Connecticut Fishing Forecast
Best times · fresh stockings · best bets
Today's solunar windows for Connecticut's most-stocked waters, what the trucks just did, and where the record says to go. Recomputed every morning from the Connecticut DEEP feed and the moon's own arithmetic.
Computed this evening, Oct 23 · moon: waxing gibbous, 92% lit
Today's solunar windows
| Water | Major periods (~2 h) | Minor periods (~1 h) | Last stocked | Water temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pequonnock River (West Branch) Fairfield Co. | 9:29-11:29 am and 9:52-11:52 pm | 3:45-4:45 am and 4:02-5:02 pm | 8 days ago | |
| Black Rock Pond Litchfield Co. | 9:29-11:29 am and 9:52-11:52 pm | 3:45-4:45 am and 4:01-5:01 pm | today | |
| Chatfield Hollow Brook/Schreeder Pond Middlesex Co. | 9:27-11:27 am and 9:49-11:49 pm | 3:43-4:43 am and 3:59-4:59 pm | 2 days ago | |
| Day Pond (Colchester) New London Co. | 9:26-11:26 am and 9:49-11:49 pm | 3:42-4:42 am and 3:58-4:58 pm | 2 days ago |
Major and minor periods are solunar times, the traditional feeding-time theory: majors around the moon's transit overhead and underfoot, minors around moonrise and moonset. Theory, not a measurement; the stocking dates and gauge readings are measured. Times are Eastern Time (EDT), each water computed at its own coordinates. Every water page carries its own windows.
Best bets in Connecticut this week
From the national best bets ranking: freshest trucks first, live gauges break ties.
| Water | Why |
|---|---|
| Shetucket River New London Co. | stocked Friday, trout, flow 79% of normal |
| Naugatuck River New Haven Co. | stocked Thursday, trout, flow near normal |
| Salmon River New London Co. | stocked Thursday, trout, flow near normal |
Freshest stockings
Agency feed checked today.
| Date | Water | County | Species | Fish |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 23 | Black Rock Pond | Litchfield | Trout | |
| Oct 23 | McGovern Pond | Hartford | Trout | |
| Oct 23 | Shetucket River | New London | Trout | |
| Oct 22 | Naugatuck River | New Haven | Trout | |
| Oct 22 | Naugatuck River TMA | Litchfield | Trout | |
| Oct 22 | Salmon River | New London | Trout | |
| Oct 22 | Salmon River TMA | New London | Trout | |
| Oct 21 | Chatfield Hollow Brook/Schreeder Pond | Middlesex | Trout | |
| Oct 21 | Day Pond (Colchester) | New London | Trout | |
| Oct 21 | Mohegan Park Pond | New London | Trout |