Region guide · CT
West Connecticut
Western Connecticut's lakes and the Housatonic River, from Candlewood's famous bass fishing and the trout water at Cornwall to pike in Lillinonah and Winchester Lake, walleye in Zoar and Squantz, holdover stripers below the Derby Dam, and Long Island Sound at Sherwood Island.
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RiverLower Housatonic River (Derby to Milford)Below the Derby Dam the Housatonic turns into a tidal river for its last stretch to Long Island Sound, running between D…RiverHousatonic River (Falls Village to New Milford)The upper Housatonic is Connecticut's big western trout and smallmouth river, running down from the Massachusetts line p…ReservoirLake LillinonahLake Lillinonah is a 1,547-acre reservoir on the Housatonic River, backed up behind the Shepaug Dam between Brookfield a…Fishing AreaSherwood Island State ParkSherwood Island State Park in Westport sits on an estuary where two creeks empty into Long Island Sound. Anglers fish th…LakeSquantz PondSquantz Pond is a 270-acre lake just off Candlewood Lake, and its state park is one of the few public stretches of shore…LakeCandlewood LakeCandlewood Lake, 5,064 acres spread across Danbury and four neighboring towns, is one of Connecticut's largest lakes and…ReservoirLake ZoarLake Zoar is a 909-acre, roughly 10-mile reservoir on the Housatonic River between the Shepaug and Stevenson dams. DEEP…LakeWinchester LakeWinchester Lake is a 246-acre lake in the Litchfield Hills, one of four lakes that DEEP stocks every year to keep a nort…
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Species in this region
Plate 01Freshwater
Black Crappie
Plate 02Saltwater
Black Sea Bass
Plate 03Freshwater
Brown Trout
Plate 04Freshwater
Chain Pickerel
Plate 05Freshwater
Common Carp
Plate 06Saltwater
False Albacore (Little Tunny)
Plate 07Freshwater
Northern Pike
Plate 08Saltwater
Scup (Porgy)
Plate 09Freshwater
Smallmouth Bass
Plate 10Saltwater
Tautog (Blackfish)
Plate 11Freshwater
Walleye
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 18Freshwater
Largemouth Bass
Plate 19Freshwater