i usually hit bulls bridge in Kent and the stretch of the river from the hydroelectric plant up to Great Falls in the town of Falls Village on the upper Housatonic River, but most of them are tiny. theres just a lot of them and it makes for a really active day. there are also an abundance of trout, rock bass,suckers, carp ,redbreast sunfish and a few kind of small pike..be careful of these, as they can show up unexpectedly. they have stolen lures from me above the dam at bulls bridge by slicing through my line..i lost 3 vibrax spinners this way in one day! had i known they were present i would've used steel leaders. i know you don't want to go too far, but its the closest place i know for you to get smallies besides Shenipsit Lake.