt the bridge changes anything. i don't think the end all is a bridge.

but it would be good if someone could ask to make sure.

if i get bored on monday i will give a call.

Obviously RI salt vs freshwater demarcations have nothing to do with the first fixed bridge. I don't see how the new bridge would change these boundaries. In fact, according to Saltheart's info, the Providence River is considered entirely saltwater.