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Fly fishing near Waterford, Connecticut

The Eightmile River flowing through woods at Lyme
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The Eightmile River at Lyme, Connecticut. Photo: John Phelan, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

22 waters with a page lie within 25 miles of Waterford, Connecticut, in a straight line; the nearest are Pattagansett Lake (5 mi), Latimer Brook (7 mi) and Rogers Lake (9 mi).

More about Waterford

1 fly shop and 2 fly-fishing guides are in Waterford or within 15 miles, unclaimed unless marked on their page. The nearest destination hub is Northwest Connecticut: the Farmington & the Housatonic, 57 miles away.

Updated · Sources: USGS GNIS (town point)

22 waters near Waterford

About this

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. Pattagansett LakeLake or reservoir · 5 mi · Agency-named bass water
  2. Latimer BrookFreestone river · 7 mi · Special-regulation trout water
  3. Rogers LakeLake or reservoir · 9 mi · Special-regulation trout water
  4. Eightmile RiverFreestone river · 12 mi · Trout park · live USGS flow
  5. Gardner LakeLake or reservoir · 13 mi · Agency-named bass water
  6. Yantic RiverFreestone river · 15 mi · Catch and release · live USGS flow
  7. Amos LakeLake or reservoir · 15 mi · Agency-named bass water
  8. Shetucket RiverFreestone river · 16 mi · Steelhead / salmon water · live USGS flow
  9. Taftville ReservoirLake or reservoir · 16 mi · Agency-named bass water
  10. Pawcatuck RiverFreestone river · 16 mi · Designated trout water · live USGS flow
  11. Bashan LakeLake or reservoir · 18 mi · Agency-named bass water
  12. Billings LakeLake or reservoir · 18 mi · Agency-named bass water
  13. Moodus ReservoirLake or reservoir · 18 mi · Agency-named bass water
  14. Pickerel LakeLake or reservoir · 20 mi · Agency-named bass water
  15. Salmon RiverFreestone river · 22 mi · Trophy / quality trout water · live USGS flow
  16. Chatfield Hollow BrookFreestone river · 23 mi · Trout park
  17. Little RiverFreestone river · 23 mi · Wild Trout Water · live USGS flow
  18. Lowden BrookFreestone river · 24 mi · Catch and release
  19. Wood RiverFreestone river · 24 mi · Special-regulation trout water · live USGS flow
  20. Schreeder PondLake or reservoir · 24 mi · Trout park
  21. Hammonasset RiverFreestone river · 25 mi · Catch and release
  22. Rattlesnake CreekFreestone river · 25 mi · Special-regulation trout water

Fly shops nearby

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Shops that name Waterford 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 Waterford 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

Northwest Connecticut: the Farmington & the Housatonic · 57 mi

Where this comes from

Sources

Town point: USGS Geographic Names Information System (town points) (U.S. Geological Survey, public domain), feature 2629781, Southeastern 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.