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Housatonic River, CT

River spanning Litchfield/Fairfield counties, Connecticut. Major CT river with wild trout in upper sections and smallmouth bass throughout. Cornwall Bridge area is fly fishing paradise.

55

Overall bite score

Scored 25 min ago · recomputed every 30 minutes

Water tempModeled48
Pressure trendNOAAsteady60
Flow vs medianUSGS100
SolunarComputedmoon 46% lit43
Recent stockingState data50
Time of dayComputed50
WindNOAA50
Cloud coverNOAA35
PrecipitationNOAA50

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 Housatonic River, with the months each fishes best.

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

Water facts

TypeRiver
CountyLitchfield/Fairfield
StateConnecticut
WaterFreshwater
USGS gauge01199000

Housatonic Meadows State Park. Cornwall Bridge. Numerous access points along Route 7.

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