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Lake Forest is a public lake in Greater Bridgeport Planning Region County, Connecticut, managed by Connecticut DEEP Bureau of Natural Resources. It is public water managed for fishing by Connecticut DEEP.
Lakes and ponds across the Northeast typically hold largemouth and smallmouth bass, chain pickerel, yellow perch, and panfish such as bluegill and pumpkinseed sunfish -- species commonly documented across the region's public waters by state wildlife agencies.
Lake Forest covers about 69 acres in the Coastal Fairfield County region. The nearest other mapped waters on PiscaMaps are Bunnells Pond and Twin Brooks Park Pond.
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 fishing licence covers this water — it's on CT DEEP's stocked lakes/streams list, with a Trout and Salmon Stamp required if you're fishing for trout or salmon here.
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