Sachuest Point National Wildlife Refuge is renowned for its fishing opportunities. Typical fish caught from the refuge shoreline are striped bass, bluefish, tautog and scup.
Anglers need a fishing permit from Rhode Island or a reciprocal state in order to fish at Sachuest Point. Visit to learn more.
The refuge allows saltwater fishing in accordance with and subject to the following conditions: 1) Anglers may saltwater-fish in the Sakonnet River and Sachuest Bay from the refuge shoreline; 2) Anglers may saltwater-fish at Sachuest Beach from September 16 to March 31; 3) Anglers may night-fish after legal sunset with a refuge permit.
Night fishing permits are available at .
The Rhode Island Refuge Complex has partnered with Login.gov to better protect your information and streamline your experience.
- Existing RecAccess users should navigate to the RecAccess site and click the "Sign in with Login.gov" button to continue to create an account or sign in.
- Use the same email to create the Login.gov account as used for RecAccess. Your account will automatically be linked to the existing RecAccess account.
- If the user is unsure which email was used with RecAccess, they can to retrieve it.
- After signing in with Login.gov, the users will be redirected back to RecAccess to access their account, obtain a permit, check-in, etc.
- New RecAccess users:
- Navigate to the .
- Click "Sign in with Login.gov" button to continue to create an account or sign in.
- After signing in with Login.gov, the user will be redirected back to RecAccess to access their account, obtain a permit, check-in, etc. Learn more about
If you are creating a Login.gov account for the first time, use the same email address you use for RecAccess to automatically link accounts.
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