Rowleys Bay

Rowleys Bay is located just south of Newport State Park.  Rowleys Bay and the Mink River have been known to offer some good smallmouth bass and northern pike fishing, especially in the spring and fall.  The spring and early summer is the best time of year to fish if you’re looking to catch fish in the bay.  However, if you use this as your launching point to head offshore, there is so much structure to fish out here for a variety of fish from summer through fall.  Anglers catch smallmouth bass, walleye, pike, salmon and trout in the offshore waters near Rowleys Bay.  If you are planning on fishing the Mink River, it will be much easier to get back into the river with a shallow draft boat.  The water will get very shallow in many spots.  It is a popular fishing spot for canoe and kayak anglers.