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2009 Rhode Island Size and Bag Limits of Saltwater Gamefish (Recreational)Non-Game Species |
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| Species | Image | Bag Limit / Minimum Size |
| American Eel
[Anguilla rostrata] |
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50 fish - 6 inch minimum (no closed season) |
| American Plaice (a.k.a Dab) [Hippoglossoides platessoides] |
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14 inch minimum no bag limit (no closed season) |
| Black Sea Bass [Centropristis striata]
|
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25 fish - 12 inch minimum (no closed season) |
| Bluefish [Pomatomus saltatrix] |
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10 fish - No minimum size (no closed season) |
| Cod [
Gadus morhua] |
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Massachusetts Official State Fish 22 inch minimum 10 fish/person/day (no closed season) |
| Fluke (a.k.a Summer Flounder) [Paralichthys dentatus]
|
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June 17 to December 31 21 inch minimum size 7 fish per day bag limit |
| Haddock [
Melanogrammus aeglefinus] |
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19 inch minimum no bag limit (no closed season) |
| Monkfish (a.k.a. Goosefish) [Lophius americanus] |
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17 inch whole,
11 inch tail 50 lbs tails/day (no closed season) |
| Pollock [
Pollachius pollachius] |
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19 inch minimum no bag limit (no closed season) |
| Scup (a.k.a. Porgy) [Stenotomus chrysops]
|
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Shore and Private Boat 10.5 inch minimum - 25 fish per day July 1 to Oct 31 Party and Charter Boat June 12 - Aug 31 - 10 fish/person/day Sept 1 - Oct 15 - 45 fish/person/day |
| Striped Bass [Morone saxatilis] |
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RI Official State Fish 2 fish - 28 inch minimum (no closed season) |
| Tautog (a.k.a. Blackfish) [
Tautoga onitis] |
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Split Seasons 16 inch minimum Season 1: April 15-May 31, 3 fish/person/day June 1-June 30: CLOSED Season 2: July 1-Oct. 16, 3 fish/person/day Season 3: Oct. 17-Dec. 15, 8 fish/person/day |
| Weakfish (a.k.a. Squeteague) [Cynoscion regalis] |
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16 inch minimum 6 fish/person/day (no closed season) |
| Winter Flounder [Pleuronectes americanus]
|
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Split Season 4 fish/person/day Season 1: April 25 - May 24 Season 2: Sept. 26 - Oct. 25 |
| Witch Flounder (a.k.a.Gray Sole) [Glyptocephalus cynoglossus] |
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14 inch minimum no bag limit (no closed season) |
| Yellowtail Flounder [Limanda ferruginea] |
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13 inch minimum no bag limit (no closed season) |
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