Fishing in the Long Island Sound Coast Region
Explore fishing in the Long Island Sound Coast Region of Connecticut. Long Island Sound Inlet, New Haven, Mystic, Stonin
The inlet streams feeding Long Island Sound offer good fishing for the region's target species.
1. Long Island Sound Inlet (Striped Bass, Bluefish, Flounder, Tautog, Black Sea Bass)
Long Island Sound Inlet, ConnecticutThe inlet streams feeding Long Island Sound offer good fishing for the region's target species.
Boat Launch: Wading River Boat Ramp →
2. New Haven (Striped Bass, Bluefish, Flounder, Tautog, Black Sea Bass)
New Haven, ConnecticutNew Haven offers excellent fishing in the Long Island Sound Coast with good public access and scenic surroundings.
Boat Launch: West Haven Marina →
3. Mystic (Striped Bass, Bluefish, Flounder, Tautog, Black Sea Bass)
Mystic, ConnecticutMystic offers excellent fishing in the Long Island Sound Coast with good public access and scenic surroundings.
Boat Launch: Safe Harbor Mystic →
4. Stonington (Striped Bass, Bluefish, Flounder, Tautog, Black Sea Bass)
Stonington, ConnecticutStonington offers excellent fishing in the Long Island Sound Coast with good public access and scenic surroundings.
Boat Launch: Barn Island Boat Ramp →
5. North Long Island Sound Coast Lake (Striped Bass, Bluefish, Flounder, Tautog, Black Sea Bass)
North Long Island Sound Coast Lake, ConnecticutNorth Long Island Sound Coast Lake offers good fishing opportunities in the Long Island Sound Coast of Connecticut with scenic natural surroundings.
Boat Launch: Wading River Boat Ramp →
6. Lake K10 (Striped Bass, Bluefish, Flounder, Tautog, Black Sea Bass)
Lake K10, ConnecticutLake K10 offers good fishing opportunities in the Long Island Sound Coast of Connecticut with scenic natural surroundings.
Boat Launch: Grand River Landing →
7. Ash Creek (Striped Bass, Bluefish, Flounder, Tautog, Black Sea Bass)
Ash Creek, ConnecticutPopular river fishing in the Long Island Sound Coast Region region of Connecticut.
8. Ashaway River (Striped Bass, Bluefish, Flounder, Tautog, Black Sea Bass)
Ashaway River, ConnecticutPopular river fishing in the Long Island Sound Coast Region region of Connecticut.
9. Aspetuck River (Striped Bass, Bluefish, Flounder, Tautog, Black Sea Bass)
Aspetuck River, ConnecticutPopular river fishing in the Long Island Sound Coast Region region of Connecticut.
- ⚠ This water: CT managed water - Easton-Weston (T); Intermittent sections from Route 58 along Route 136 to the Saugatuck River.
Boat Launch: Saugatuck River Boat Launch →
10. Back River (Striped Bass, Bluefish, Flounder, Tautog, Black Sea Bass)
Back River, ConnecticutPopular river fishing in the Long Island Sound Coast Region region of Connecticut.
Boat Launch: Lieutenant River Boat Launch →
11. Black Hall River (Striped Bass, Bluefish, Flounder, Tautog, Black Sea Bass)
Black Hall River, ConnecticutPopular river fishing in the Long Island Sound Coast Region region of Connecticut.
Boat Launch: Lieutenant River Boat Launch →
12. Branford River (Striped Bass, Bluefish, Flounder, Tautog, Black Sea Bass)
Branford River, ConnecticutPopular river fishing in the Long Island Sound Coast Region region of Connecticut.
- ⚠ This water: CT managed water - Branford-North Branford (T); Intermittent sections from Route 22 to I-95.
13. Byram River (Striped Bass, Bluefish, Flounder, Tautog, Black Sea Bass)
Byram River, ConnecticutPopular river fishing in the Long Island Sound Coast Region region of Connecticut.
- ⚠ This water: CT managed water - Greenwich (T); Includes East Branch. From Merritt Parkway to Glenville Road (Glen Ridge Road).[](https://www.eregulations.com/connecticut/fishing/rivers-streams)
Boat Launch: Greenwich Boat & Yacht Club →
14. Coginchaug River (Striped Bass, Bluefish, Flounder, Tautog, Black Sea Bass)
Coginchaug River, ConnecticutPopular river fishing in the Long Island Sound Coast Region region of Connecticut.
- ⚠ This water: CT managed water - Durham-Middlefield-Middletown (T); Intermittent sections from Route 17 in Durham through Wadsworth Falls State Park.
Boat Launch: Quonnipaug Lake Boat Launch →
15. Connecticut River (Striped Bass, Bluefish, Flounder, Tautog, Black Sea Bass)
Connecticut River, ConnecticutPopular river fishing in the Long Island Sound Coast Region region of Connecticut.
Boat Launch: Salmon River Boat Launch →
16. Cove River (Striped Bass, Bluefish, Flounder, Tautog, Black Sea Bass)
Cove River, ConnecticutPopular river fishing in the Long Island Sound Coast Region region of Connecticut.
17. Deep River (Striped Bass, Bluefish, Flounder, Tautog, Black Sea Bass)
Deep River, ConnecticutPopular river fishing in the Long Island Sound Coast Region region of Connecticut.
Boat Launch: Deep River Town Dock →
18. East River (Striped Bass, Bluefish, Flounder, Tautog, Black Sea Bass)
East River, ConnecticutPopular river fishing in the Long Island Sound Coast Region region of Connecticut.
19. Eightmile River (Striped Bass, Bluefish, Flounder, Tautog, Black Sea Bass)
Eightmile River, ConnecticutPopular river fishing in the Long Island Sound Coast Region region of Connecticut.
- ⚠ This water: CT managed water - Southington (BN)
Boat Launch: Deep River Town Dock →
20. Falls River (Striped Bass, Bluefish, Flounder, Tautog, Black Sea Bass)
Falls River, ConnecticutPopular river fishing in the Long Island Sound Coast Region region of Connecticut.
- ⚠ This water: CT managed water - Essex-Westbrook (T); Intermittent sections along Witchhazel Road downstream to Mares Hill Road.
Boat Launch: Deep River Town Dock →
21. Farm River (Striped Bass, Bluefish, Flounder, Tautog, Black Sea Bass)
Farm River, ConnecticutPopular river fishing in the Long Island Sound Coast Region region of Connecticut.
- ⚠ This water: CT managed water - Branford-East Haven-North Branford (T BN); Intermittent sections from Northford to I-95.
22. Farmill River (Striped Bass, Bluefish, Flounder, Tautog, Black Sea Bass)
Farmill River, ConnecticutPopular river fishing in the Long Island Sound Coast Region region of Connecticut.
- ⚠ This water: CT managed water - Monroe-Shelton-Stratford (T); Intermittent sections from Moose Hill Road (Monroe) to Route 110 just above the Housatonic River.
23. Fivemile River (Striped Bass, Bluefish, Flounder, Tautog, Black Sea Bass)
Fivemile River, ConnecticutPopular river fishing in the Long Island Sound Coast Region region of Connecticut.
- ⚠ This water: CT managed water - Thompson-Putnam-Killingly (T); Intermittent sections from New Road to the Quinebaug River.
Boat Launch: Saugatuck River Boat Launch →
24. Fourmile River (Striped Bass, Bluefish, Flounder, Tautog, Black Sea Bass)
Fourmile River, ConnecticutPopular river fishing in the Long Island Sound Coast Region region of Connecticut.
Boat Launch: Four Mile River Boat Launch →
25. Green Fall River (Striped Bass, Bluefish, Flounder, Tautog, Black Sea Bass)
Green Fall River, ConnecticutPopular river fishing in the Long Island Sound Coast Region region of Connecticut.
Boat Launch: Green Falls Reservoir Boat Launch →
26. Halfway River (Striped Bass, Bluefish, Flounder, Tautog, Black Sea Bass)
Halfway River, ConnecticutPopular river fishing in the Long Island Sound Coast Region region of Connecticut.
27. Hammonasset River (Striped Bass, Bluefish, Flounder, Tautog, Black Sea Bass)
Hammonasset River, ConnecticutPopular river fishing in the Long Island Sound Coast Region region of Connecticut.
- ⚠ This water: CT managed water - Clinton-Killingworth-Madison (T); Intermittent sections from Route 80 to Route 1.
Boat Launch: Clinton Town Docks →
28. Hudson River (Striped Bass, Bluefish, Flounder, Tautog, Black Sea Bass)
Hudson River, ConnecticutPopular river fishing in the Long Island Sound Coast Region region of Connecticut.
Boat Launch: Deep River Town Dock →
29. Indian River (Striped Bass, Bluefish, Flounder, Tautog, Black Sea Bass)
Indian River, ConnecticutPopular river fishing in the Long Island Sound Coast Region region of Connecticut.
Boat Launch: Housatonic River Boat Launch →
30. Lieutenant River (Striped Bass, Bluefish, Flounder, Tautog, Black Sea Bass)
Lieutenant River, ConnecticutPopular river fishing in the Long Island Sound Coast Region region of Connecticut.
31. Menunketesuck River (Striped Bass, Bluefish, Flounder, Tautog, Black Sea Bass)
Menunketesuck River, ConnecticutPopular river fishing in the Long Island Sound Coast Region region of Connecticut.
- ⚠ This water: CT managed water - Killingworth (T); Intermittent sections from Reservoir Road to Pleasant Valley Road.
Boat Launch: Messerschmidt Pond Boat Launch →
32. Mianus River (Striped Bass, Bluefish, Flounder, Tautog, Black Sea Bass)
Mianus River, ConnecticutPopular river fishing in the Long Island Sound Coast Region region of Connecticut.
- ⚠ This water: CT managed water - Greenwich-Stamford (T); Intermittent sections accessible ¼ mile upstream of June Road to Palmer’s Hill Road (just above Mianus Pond).
33. Mill River (Striped Bass, Bluefish, Flounder, Tautog, Black Sea Bass)
Mill River, ConnecticutPopular river fishing in the Long Island Sound Coast Region region of Connecticut.
- ⚠ This water: CT managed water - Easton-Fairfield (T BN BK); Intermittent sections from confluence with Canoe Brook, as posted by DEEP, to Mohegan Lake, then from base of Samp Mortar Reservoir dam to Sturges Road in Fairfield.
34. Moodus River (Striped Bass, Bluefish, Flounder, Tautog, Black Sea Bass)
Moodus River, ConnecticutPopular river fishing in the Long Island Sound Coast Region region of Connecticut.
Boat Launch: Lower Moodus Reservoir Boat Launch →
35. Muddy River (Striped Bass, Bluefish, Flounder, Tautog, Black Sea Bass)
Muddy River, ConnecticutPopular river fishing in the Long Island Sound Coast Region region of Connecticut.
- ⚠ This water: CT managed water - North Haven-Wallingford (T); Intermittent sections from Northford Road below McKenzie Reservoir (Wallingford), along Tyler Mill Road, Route 150, to Spring Street, North Haven.
36. Mystic River (Striped Bass, Bluefish, Flounder, Tautog, Black Sea Bass)
Mystic River, ConnecticutPopular river fishing in the Long Island Sound Coast Region region of Connecticut.
- ⚠ This water: CT managed water - Groton-Stonington downstream of confluence of Haleys Brook and Whitford Brook.
37. Neck River (Striped Bass, Bluefish, Flounder, Tautog, Black Sea Bass)
Neck River, ConnecticutPopular river fishing in the Long Island Sound Coast Region region of Connecticut.
Fishing Tips for the Long Island Sound Coast Region
- Get a licence — All anglers need a valid state fishing licence — check your state's wildlife agency site.
- Check the weather & water conditions — always check forecasts and wind before heading out, especially on big water.
- Know the regulations — size and catch limits vary by water body in Connecticut; check the local regulations first.
- Best times — early morning and late evening are prime. Many Long Island Sound Coast Region waters fish best in spring and fall.
- Use the right gear — match your rod, line, and tackle to the species you're chasing and the water you're fishing.
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