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Farmington River, CT

Stream spanning Hartford/Litchfield counties, Connecticut. Connecticut's premier wild trout river. The stretch from Riverton to Collinsville is nationally recognized for fly fishing. Wild brown and rainbow trout.

74

Overall bite score

Scored 25 min ago · recomputed every 30 minutes

Water tempModeled100
Pressure trendNOAAsteady60
Flow vs medianUSGS100
SolunarComputedmoon 61% lit63
Recent stockingState data50
Time of dayComputed50
WindNOAA50
Cloud coverNOAA100
PrecipitationNOAA100

Each instrument reads 0 to 100. The score is their weighted blend, tuned for rivers and streams. No black box: every reading names its source.

What swims here

3 tracked species in Farmington River, with the months each fishes best.

Brown Troutcommon · best Apr-Jun, Sep-Oct
Rainbow Troutcommon · best Apr-Jun, Sep
Brook Troutpresent · best May-Jun, Sep

Water facts

TypeStream
CountyHartford/Litchfield
StateConnecticut
WaterFreshwater
USGS gauge01186000

Peoples State Forest access. Satan's Kingdom Gorge. Multiple pull-offs along Route 44.

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