Naugatuck River (beacon Falls) Fishing Spot

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• Last Modified By: vinny60 on 09/06/09 04:41 PM
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There are many spots along the river to fish. Trout and atlantic salmon are caught here often.


NAUGATUCK RIVER (EAST BRANCH), Torrington (T BK BN) WILD TROUT MANAGEMENT AREA (Class 3) From Newfield Road downstream to the confluence with the West Branch Naugatuck: Trout: 9” minimum length. NAUGATUCK RIVER (MAINSTEM), Torrington-Litchfield- Harwinton-Thomaston-Watertown-Waterbury-Naugatuck-Beacon Falls-Seymour-Derby (T) From the confluence of the East and West Branches in Torrington to the Thomaston Flood Control Dam. Intermittent sections from Thomaston to Waterbury. Platts Mill Road and Route 8 overpass area in Waterbury, through the Naugatuck State Forest to the Route 42 bridge (Pines Bridge Road) in Beacon Falls. TROPHY TROUT STREAM From the confluence of the East and West Branches to Route 118 (Harwinton-Litchfield) & from the Thomaston Dam to the Kinneytown Dam (Seymour): Trout: Daily creel limit-2 Thermal refuges: Areas within 100 feet of the mouths of tributaries as posted by DEP are closed to all fishing from June 15 to August 31. BROODSTOCK SALMON AREAS From Route 118 (Litchfield/Harwinton) to the Thomaston Dam & from Prospect Street (Naugatuck) downstream to Pines Bridge Road (Route 42 bridge, Beacon Falls): Methods (all species): From October 1 through March 31, single fly or lure with a single free-swinging hook only. Additional weight may not be added to the line. Anglers are reminded that the season is closed from March 1 to 6:00 am on the 3rd Saturday in April for all species except broodstock Atlantic salmon (see Trout Management Area below for yearround catch-and-release fishing for trout) . naugatuck RIVER TROUT MANAGEMENT AREA Litchfield-Harwinton-Thomaston From Route 118 (Litchfield/Harwinton) to the Thomaston Dam : Season: Open year-round except in areas within 100 feet of tributaries that are closed to all fishing from June 15 to August 31, as posted. Methods (all species): From October 1 through March 31, single fly or lure with a single free-swinging hook only. Additional weight may not be added to the line. Trout: Catch and Release Only. lower river/tidal waters -no closed season: From Kinneytown Dam (Seymour) to confluence with Housatonic River (Derby). Trout: Daily creel limit-2, 15” minimum length. NAUGATUCK RIVER (WEST BRANCH), Torrington (T) Intermittent sections from Stillwater Pond to Route 4. The Naugatuck River is a 65-mile (105-km) long river in the US state of Connecticut. It carves out the Naugatuck River Valley. The river flows from northwest Connecticut southward into the Housatonic River in Derby, Connecticut. One of the river's main uses is hydropower, which is used to power industrial plants among the river. The Thomaston Dam, which was completed in 1960, creates a reservoir on the river and helps to control floods.