Connecticut Fishing Report

Date:  2026-08-29

Saltwater

Saltwater Overview:  Current reports are organized by Western, Central, and Eastern Sound.

Western Sound

• Norwalk area: Reports include fluke, mackerel, bluefish, and porgy. Productive approaches include eels. Work shallow water.

Central Sound

• Madison-area reefs: Reports include striped bass, porgy, black sea bass, and bluefish. Focus on sunset; productive approaches include jigging, drifting, eels, jigs, and squid. Reported depth: deep water.
• Milford area: Reports include porgy, black sea bass, striped bass, and bluefish. Reported depth: deep water.
• Clinton area: Reports include porgy, black sea bass, bluefish, and fluke.

Eastern Sound

• Hatchett: Reports include black sea bass, fluke, bluefish, and striped bass. Productive approaches include live bait. Reported depth: deep water.
• Westbrook area: Reports include black sea bass, fluke, striped bass, and porgy. Productive approaches include bucktail and squid.
• Niantic area: Reports include black sea bass, fluke, and porgy.

Saltwater Tactics and Depths

• Madison area: Target striped bass with jigging, drifting, and eels. Reported depth: deep water.
• Old Saybrook area: Target bluefish . Reported depth: deep water.
• Target black sea bass and fluke with bucktail and squid. Reported depth: 70 feet and 50 feet.
• Norwalk area: Target fluke . Work shallow water.

Freshwater

Freshwater Overview:  Farmington River has the strongest current conditions report.

Farmington River:  On the latest update (August 17th) the flow coming out of the dam in Riverton is normal/low at 150cfs and the Still River is adding an additional 18cfs making for a medium-low flow of 168cfs in the TMA. Look for water temps below 68 degrees and ideally temps below 66, the colder the better for catch and release! The evening dry fly action has been okay but flows are lower and fish are still looking up to Isos, Caddis, Ants and large terrestrials even when there is not an active hatch going on.

Regulations and Access

• Black sea bass: 15.5-inch minimum, 4 fish per angler, open May 16-November 25.
• Striped bass: release fish under 28 inches or 31 inches and longer.
• Fluke season: May 4-August 1.
• Wyassup Lake: the smallmouth-bass spawning refuge closure covers water within 100 feet of the islands and the northern shoreline.
• Skungamaug River: stocking below the Woodbridge Road bridge remains suspended until public access is restored.