Rhode Island offers a vast variety of fishing opportunities in both freshwater and saltwater. Freshwater fishing in RI offers a wide variety of species ranging from Trout to Bass, with many other species in between. Some of the primary species available would be Largemouth Bass, Rainbow, Brown and Brook Trout, as well as many species of panfish, such as Sunfish, Bluegill, Black Crappie, etc. RI's shoreline offers Striped Bass, Bluefish, Fluke/Flounder and many other species from the shore or onboard a boat.