Fishing near Westport in Fairfield, CT

3.68 Rating based on 16 Reviews
  • Most Caught Species: Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Summer Flounder (Fluke), Bluegill, Striped Bass, White Perch
  • # of fishing spots within 25 miles: 40
  • # of reports within 25 miles: 135
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Westport Fishing Photos

port jeff ferry Bridgeport Harbor near Westport

port jeff ferry Bridgeport Harbor

Picture I took on my cell phone while I was fishing off my kayak in the harbor
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Top Fishing Spots near Westport

Sherwood Island State Park
Sherwood Island State Park

Avg. Rating: 3
# Reviews: 1
Views: 3074

Norwalk River
Norwalk River

Avg. Rating: 0
# Reviews:
Views: 2011

Hemlock Reservoir
Hemlock Reservoir

Avg. Rating: 0
# Reviews:
Views: 2972

Cricker Brook
Cricker Brook

Avg. Rating: 0
# Reviews:
Views: 1066

Bunnell's Pond
Bunnell's Pond

Avg. Rating: 0
# Reviews:
Views: 2855

Saugatuck Reservoir
Saugatuck Reservoir

Avg. Rating: 0
# Reviews:
Views: 9889

Westport Area Fish Species

Recent Westport Fishing Reports

Saugatuck River Fishing Report Sep 15, 2007

Saugatuck River

A peaceful small river. Hit the Doc Skerlick Fly fish only area. Use stealth in your approach and it can prove a successful day year round....

Avg. Rating: 4
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STRIPERS AND BLUES Fishing Report Apr 13, 2010

STRIPERS AND BLUES

PENNFIELD REEF FAIRFIELD CT -

Pennfield reef is a great place to fish for stripers and blues for spin rodders and fly fishermen but the spin guys do have the advantage of long cast...

Avg. Rating: 5
# Reviews: 1 Views:
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Created by: crazyhorse
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CARP Fishing Report Nov 10, 2013

CARP

Gould Manor pond, Fairfield CT -

going for carp in a small pond in fairfield that i found its called Gould Manor Pond. iv fished this pond since i moved to CT in september, it is comp...

Avg. Rating: 5
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Created by: mtavares375
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Flounder in CT. Fishing Report Jul 16, 2009

Flounder in CT.

Rowaton ,CT -

In Rowaton CT. there is a bridge over an inlet right next to the yacht club. Currently there is no parking available so you will need a ride or a boat...

Avg. Rating: 4
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captain's cove trip Fishing Report Jul 10, 2009

captain's cove trip

westport + bridgeport -

I hope we catch something1...

Avg. Rating: 4
# Reviews: 4 Views:
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norwalk river Fishing Report May 08, 2010

norwalk river

norwalk river -

cold frigid...

Avg. Rating: 3
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Baits and Tackle used near Westport

Check Prices

  • Bunker Chuncks
  • worm on bottom reel in slowly
  • spro bucktails tipped with squid,spearing,gulp
  • topwater by weeds blue & black
  • TOPWATER BLACK & SILVER
  • TOPWATER BLACK & SILVER
  • TOPWATER LURE REBEL BLACK & SILVER !!
  • TOPWATER REBEL SHAD BLACK & SILVER
  • RAPALA POPPER BLACK & SILVER 14 BASS BIGGEST 6 LBS
  • TOPWATER POPPER BLACK & SILVER WHITE FEATHER HOOK YUM CRAWFISH SCENT

Live Bait (Other) Check Prices

  • Use bacon raw fish the bottom between tides.
  • Red Trout Worms

Soft Baits Check Prices

  • 2-1/2lber on c-rig
    1-1/2lber, couple 1-1/4ber, 1lbers, and shorts on spinner bait, and dropshot
  • Drop shot mostly
  • 1-1/2lber, and a 1-1/4lber on a spinner bait. Couple 1lbers, and shorts on dropshot I think
  • Dropshot
  • Dropshot, and Small Spinner Bait

Creature Check Prices

  • strike king hellgramite
    strike rocket shad

Saltwater Fly Check Prices

  • clouser minnows and half N half's do well.

Lure (Other) Check Prices

  • Sluggo but just to tell you get alot blue fish rip them up
  • Caught it on a Rattle lure.Red

Topwater Bait Check Prices

  • poppers and walkers
  • RAPALA POPPER BLACK & SILVER RED FEATHER HOOK !!!
  • TOPWATER POPPER
  • STILL WATER TOP WATER
  • STILL WATER TOPWATER POPPER
  • STILLWATER LURE
  • POPPER
  • GHOST TOPWATER POPPER
  • TOPWATER POPPER BLACK SILVER
  • REPALA TOPWATER POPPER

Craw Check Prices

  • CRAWFISH GRAY YELLOW BUTTOM W/ PEPPER JERKING ON BUTTOM CRAZY HIT GREAT FIGHT !!!!!
  • CRAWFISH GRAY W PEPPER YELLOW BUTTOM
  • Threw it close to the shore after spotting the bass and he immediately attacked it.

Jerk Bait Check Prices

  • BLACK & WHITE

Crankbait Check Prices

  • crankbait shallow runner shad

Spinnerbait / Buzzbait Check Prices

  • Nothing special spinnerbait

Casting & Trolling Spoon;22 Check Prices

  • CASTING SPOON WITH GREEN GRUB
  • GREEN SPOON ADDED GREEN GRUB

Nightcrawler Check Prices

  • float worm without leader down in river
  • bobber
  • floating on bobber
  • worm on bottom
  • let it sink and reel slowly in
  • Drag worms across the bottom and you will catch massive bass and multiple types of pan fish.
  • on bottom reel slowly
  • trout worms & nightcrawlers

Frog Bait Check Prices

  • frog topwater

Lipless Bait Check Prices

  • L TRAP CRAWFISH
  • CRAWFISH LIPLESS CRANKBAIT
  • PURPLE & WHITE

Stick Bait Check Prices

  • Longcast minnow, suspending jerkbait

Dry Fly Check Prices

In-Line Spinner Check Prices

Topwater Bait (Popper, Plug) Check Prices

  • STILLWATER LURE POPPER
  • TOP WATER POPPER
  • BLACK & SILVER REBEL POPPER !! LM BASS 4 1/2 (1)LBS (4) LM BASS ALL UNDER SIZED 10,11,9,7

Worm Check Prices

  • i saw someone else catch afish
  • TOPWATER RAPLA POPPER & RUBBER WORM
  • Senko
  • Yamamoto 5" green worm
  • Yamamoto 5" worm
  • Powerbait 4" worm
  • Powerbait, 4"
  • Gary Yams Baby Bass Color
  • o-wacky rigged 4" yum watermelon dinger
  • zoom green weenie

Marabou / Bucktail Jig Check Prices

  • 1/16 white road runner in current with a reeling and jigging motion

Plastic Swimbait Check Prices

  • STORM WILDEYE JIG
  • FOUND THIS SMALL SWINBAIT IN A TREE

Other Check Prices

  • Canned Corn
  • Married Larry!
    (Senko)
  • Just Jigging with a spoon..
  • cut bait fresh bunker.
  • Married Larry

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