Quinnipiac River
Fishing, stocking, and current conditions
Trout water; 2 stockings on the 2026 record, spread April to October. One of 37 stocked waters on the New Haven County record. A USGS gauge reports from this water, so the conditions card on this page is live.
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Water temp 59 °F at QUINNIPIAC RIVER AT FAIR HAVEN, CT, 2 km away USGS site 01196573 · read 8:54 pm this evening
The year here
stocked last 7 days announced ahead · tap a tick for details
What swims here
Trout
Stocking record 2026
Agency feed checked today.
| Date | Species | Size | Fish | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 20 | Trout | catchable | completed | |
| Oct 1 | Trout | catchable | completed |
When to fish Quinnipiac River
| Major periods (~2 h) | Minor periods (~1 h) | |
|---|---|---|
| Today | 9:28-11:28 am and 9:50-11:50 pm | 3:44-4:44 am and 4:00-5:00 pm |
| Tomorrow | 10:14 am-12:14 pm and 10:38 pm-12:38 am | 4:53-5:53 am and 4:23-5:23 pm |
Moon: waxing gibbous, 92% lit. These are solunar periods, the traditional feeding-time theory: majors around the moon's transit overhead and underfoot, minors around moonrise and moonset. Theory, not a measurement. Times are Eastern Time (EDT).
What the record actually says
- Stocked 22 days ago (Oct 1)
- Water 59 °F at a gauge 2 km away, prime coldwater range
- Flow 143% of the seasonal median
Computed this evening, Oct 23 · Connecticut fishing forecast
Gear for this water
The last plant has had time to disperse; work outward from the obvious spots.
For the trout (trout stocked 2 times here in 2026, moving water)
| Small jerkbaits | floating minnows in the 2 to 3 inch class for the deeper bends |
| Waders or wet-wading boots | stocked stream fish stack in the obvious pools; getting to the next one is the edge |
| Light spinning rod | 5 to 6.5 ft light or ultralight; short rods cast under branches |
Suggestions follow from what the state actually stocks here and what kind of water it is, nothing else. No sponsored placements.
Nearby stocked waters
The closest waters with stocking pages of their own, straight-line miles from this one.
| Water | Distance | Most recent |
|---|---|---|
| Mirror Lake (Hubbard Park Pond) | 1.7 mi | May 9 |
| Baldwins Pond | 4.3 mi | Mar 18 |
| Black Pond | 5.7 mi | Oct 2 |
| Wharton Brook Pond | 7.3 mi | Oct 20 |
| Scoville Reservoir | 7.5 mi | May 13 |
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