Get some bait and throw your line into these great fishing spots in Hartford County

Pull up a chair, sit by a pond and toss your line. If a rushing river is more your style, there’s quite a few great spots in the state to catch some trout or bass or other varieties of fish. Fishing is also a wonderful way to relax during the summer. Here are a few of our favorite spots in Hartford County to fish.

There are a number of areas known especially for their trout fishing. These areas are frequently stocked and are located in easily accessible areas. This makes these spots good for young anglers and novices as well as those with mobility challenges.

Another favorite resource in Connecticut is the CT is Fishy app put out by the state. The app includes maps and suggestions on places to fish from the shore, from on a boat, as a family or by species of fish including catfish, bass, trout, walleye and more.

Stratton Brook State Park , Simsbury

Wharton Brook State Park , Wallingford

Valley Falls Pond , Vernon

There are also a number of lakes, ponds and major rivers that are great for catching a variety of fish.

Lakes and ponds

Angus Park Pond in Glastonbury

Batterson Park Pond in New Britain

Broad Brook Mill Pond in East Windsor

Freshwater Pond in Enfield

Howells Pond in Hartland

Manitook Lake in Granby

Rainbow Reservoir in Windsor

St Martha’s Pond in Enfield

Salmon Brook Pond in Granby

Salters Pond in Manchester

Silver Lake in Berlin

Stratton Brook Park Pond in Simsbury

Major rivers

Blackledge

Cherry Brook

Coppermine Brook

Dickenson Creek

Farmington River

Fawn Brook

Pequabuck River

Podunk

Raymond Brook

Roaring Brook

Salmon Brook

Scantic River

Stony Brook

Stratton Brook