888 public fishing lakes and rivers in Connecticut — Largemouth Bass, Yellow Perch, Chain Pickerel, Smallmouth Bass, Bluegill, Pumpkinseed Sunfish, Brown Trout and Rainbow Trout.
See every public fishing venue in Connecticut on the map, with boat ramps, camping, parking and full rules for each one.
PiscaMaps covers 888 public fishing venues across Connecticut in 6 regions — 712 lakes and reservoirs and 173 rivers. The largest is Candlewood Lake, at 5,090 acres. Housatonic River is the longest mapped river, running 142 km. Quiet Corner has the most venues on file, with 195. 270 venues are documented trout waters.
The most commonly recorded species across Connecticut's public waters are Largemouth Bass, Yellow Perch, Chain Pickerel, Smallmouth Bass, Bluegill, Pumpkinseed Sunfish, Brown Trout and Rainbow Trout — the exact mix varies by water type and region. 119 venues have a real boat ramp on file, 55 have nearby camping, and 196 have mapped parking — sourced from OpenStreetMap and recreation.gov's federal facilities database (RIDB) where available.
Connecticut's public fishing venues are spread across 6 regions on PiscaMaps:
The most frequently recorded species across Connecticut's public venues on PiscaMaps:
Anyone 16 or older needs a Connecticut inland fishing licence — the resident annual is about $28, the non-resident annual about $61 (a 3-day non-resident licence runs about $21). Anyone fishing specifically for trout or salmon also needs a Trout and Salmon Stamp (about $5). Residents 65 and older pay a reduced rate and anyone under 16 fishes free. Buy from CT DEEP at portal.ct.gov/deep. A Connecticut inland (and, on the tidal reach, marine) fishing licence covers this river under the state's public-trust doctrine for navigable water.
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