Fishing in Greater Bridgeport County, Connecticut

11 public waters in the Coastal Fairfield County region — 7 lakes/reservoirs and 4 rivers. Every one is public water fishable on a Connecticut licence.

Lakes & Reservoirs

• Saugatuck Reservoir 824 acres · 6 species
• Bunnells Pond 33 acres · 6 species
• Great Hollow Pond 17 acres · 6 species
• Mohegan Lake 15 acres · 6 species
• Twin Brooks Park Pond 5 acres · 6 species
• Small Pond 5 acres · 7 species
• Brewsters Pond 4 acres · 7 species

Rivers

• Pequonnock River 11 mi in CT · 3 species
• Mill River 16 mi in CT · 3 species
• Farmill River 1 mi in CT · 3 species
• Aspetuck River 16 mi in CT · 3 species

Connecticut Fishing Licence

One Connecticut DEEP fishing licence covers every public water in the state, Candlewood Lake and every CT DEEP stocked water or boat launch included — the resident annual is about $28, the non-resident annual about $61, with a non-resident 3-day licence (~$21) also sold; anyone fishing for trout or salmon needs a Trout and Salmon Stamp (~$5) too. Connecticut residents 65 and older pay a reduced rate, and anyone under 16 fishes free. Buy at portal.ct.gov/deep/fishing.

Other Connecticut Counties

• Capitol (109)
• Capitol Planning Region (72)
• Greater Bridgeport Planning Region (10)
• Lower Connecticut River Valley (49)
• Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region (38)
• Naugatuck Valley (54)
• Naugatuck Valley Planning Region (49)
• Northeastern Connecticut (58)
• Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region (72)
• Northwest Hills (74)
• Northwest Hills Planning Region (70)
• South Central Connecticut (31)
• South Central Connecticut Planning Region (35)
• Southeastern Connecticut (74)
• Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region (76)
• Western Connecticut (46)
• Western Connecticut Planning Region (56)