Anybody fish on the shoreline in CT?

I have in the past. What part of CT are you in?

Right near madison, ct.

I shore fish a couple of local ponds (Shelton), but after traveling around the state looking for spots, I gave up and bought a canoe.

I know a few good spots down here. Try north farms reservoir in wallingford. Awesome place, especially if you have a canoe. EVERYTHING is in there. Eels, carp, bass, i think catfish. You name it lol.

I know a few good spots down here. Try north farms reservoir in wallingford. Awesome place, especially if you have a canoe. EVERYTHING is in there. Eels, carp, bass, i think catfish. You name it lol.

Do you need a reservoir permit? Seems Ct. Manuel is vague on that. I live in N. Fairfield county and was told I do need a permit, but have never heard anyone get in trouble for not.

To fish there, no. To fish at Lake saltonstall you need a permit though because it's a water source.

To fish there, no. To fish at Lake saltonstall you need a permit though because it's a water source.

Thanks

no problem. fish the farmington too, bass & trout :-)

I haven't shore fished in a while, but I used to do it almost every day for two years. One of the best things I ever did was do a scan of my area on google maps, and just went to random little ponds in the area to check them out. I found a few great ones, and I have probably 10 lakes/ponds within a 20 minute drive I can go anytime and catch bass.

Shorefishing alone is one of my favorite activities. I need to do it more. Unfortunately, in the fall, it's very difficult to catch largemouth bass in ponds from the shore, although it is doable. Fish the accessible deeper holes/points slowly with dark jigs.