Fly fishing inConnecticut
The Farmington and Housatonic rivers offer excellent trout fishing in New England.
Connecticut waters
7 rivers, lakes and creeks with fly picks and reports.
Bantam Lake
A productive natural lake in northwest Connecticut known for largemouth and smallmouth bass on the fly and clear-water sight fishing.
Flows, flies & reports→lakeCandlewood Lake
Connecticut's largest lake and one of the state's top bass fly-fishing destinations, producing smallmouth, largemouth and pickerel.
Flows, flies & reports→riverConnecticut River
The major river of New England, offering excellent fly opportunities for smallmouth, stripers (in tidal reaches), and spring shad runs.
Flows, flies & reports→riverFarmington River
One of Connecticut's premier trout rivers, the Farmington offers tailwater and freestone sections with abundant stocked and wild brown and rainbow trout.
Flows, flies & reports→riverHousatonic River
A freestone/tailwater blend running through northwest Connecticut, offering trout in the upper reaches and good smallmouth downstream.
Flows, flies & reports→riverNaugatuck River
A heavily restored urban-to-rural river that offers surprising trout pockets in the upper watershed and smallmouth and panfish downstream.
Flows, flies & reports→riverSalmon River
A popular eastern Connecticut trout stream that supports both stocked trout and seasonal sea-run runs (alewives and occasional salmon/shad).
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