Nothing live is published for this water, so there is no reading or verdict today. The readings section below says what we checked.
Bolton Lakes is a lake or reservoir in Connecticut, listed as Agency-named bass water by Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP), Fisheries Division.
4 guides and 1 shop nearby are listed here; the nearest destination hub is Northwest Connecticut: the Farmington & the Housatonic.
Bolton Lakes is a lake or reservoir in Connecticut. Our destination hub Northwest Connecticut: the Farmington & the Housatonic is 29 mi away in a straight line.
No real-time gauge on this water. We found no active USGS gauge on Bolton Lakes or on its stream system within about 25 miles, and no dam operator publishes data for it. A missing gauge says nothing about the water itself. Find the gauges nearest Bolton Lakes
Start from the agency's public access map. Nothing on this page grants or implies access: check the agency map, posted signs and landowner permission before you fish.
Nothing on this page grants or implies access.
Restrooms within 2 miles of Bolton Lakes in a straight line, nearest first, with what anglers found when they went. The map says a restroom is there, not whether it is clean or open today.
Map of 2 restrooms near Bolton Lakes
Skip the map; every place is in the list belowMap of 2 restrooms near Bolton Lakes, numbered as in the list, with the water’s point marked.
Not rated yet — be the first to tell other anglers if it's clean.
Mapped on OpenStreetMap · see or fix it on the map
Not rated yet — be the first to tell other anglers if it's clean.
Mapped on OpenStreetMap · see or fix it on the map
Restroom locations and map details: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database License, read Oct 24, 2026. Ratings, answers and photos are members' own; who shared them is never shown, and every photo is reviewed before it appears. Visits older than 18 months no longer count. Distances are straight-line miles, not driving. Nothing here grants access to private land. Community guidelines.
Trophy / quality trout waterThe Salmon River above the Comstock Bridge, Connecticut. Photo: H. Morrow Long, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Connecticut · about 18 mi
Catch and releaseRepresentative photo · not Railroad BrookThe Eightmile River at Lyme, Connecticut. Photo: John Phelan, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Railroad Brook.
Connecticut · about 1 mi
Catch and releaseRepresentative photo · not Tankerhoosen RiverThe Farmington River at Collinsville, Connecticut (downstream of the West Branch tailwater). Photo: John Phelan, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Tankerhoosen River.
Connecticut · about 2 mi
Catch and releaseRepresentative photo · not Willimantic RiverThe Naugatuck River at Derby, Connecticut. Photo: Staib, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Willimantic River.
Connecticut · about 6 mi
Catch and releaseRepresentative photo · not Hockanum RiverThe Housatonic River at Kent, Connecticut. Photo: John Phelan, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Hockanum River.
Connecticut · about 9 mi
Wild Trout WaterRepresentative photo · not Fenton RiverThe Swift River at the Bondsville dam, Massachusetts, downstream of Quabbin Reservoir. Photo: Richard B. Johnson (LymanSchool), CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Fenton River.
Connecticut · about 10 mi
Seasons, limits, special regulations and closures for each reach are on the agency pages below. Read them before you go.
Each comes from the agency's own published list; where the list names a reach it is quoted. A designation applies to the listed reach, not necessarily the whole water. Listed in the finder under bass.
On the Bass Management Lakes (Trophy Bass and Big Bass Management Areas) list (Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP), Fisheries Division, read 2026-10-20). All waters with this designation
Listings marked Unclaimed are built from open map records and the business's own website: confirm licensing, rates, dates and hours directly.
What 3 nearby guide websites mention: what guides advertise, not a survey or a promise of what you will catch.
Named on 3 nearby guide websites
New Hartford sits on the Farmington River in Litchfield County; the river's West Branch comes down from the Colebrook and Goodwin dams past Riverton and the People's and American Legion state forests, and the Housatonic runs south through Falls Village, Cornwall and Kent to the west.
Destination hub · 29 mi away in a straight line
A stillwater fly-fishing checklist for lakes and ponds: a 9–10 ft 5–6 weight rod, floating and intermediate lines, chironomids and leeches, and float-tube options, with estimated prices and where to buy.
9′–10′ rod, 5–6 weight, floating + intermediate lines · Rainbow, brook and brown trout in lakes
Open the checklistChironomids, leeches and where fish hold in a lake.
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Not a statement of access, fish presence or conditions.
A water page organises discovery. It does not assert public access, legal access, current fish presence, guide availability or fishing conditions.
Flows, gauge statistics and flood stages come from USGS and the National Weather Service when the page is shown. Regulations, stocking, species and season statements link to the agency that publishes them; this page copies only the species names and the quoted sentences. Guide and shop listings come from the Legendary directories. Position: the point for “Bolton Lakes” (reservoir) in the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Water type is our own classification.
Trophy / quality trout waterThe Salmon River above the Comstock Bridge, Connecticut. Photo: H. Morrow Long, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Catch and releaseRepresentative photo · not Railroad BrookThe Eightmile River at Lyme, Connecticut. Photo: John Phelan, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Railroad Brook.
Connecticut · about 1 mi
Catch and releaseRepresentative photo · not Tankerhoosen RiverThe Farmington River at Collinsville, Connecticut (downstream of the West Branch tailwater). Photo: John Phelan, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Tankerhoosen River.
Connecticut · about 2 mi
Catch and releaseRepresentative photo · not Willimantic RiverThe Naugatuck River at Derby, Connecticut. Photo: Staib, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Willimantic River.
Catch and releaseRepresentative photo · not Hockanum RiverThe Housatonic River at Kent, Connecticut. Photo: John Phelan, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Hockanum River.
Wild Trout WaterRepresentative photo · not Fenton RiverThe Swift River at the Bondsville dam, Massachusetts, downstream of Quabbin Reservoir. Photo: Richard B. Johnson (LymanSchool), CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Fenton River.
Willington, Connecticut
Campground · 11 mi
