Fishing near Torrington in Litchfield County, CT

3.37 Rating based on 118 Reviews
  • Most Caught Species: Largemouth Bass, Trout, Rainbow Trout, Brown Trout, Smallmouth Bass, Rock Bass
  • # of fishing spots within 25 miles: 111
  • # of reports within 25 miles: 117
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Sunnybrook near Torrington

Sunnybrook

this is a look into Sunny brook from the dam.note all the rain we've gotten the river is really high compared to normal.
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Sunnybrook entrance near Torrington

Sunnybrook entrance

the entrance is above the Dam on Newfield Rd.
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Naugatuck East near Torrington

Naugatuck East

this is the sign by Kmart plaza.you can fish from the dam to around this point.
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Naugatuck East near Torrington

Naugatuck East

dirt parking area off Newfield Rd.
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Naugatuck East near Torrington

Naugatuck East

parking/ stocking area
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Naugatuck River "East" near Torrington

Naugatuck River "East"

sign by dirt parking area
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Top Fishing Spots near Torrington

Sunnybrook
Sunnybrook

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Naugatuck River "east"
Naugatuck River "east"

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Naugatuck River "west"
Naugatuck River "west"

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Stillwater Pond
Stillwater Pond

Avg. Rating: 4
# Reviews: 2
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Burr Pond
Burr Pond

Avg. Rating: 3.556
# Reviews: 9
Views: 11840

John Minetto State Park
John Minetto State Park

Avg. Rating: 3
# Reviews: 1
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Torrington Area Fish Species

Recent Torrington Fishing Reports

Wensday Fishing Report May 12, 2008

Wensday

Stillwater Pond -

went out here today,slow fishing...

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still water pond Fishing Report Dec 01, 2010

still water pond

still water pond ,CT -

we fished a little ridge there and cought 3 bass kept one and let the others go....

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fishing on lake Fishing Report Feb 10, 2010

fishing on lake

stillwater pond -

i just went ice fishing on a pond in back of my house...

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Stillwater pond Fishing Report Apr 20, 2008

Stillwater pond

Torrington,CT -

this use to be the old Ice pond back befor the refrigerator.caught a Bass, trout ,perch, sunfish(some rather large) and blue gills.good fun with kids....

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First out of the ice for the year Fishing Report Jan 03, 2009

First out of the ice for the year

Still Water -

headed out to Mudge in Sharon with Cousin Nicky,Chester, Arty Bombs. Got there for sun up,drilled a few holes but made the descision to head over to S...

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Stillwater Largemouth Fishing Report Aug 31, 2013

Stillwater Largemouth

Stillwater Lake, Torrington CT -

Biggest bass this year. 6lbs 5oz...

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Baits and Tackle used near Torrington

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  • decent spot, watch for shallow rocks, about 10 to 12 feet beyond the point, very acessable with a canoe
  • my bait of choice for deep bass fishing in this spot is bouncing crawdads off the bottom or carolina rigged pumpkin seed power bait worms
  • spinner baits or buzz baits or small rapalas work very good here. live shiners hooked through the nose casted and retreved with a small split shot 6 inch in front of it works good too
  • a good choice of bait for highland lake is shiners down about 13 feet with a weight to keep them down or nightcrawler allways work good too!!
  • Drifting
  • was fishing for trout
    Rig:
    barrel swivel
    leader
    red hook
    power bait marshmallows
    meal worm
  • mixed color senkos
  • Chartreuse spinner bait
  • 1/4 oz carolina lizard
  • THIS WAS CAUGHT USING AN OLD SCHOOL SILVER JOHNSON SPRITE SPOON

Live Bait (Other) Check Prices

  • Meal worm
    Lures
    Powerbait
  • I use meal worms here, power bait, trout worms and lures. The fish bite here off almost everything.
  • power bait, live bait, lures
  • you should be able to use almost anything here. I perfer rooster tails and spinners. Meal worms and trout worms work just as well.
  • Nightcrallers & worms
  • nightcrawlers, meal worms
  • night crawlers, meal worms
  • They are biting sand worms and blood worms

Minnow Check Prices

  • medium size minnow on waited bobber.
  • small size minnow
  • used smalls up to mommalukes.
  • Drifting with live minnows
  • Drifting with a live minnow
  • Drifting
  • Slow troll wife minnows,drifting on top

Lure (Other) Check Prices

  • Lucky Craft, American shad pointer 4 inch
  • Kastmaster lure, heavy top water hits
  • Kastmaster
  • litle plastic minnows
  • Spinner baits, Yamoto(misspelled)Worms, rapala top water!

Topwater Bait Check Prices

  • Rubber frog
  • About 5 inch golden shiner thin profile top-water shallow diver lure ...
  • Popper, Color Gold and black

Hard Swimbait Check Prices

  • Rebel Crawfish Lure
  • bbz-1 shad blue back herring color

Lizard Check Prices

  • 1/4 oz c rig watermelon 5in lizard
  • 1/4 oz c rig lizard

Crankbait Check Prices

  • 1/4 oz 2-5 ' running
  • Baby Bass
  • rapala lipless baby bass

Spinnerbait / Buzzbait Check Prices

  • Booyah spinnerbaits,Some crankbaits
  • Blue/Green
  • Phoebe and Rooster Tail
  • White Rooster Tail
  • White rooster tail
  • White 3/8 Strike King

Soft Swimbait Check Prices

  • Powerbait minnows Drop shot
  • weighted Sluggo

Casting & Trolling Spoon;22 Check Prices

Nightcrawler Check Prices

  • caught sun fish after about 10 am. 1 small perch about 6in. fishing has been slow so far this season.
  • Red Eye bass will hit alot of the time in most of the coves and downed trees
  • One caught on a crawler , one caught on a live minnow
  • good cove for pan fish.. a few time's last year
  • Euro Crawler so not as big fit on the hook nicely.the on i got was about 11" and 2/3 of a #
  • Nothing on plastic but they where all takin the worms!
  • Trout worn with a single split shop weight
  • used Euro crawlers,and trout worms.fished the bottom.got snagged a few times,lost tackel,,tipical....
  • peice of nightcrawler on a hook

Lipless Bait Check Prices

  • clacking rap
  • red craw by bill lewis

Frog Bait Check Prices

  • usually top water baits invoke strikes over here. senkos and fin-s type baits work well too but only before the big milfoil bloom. after that they get so bogged down with weeds the fish cant even get at them.

Stick Bait Check Prices

  • a greenback stickbait
  • green back
  • 4 inch Senco green pumpkin
  • Yamamoto 4 inch Senco
  • Texas rigged 4 inch trout colored Senco
  • Yamamoto 4" Senco Texas rigged in green pumpkin, weightless
  • Rapala Original

Dry Fly Check Prices

  • blue winged olive
  • Hendrickson Emerger, Hendrickson Comparadun,
  • test
  • Bait Details

In-Line Spinner Check Prices

  • rainbow phoebe
  • Rubber worms, Mepps,Blue Fox Vibrax,Spinnerbait
  • white tailed
  • meppes
  • blue fox
  • rooster tail

Jigging Spoon Check Prices

  • 2 inch, color gold and white

Blade Bait Check Prices

  • purple rooster tail & live minnows
  • Mepps, Rooster Tails or a gold fish

Worm Check Prices

  • spoom work well to.
  • Wacky senkos
  • casting into weed bed
  • Wacky Senkos
  • casting into Lily pads
  • Zoom green Weenie
  • zoom green weenie trick worm
  • oxe blood roboworm
  • oxblood senko
  • 4 inch Green Pumpkin Yamamoto Senco

Grub Check Prices

  • grubs,meal worms said fishing was hot last couple of days.

Plastic Swimbait Check Prices

  • Senco stretch 40

Other Check Prices

  • hot dog dipped in Anise oil

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