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Fishing Shops in Portland, CT

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Where to Fish Near Portland

Saltwater & Coast · Connecticut · About 30 mi

Long Island Sound

Reefs and river mouths that hold stripers and bluefish all season and fall albies.

Prime in October: Striped Bass, Bluefish, False Albacore

Try: Clouser Minnow, Lefty's Deceiver, EP Baitfish

Rivers & Streams · Connecticut

Farmington River

A cold tailwater with a catch-and-release trout management area and wild brown trout.

Prime in October: Rainbow Trout, Brown Trout

Try: Parachute Adams, Blue-Winged Olive, Pheasant Tail Nymph

Rivers & Streams · Connecticut

Housatonic River

A big Litchfield Hills river with trout in the cold reaches and smallmouth bass in summer.

Prime in October: Brown Trout, Smallmouth Bass

Try: Parachute Adams, Blue-Winged Olive, Pheasant Tail Nymph

Lakes & Reservoirs · Connecticut · About 43 mi

Candlewood Lake

Connecticut's largest lake, a rocky tournament destination for smallmouth bass.

Prime in October: Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass

Try: Soft Stick Bait, Ned Rig, Bass Jig

Rivers & Streams · Rhode Island

Wood River

One of Rhode Island's top trout streams, with wild brookies and stocked trout.

Prime in October: Rainbow Trout, Brown Trout, Brook Trout

Try: Parachute Adams, Blue-Winged Olive, Pheasant Tail Nymph

Rivers & Streams · Massachusetts

Swift River

A small, cold tailwater below Quabbin Reservoir with selective trout and year-round fishing.

Prime in October: Rainbow Trout, Brook Trout

Try: Parachute Adams, Blue-Winged Olive, Pheasant Tail Nymph

Saltwater & Coast · New York · About 53 mi

Montauk

The tip of Long Island, a legendary fall blitz destination for stripers, blues, and albies.

Prime in October: Striped Bass, Bluefish, False Albacore

Try: Clouser Minnow, Lefty's Deceiver, EP Baitfish

Lakes & Reservoirs · Massachusetts · About 58 mi

Quabbin Reservoir

A huge water supply reservoir with lake trout and smallmouth bass.

Prime in October: Lake Trout, Smallmouth Bass

Try: Ned Rig, Suspending Jerkbait, Paddle-Tail Swimbait

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