Connecticut fishing for bass and trout among other species plus vacation trip ideas for fishing in CT.

The state of Connecticut is dotted with lakes, ponds, streams and rivers offering all types of fishing venues.

The following chart displays most major fishing waters in Connecticut cross referencing these waters with the primary species to be found there.

Connecticut Fishing Lake Locations

Amos Lake is a 110-acre lake, located in the south-east corner of the state at Preston, CT.

Bantam Lake is a 1,200-acre lake, located in the north-west corner of the state at Mantam, CT.

Barkhamsted Lake is a 390-acre lake in the north-west corner of the state at Hartland, CT.

Bashan Lake is a 280-acre lake located in the south-central section of the state 4 miles north-east of East Haddam, CT.

Beseck Lake is a 120-acre lake located in the center of the state at Middlefield, 6 miles south-west of Middletown, CT.

Black Pond is a 75-acre pond located in the north-east corner of the state just south of the junction of state highways 197 and 198, 5 miles east of Union, CT.

Candlewood Lake is a 2,800-acre lake on the middle-western edge of the state, 2 miles west of New Milford, CT.

Cedar Lake is a 75-acre lake located in the south-central section of the state 4 miles south-west of East Haddam, CT.

Colebrook Impoundment is a 1,200-acre lake in the north-west corner of the state, 2 miles north of Riverton, CT.

Gardner Lake is a 490-acre lake located in the south-east corner of the state 2 miles north-east of Salem, CT.

Green Falls Reservoir is a 50-acre pond located in the south-east corner of the state 4 miles south-east of Voluntown, CT.

Highland Lake is a 450-acre lake located in the northern part of the state, west of center at Winchester, CT.

Lake Lillinonah is a 1,900-acre lake in the north-west corner of the state running through the towns of Brookfield, Bridgewater, New Milford, Newtown, Southbury and Roxbury, CT.

Lower Bolton Lake is a 180-acre lake located in the northern-central part of the state at Bolton, CT.

Mansfield Hollow Lake is a 440-acre lake located in the northern-central part of the state at Mansfield, CT.

Mashapaug Lake is a 300-acre lake located in the north-east portion of the state at the Massachusetts-Connecticut border, 2 miles north of Union, CT.

Moodus Reservoir is a 450-acre lake located in the central-southern part of the state, 2 miles east of Moodus, CT.

Mudge Pond is a 200-acre pond located in the north-west corner of the state at Sharon, CT along the New York-Connecticut border.

Pachaug Pond is an 830-acre lake located in the south-east corner of the state at Griswold, CT.

Pine Acres Lake is a 130-acre lake located in the central-northern part of the state at Hampton, CT.

Quinebaug Pond is a 70-acre pond located in the central-northern part of the state at Killingly, CT.

Rogers Lake is a 260-acre lake located in the south-east corner of the state between Lyme and Old Lyme, CT.

Saugatuck Reservoir is an 860-acre lake located on the south-western corner of the state, 2 miles south of Redding, CT.

Squantz Pond is a 300-acre pond located on the western edge of the state, on the New York-Connecticut border, at the middle point, 3 miles north of Fairfield, CT.

Lake Saltonstall is a 420-acre lake located along the lower border of the state at East Haven, CT.

Tyler Lake is a 180-acre lake in the north-west corner of the state 2 miles west of Goshen, CT along the New York-Connecticut border.

Waramaug Lake is a 680-acre lake located in the north-west corner of the state, 2 miles south of Warren, CT.

Washinee Lake (West Twin Lake) is a 290-acre lake located in the far north-west corner of the state 3 miles west of North Cannan, CT.

Washining Lake (Twin Lakes) is a 570-acre lake located in the far north-west corner of the state 3 miles west of North Cannan, CT.

West Hill Pond is a 240-acre lake located in the north-west corner of the state, 2 miles south of Winchester, CT.

West Thompson Lake is a 200-acre lake located in the far north-east corner of the state, 2 miles north of Putnam, CT.

Winchester Lake is a 250-acre lake located in the far north-east corner of the state at Winchester, CT.

Wononscopomuc Lake is a 350-acre lake located in the far north-west corner of the state at Lakeville, CT.

Lake Zoar is a 970-acre lake in the south-west corner of the state between Southbury and Sandy Hook, CT.

For fishing regulations and information on fishing in Connecticut, visit the website of the Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection.

Apply for a Connecticut Fishing License here.

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