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Fly fishing near Darien, Connecticut

A lone fly angler wades a dark, slow northern river lined with spruce and birch
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Fly fishing on the Äkäsjoki river, Finland. Photo: Heikki Immonen, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

13 waters with a page lie within 25 miles of Darien, Connecticut, in a straight line; the nearest are Mianus River (6 mi), Norwalk River (6 mi) and Saugatuck River (8 mi).

More about Darien

1 fly shop and 2 fly-fishing guides are in Darien or within 15 miles, unclaimed unless marked on their page. The nearest destination hub is Long Island: the Connetquot & the Carmans, 29 miles away.

Updated · Sources: USGS GNIS (town point)

13 waters near Darien

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Straight-line miles from the town's point in the USGS Geographic Names Information System to the nearest mapped point or gauge on each water; the road is longer. Each page has the live flow where a gauge reports, the agency's rules and access map, and who guides it.

Within 25 miles, straight line

  1. Mianus RiverFreestone river · 6 mi · Catch and release
  2. Norwalk RiverFreestone river · 6 mi · Wild Trout Water · live USGS flow
  3. Saugatuck RiverTailwater · 8 mi · Fly-fishing only · live USGS flow
  4. Hawleys BrookFreestone river · 14 mi · Catch and release
  5. Beaver BrookFreestone river · 15 mi · Special-regulation trout water
  6. Mamanasco LakeLake or reservoir · 17 mi · Agency-named bass water
  7. Pequonnock RiverFreestone river · 19 mi · Trophy / quality trout water
  8. Nissequogue RiverFreestone river · 20 mi · Special-regulation trout water
  9. Lake KenosiaLake or reservoir · 21 mi · Agency-named bass water
  10. West Branch Croton RiverTailwater · 22 mi · Catch and release · live USGS flow
  11. East Branch Croton RiverTailwater · 22 mi · Special-regulation trout water · live USGS flow
  12. Pootatuck RiverFreestone river · 25 mi · Catch and release · live USGS flow
  13. Indian Hole BrookFreestone river · 25 mi · Catch and release

Fly shops nearby

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Shops that name Darien as their town or publish a location within 15 miles. Facts come from each shop's own website; listings are unclaimed unless their page says claimed.

Fly-fishing guides nearby

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Guides and outfitters that name Darien as their town or are mapped within 15 miles. Confirm licences, rates and dates directly; listings are unclaimed unless their page says claimed.

Nearest destination hub

Long Island: the Connetquot & the Carmans · 29 mi

Where this comes from

Sources

Town point: USGS Geographic Names Information System (town points) (U.S. Geological Survey, public domain), feature 206593, Western Connecticut County. Water positions, gauges, designations and species: the sources listed on each water page. Guides and shops: their own websites, as listed on each page. Nothing here grants or implies access: check the agency map, posted signs and landowner permission before you fish.

Nothing here grants access. Check maps, signs and landowners.