Indian Hole Brook is a freestone river in Connecticut, listed as Catch and release by Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP), Fisheries Division.
The nearest USGS gauge on the same stream system is shown, labelled. 3 guides and 2 shops nearby are listed here; the nearest destination hub is Northwest Connecticut: the Farmington & the Housatonic.
Indian Hole Brook is a freestone river in Connecticut. Our destination hub Northwest Connecticut: the Farmington & the Housatonic is 39 mi away in a straight line.
Pick one of its USGS gauges and hear from us when the flow moves into or out of its usual range for the date, or crosses a flow you set. We check the public USGS reading every 2 hours and email only when it crosses, at most once every 6 hours. Flow alone is not a fishing forecast or a safety call.
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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.
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Gauges, shops and guides within 40 miles
Map of Indian Hole Brook: gauges, shops and guides
Map of Indian Hole Brook with 1 USGS gauge, and shops and guides with an exact address within 40 miles.
Restrooms within 2 miles of Indian Hole Brook 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 the restroom near Indian Hole Brook
Skip the map; every place is in the list belowMap of 1 restroom near Indian Hole Brook, numbered as in the list, with the water’s point marked.
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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.
Agency-named bass waterRepresentative photo · not Housatonic LakeMooselookmeguntic Lake from Oquossoc, Maine. Photo: Doug Kerr, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Housatonic Lake.
Connecticut · about 2 mi
Trout parkRepresentative photo · not Kettletown BrookThe Naugatuck River at Derby, Connecticut. Photo: Staib, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Kettletown Brook.
Connecticut · about 8 mi
Agency-named bass waterRepresentative photo · not Lake ChamberlainRangeley Lake, Maine. Photo: Manuel Velazquez, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Lake Chamberlain.
Connecticut · about 9 mi
Catch and releaseRepresentative photo · not Pootatuck RiverThe Housatonic River at Kent, Connecticut. Photo: John Phelan, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Pootatuck River.
Connecticut · about 9 mi
Wild Trout WaterRepresentative photo · not Beacon Hill BrookThe Salmon River above the Comstock Bridge, Connecticut. Photo: H. Morrow Long, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Beacon Hill Brook.
Connecticut · about 11 mi
Trophy / quality trout waterRepresentative photo · not Pomperaug RiverThe Farmington River at Collinsville, Connecticut (downstream of the West Branch tailwater). Photo: John Phelan, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Pomperaug River.
Connecticut · about 11 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 trout.
On the Wild Trout Management Areas — Class 1 (no harvest, single barbless hook, artificial lure or fly) list (Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP), Fisheries Division, read 2026-10-16). All waters with this designation
On the Wild Trout Management Areas — Class 1 (no harvest, single barbless hook, artificial lure or fly) list (Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP), Fisheries Division, read 2026-10-16). All waters with this designation
Measured from the NHDPlus High Resolution (flowlines and waterbodies) (U.S. Geological Survey, read 2026-11-04) for this water’s own mapped feature. Rounded figures; they describe the channel, not today’s conditions.
Areas the Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US), public access (U.S. Geological Survey, Gap Analysis Project, read 2026-11-04) lists as owned or held in easement and open to the public, crossed by the mapped channel. Boundaries are mapped, not surveyed. Nothing on this page grants or implies access: check the agency map, posted signs and landowner permission before you fish.
0.2 of 1.5 mi on public land
Nothing on this page grants or implies access.
Listings marked Unclaimed are built from open map records and the business's own website: confirm licensing, rates, dates and hours directly.
Bridgeport, CT · 12 mi
Beginners & lessons · Housatonic & Farmington
Nearby
Greenwich, CT · 36 mi
Float trips · Lodge packages · Salmon River
Nearby
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 · 39 mi away in a straight line
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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: a point on the mapped channel of “Indian Hole Brook”, halfway along its length in Connecticut, from the USGS high-resolution hydrography (NHDPlus HR), read 4 Nov 2026. It marks the water, not a particular access or reach. Water type is our own classification.
Limited data: Not enough data: no water temperature or flow statistics here
No water temperature, flow statistics here.
At HOUSATONIC R. AT BEACON PT MARINA NEAR SHELTON, CT (USGS 01208760). No gauge on Indian Hole Brook. Nearest: HOUSATONIC R. AT BEACON PT MARINA NEAR SHELTON, CT (4.8 mi away), on the river it flows into. Indian Hole Brook's own flow is not measured. Provisional USGS data
USGS 01208760
No gauge on Indian Hole Brook. Nearest: HOUSATONIC R. AT BEACON PT MARINA NEAR SHELTON, CT (4.8 mi away), on the river it flows into. Indian Hole Brook's own flow is not measured.
What the agencies suggest
Carry a pocket thermometer to monitor water temperatureNational Park Service
General guidance from the readings and the published lines named above, not a fishing forecast. Local rules and closures come first.
Reading Nov 5, 4:00 PM EST · provisional USGS data
Falling · 24 h
Discharge, last 7 days: 101 readings from Oct 29, 6:30 PM EDT to Nov 5, 4:00 PM EST; ranging 56.2 to 12,400 ft³/s; latest 276 ft³/s; 13 gaps in the record.
USGS provisional data may be revised. Source: USGS instantaneous values.
| Time | Discharge (ft³/s) | Gauge height (ft) |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 5, 4:00 PM EST | 276 | -2.46 |
| Nov 5, 3:00 PM EST | 2,700 | – |
| Nov 5, 2:00 PM EST | 4,890 | – |
| Nov 5, 1:00 PM EST | 8,020 | -0.29 |
| Nov 5, 12:00 PM EST | 10,700 | 0.89 |
| Nov 5, 11:00 AM EST | 11,100 | 2.18 |
| Nov 5, 10:00 AM EST | 10,100 | 3.51 |
| Nov 5, 9:00 AM EST | 755 | 4.62 |
| Nov 5, 3:00 AM EST | 1,750 | – |
| Nov 5, 2:00 AM EST | 4,220 | -2.11 |
| Nov 5, 1:00 AM EST | 8,170 | -1.22 |
| Nov 5, 12:00 AM EST | 9,420 | -0.19 |
| Nov 4, 11:00 PM EST | 11,100 | 0.96 |
| Nov 4, 10:00 PM EST | 12,400 | 2.2 |
| Nov 4, 9:00 PM EST | 8,560 | 3.51 |
| Nov 4, 8:00 PM EST | 93.2 | 4.09 |
| Nov 4, 2:45 PM EST | 934 | -2.82 |
| Nov 4, 1:45 PM EST | 3,700 | -2.4 |
| Nov 4, 12:45 PM EST | 4,470 | -1.57 |
| Nov 4, 11:45 AM EST | 8,330 | -0.56 |
| Nov 4, 10:45 AM EST | 9,600 | 0.58 |
| Nov 4, 9:45 AM EST | 10,500 | 1.8 |
| Nov 4, 8:45 AM EST | 10,100 | – |
| Nov 4, 2:15 AM EST | 56.2 | – |
| Nov 4, 1:15 AM EST | 3,060 | -2.32 |
| Nov 4, 12:15 AM EST | 5,280 | -1.5 |
| Nov 3, 11:15 PM EST | 6,920 | -0.54 |
| Nov 3, 10:15 PM EST | 7,560 | 0.54 |
| Nov 3, 9:15 PM EST | 8,640 | 1.73 |
| Nov 3, 8:15 PM EST | 8,710 | 3.04 |
| Nov 3, 1:45 PM EST | 353 | -2.86 |
| Nov 3, 12:45 PM EST | 2,200 | -2.83 |
| Nov 3, 11:45 AM EST | 2,900 | -2.14 |
| Nov 3, 10:45 AM EST | 5,230 | – |
| Nov 3, 9:45 AM EST | 5,900 | – |
| Nov 3, 8:45 AM EST | 8,570 | 1.84 |
| Nov 3, 7:45 AM EST | 9,690 | 2.99 |
| Nov 3, 1:15 AM EST | 116 | -3.22 |
| Nov 3, 12:15 AM EST | 2,330 | -2.76 |
| Nov 2, 11:15 PM EST | 4,110 | -1.97 |
| Nov 2, 10:15 PM EST | 6,100 | -1.07 |
| Nov 2, 9:15 PM EST | 5,610 | -0.05 |
| Nov 2, 8:15 PM EST | 6,470 | 1.05 |
| Nov 2, 7:15 PM EST | 9,590 | 2.24 |
| Nov 2, 12:45 PM EST | 701 | – |
| Nov 2, 11:45 AM EST | 2,520 | – |
| Nov 2, 10:45 AM EST | 4,300 | -1.48 |
| Nov 2, 9:45 AM EST | 6,980 | -0.71 |
| Nov 2, 8:45 AM EST | 7,510 | 0.17 |
| Nov 2, 7:45 AM EST | 9,780 | 1.27 |
| Nov 2, 6:45 AM EST | 11,800 | 2.54 |
| Nov 2, 12:15 AM EST | 904 | -3.1 |
| Nov 1, 11:15 PM EST | 2,070 | -2.98 |
| Nov 1, 10:15 PM EST | 4,790 | -2.28 |
| Nov 1, 9:15 PM EST | 6,450 | -1.4 |
| Nov 1, 8:15 PM EST | 6,220 | – |
| Nov 1, 7:15 PM EST | 8,220 | – |
| Nov 1, 6:15 PM EST | 9,880 | 3.21 |
| Nov 1, 5:15 PM EST | 4,660 | 4.08 |
| Nov 1, 11:30 AM EST | 363 | -2.64 |
| Nov 1, 10:30 AM EST | 1,720 | -2.59 |
| Nov 1, 9:30 AM EST | 4,260 | -1.93 |
| Nov 1, 8:30 AM EST | 5,700 | -1.07 |
| Nov 1, 7:30 AM EST | 9,510 | -0.07 |
| Nov 1, 6:30 AM EST | 10,000 | – |
| Nov 1, 5:30 AM EST | 10,600 | – |
| Nov 1, 12:00 AM EDT | 433 | -2.88 |
| Oct 31, 11:00 PM EDT | 2,850 | -2.15 |
| Oct 31, 10:00 PM EDT | 7,420 | -1.16 |
| Oct 31, 9:00 PM EDT | 8,370 | -0.22 |
| Oct 31, 8:00 PM EDT | 12,000 | 0.85 |
| Oct 31, 7:00 PM EDT | 10,400 | 1.99 |
| Oct 31, 6:00 PM EDT | 8,840 | 3.2 |
| Oct 31, 5:00 PM EDT | 1,170 | 4.33 |
| Oct 31, 11:15 AM EDT | 520 | – |
| Oct 31, 10:15 AM EDT | 2,300 | -2.35 |
| Oct 31, 9:15 AM EDT | 4,720 | -1.54 |
| Oct 31, 8:15 AM EDT | 6,020 | -0.58 |
| Oct 31, 7:15 AM EDT | 8,160 | 0.47 |
| Oct 31, 6:15 AM EDT | 10,600 | 1.63 |
| Oct 31, 5:15 AM EDT | 5,930 | 2.9 |
| Oct 30, 11:15 PM EDT | 894 | -3.17 |
| Oct 30, 10:15 PM EDT | 3,690 | -2.46 |
| Oct 30, 9:15 PM EDT | 5,250 | -1.66 |
| Oct 30, 8:15 PM EDT | 6,560 | -0.76 |
| Oct 30, 7:15 PM EDT | 8,930 | 0.23 |
| Oct 30, 6:15 PM EDT | 10,500 | 1.46 |
| Oct 30, 5:15 PM EDT | 11,700 | 2.72 |
| Oct 30, 4:15 PM EDT | 5,210 | 4.14 |
| Oct 30, 10:15 AM EDT | 356 | -2.93 |
| Oct 30, 9:15 AM EDT | 3,530 | -2.6 |
| Oct 30, 8:15 AM EDT | 4,340 | -1.83 |
| Oct 30, 7:15 AM EDT | 6,770 | -0.9 |
| Oct 30, 6:15 AM EDT | 8,810 | 0.16 |
| Oct 30, 5:15 AM EDT | 8,620 | 1.35 |
| Oct 30, 4:15 AM EDT | 10,300 | 2.69 |
| Oct 29, 10:15 PM EDT | 1,070 | -3.06 |
| Oct 29, 9:15 PM EDT | 4,490 | -2.55 |
| Oct 29, 8:15 PM EDT | 6,770 | -1.74 |
| Oct 29, 7:15 PM EDT | 7,780 | -0.53 |
| Oct 29, 6:30 PM EDT | 8,970 | – |
USGS publishes no daily statistics for this gauge, so the reading is not compared with the record.
Falling over 24 hours: discharge down 70.4%, from 934 to 276 ft³/s. Rising or falling means a change of more than 10% in discharge (or 0.2 ft of gauge height) over 24 hours; our rule of thumb, not a USGS class.
The National Weather Service has no flood-stage gauge here, so no official flood category is shown.
No current water-temperature reading at this gauge, so no temperature guidance is given. Take a stream thermometer. Connecticut DEEP publishes no water-temperature line for trout anglers that we found. The lines below are the National Park Service's, federal guidance, not a Connecticut rule, with Connecticut DEEP's own figure added: 68°F.
This gauge is on our page for Indian Hole Brook, but no agency page we read lists its species.
Turn Around Don't Drown. “A mere 6 inches of fast-moving flood water can knock over an adult.” No flow number makes a crossing safe; if in doubt, stay out.
Turn Around Don't Drown (National Weather Service)Guidance from the readings above and the published thresholds named with each line; not a fishing forecast, a safety guarantee or a statement about access. Local rules and closures come first.
Checked Nov 5, 6:20 PM EST; readings refresh at most every 15 minutes and statistics daily. Provisional USGS data can be revised. Conditions change: re-check before you go. This is general guidance, not a fishing forecast, a safety guarantee or a statement about access.
Agency-named bass waterRepresentative photo · not Housatonic LakeMooselookmeguntic Lake from Oquossoc, Maine. Photo: Doug Kerr, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Housatonic Lake.
Connecticut · about 2 mi
Trout parkRepresentative photo · not Kettletown BrookThe Naugatuck River at Derby, Connecticut. Photo: Staib, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Kettletown Brook.
Connecticut · about 8 mi
Agency-named bass waterRepresentative photo · not Lake ChamberlainRangeley Lake, Maine. Photo: Manuel Velazquez, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Lake Chamberlain.
Connecticut · about 9 mi
Catch and releaseRepresentative photo · not Pootatuck RiverThe Housatonic River at Kent, Connecticut. Photo: John Phelan, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Pootatuck River.
Wild Trout WaterRepresentative photo · not Beacon Hill BrookThe Salmon River above the Comstock Bridge, Connecticut. Photo: H. Morrow Long, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Beacon Hill Brook.
Connecticut · about 11 mi
Trophy / quality trout waterRepresentative photo · not Pomperaug RiverThe Farmington River at Collinsville, Connecticut (downstream of the West Branch tailwater). Photo: John Phelan, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Pomperaug River.
