Region guide · CT
East Connecticut
Eastern Connecticut's pike and walleye lakes, from Mansfield Hollow and Pachaug Pond to Gardner and Mashapaug, and the eastern Long Island Sound shore at Rocky Neck, Harkness, Fort Trumbull and Bluff Point, with blackfish, fluke, stripers and fall false albacore.
9 places in this region
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Places to fish
Fishing AreaRocky Neck State ParkRocky Neck State Park in East Lyme is a family beach park with a rock jetty (breakwall) that's open to fishing year-roun…ReservoirMansfield Hollow LakeMansfield Hollow Lake (DEEP also calls it Naubesatuck Lake) is a 460-acre flood-control reservoir in Mansfield, set insi…Fishing AreaBluff Point State ParkBluff Point State Park in Groton sits where the Poquonnock River meets Long Island Sound. Fishing is allowed 24 hours a…LakeGardner LakeGardner Lake is a 529-acre lake where Salem, Montville and Bozrah meet. It was one of the first two lakes DEEP picked fo…LakePachaug PondPachaug Pond is an 841-acre lake in Griswold and one of the four lakes where DEEP keeps a northern pike fishery going wi…LakeMashapaug LakeMashapaug Lake is a 287-acre lake in Union, right below the Massachusetts line, with its state launch inside Bigelow Hol…Pier/Access PointFort Trumbull State Park Fishing PierFort Trumbull State Park in New London has what the park calls a one-of-a-kind fishing pier: a lighted fishing pier more…LakePowers LakePowers Lake in East Lyme is a 144-acre, spring-fed lake with no houses or paved roads on its shore; The Fisherman calls…Fishing AreaHarkness Memorial and Seaside State Parks (Waterford)Harkness Memorial State Park sits on Goshen Point in Waterford, with a rocky point for blackfish, bluefish and stripers…
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Field guide
Species in this region
Plate 01Freshwater
Black Crappie
Plate 02Saltwater
Black Sea Bass
Plate 03Freshwater
Brown Trout
Plate 04Freshwater
Chain Pickerel
Plate 05Saltwater
False Albacore (Little Tunny)
Plate 06Freshwater
Northern Pike
Plate 07Saltwater
Scup (Porgy)
Plate 08Freshwater
Smallmouth Bass
Plate 09Saltwater
Tautog (Blackfish)
Plate 10Freshwater
Walleye
Plate 11Freshwater
White Catfish
Plate 12Saltwater
White Perch
Plate 13Saltwater
Winter Flounder
Plate 14Freshwater
Yellow Perch
Plate 15Saltwater
Striped Bass
Plate 16Saltwater
Bluefish
Plate 17Saltwater
Fluke (Summer Flounder)
Plate 18Saltwater
Weakfish
Plate 19Freshwater