Inland
Trout: Good reports last week from the West Branch Farmington River (including a 7.75 pound brown trout), Pomperaug River, East Aspetuck River, Scantic River, Tankerhoosen River, Housatonic River, Shetucket River, Hop River, Mill River (5 pound-plus rainbow trout), Salmon River (23 inch brown trout caught and released), Weppawaug River, Natchaug River, (6 pound and 7.1 pound brown trout among the catches), Yantic River (8 pound rainbow trout), Norwalk River (6. 63 pound rainbow trout), Blackledge River (8.15 pound rainbow trout), Hammonasset River, Saugatuck River, Quinnipiac River, Pootatuck River, Eightmile River, Willimantic River, Moosup River, Norwalk River, Blackberry River, Eightmile River (Haddam) and Hop River. …Trolling your favorite lures at 5-7 colors, (15-20 feet), has produced some good fishing in a number of trout lakes. Other anglers are targeting big fish in deeper water with bait and trolling streamers on the surface has also produced some explosive hits. Reports are from Beach Pond, Lake McDonough (25 fish for one angler), Black Pond (Meriden), Crystal Lake (Ellington, 7 colors), Lake Wononskopomuc (target 15-20 feet), Stillwater Pond, Baummers Pond, Long Pond, Bigelow Pond, Mashapaug Lake, Birge Pond (Bristol, added to the stocking schedule this year), Mirror Lake (Meriden, added to the stocking schedule this year), Congamond Lakes, Cedar Lake (catches include a 26-inch brown trout), Candlewood Lake (a number of 5-6 pound trout being caught, a number of them in shallow), Squantz Pond (10.75 lb rainbow trout), West Hill Pond, Highland Lake, East Twin Lake (13 trout for one angler), Mount Tom Pond, Mohawk Pond and Quonnipaug Lake.
Largemouth bass: Has picked up some over the past week. Try targeting dark bottom, warmer back water coves that warm quicker.
Connecticut River
Striped bass are midway up the river. The mid-lower section of the river is good for schoolie size (16-25-inch) fish. Sand and blood worms are working, also try big plastic baits and swim baits. Shad are reported in small numbers with some action coming from the confluence of the Farmington River area and the Bissell Bridge area. Largemouth bass are being caught from the back coves. Northern pike are reported in Wethersfield, Middletown, Rocky Hill and Haddam Meadow sections of the river.
Salt Water
Striped bass fishing remains good in the Thames River, Niantic River, Connecticut River (DEEP Marine Headquarters fishing pier), Black Hall River, Housatonic River and Norwalk Harbor. Sand and blood worms have been the best baits..
From DEEP reports
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