Saugatuck River Fishing Spot

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The Saugatuck River issues from Wataba Lake (562 feet above sea level) approximately 4 mi (6 km) southwest of Danbury near the New York border. It flows generally southeast, passing through the Saugatuck Reservoir (283 feet above sea level), then turns SSW. Near Westport, it broadens into a navigable estuary along its lower 5 mi (8 km) and enters Long Island Sound approximately 4 mi (6 km) southeast of Norwalk. Interstate 95 crosses the river near its mouth downstream from Westport. At Westport, Route 136 crosses the river on the Bridge Street Bridge, built in 1882, the oldest surviving moveable bridge in Connecticut. The moveable section consists of a hand-cranked swing span made of two pin-connected Pratt trusses. The river is wadeable along much of its course and is a popular seasonal destination for trout fishing. SAUGATUCK RIVER (includes Cobbs Mill Pond), Danbury- Redding-Weston-Westport. Intermittent sections from Route 7 in Danbury through West Redding along Route 53 to the Mark Twain Library Dam one mile above the Saugatuck Reservoir. Then intermittent sections from 100 feet below the Saugatuck Reservoir Dam tailrace (as posted) through Lyons Plain to Dorr’s Mill Dam and ending at the Merritt Parkway. WILLIAM “DOC” SKERLICK TROUT MANAGEMENT AREA In Westport from Dorr’s Mill Dam to the Merritt Parkway: Methods: Fly fishing only. Season: Open year-round. Trout: Catch and Release Only from September 1 to 6:00 am on the 3rd Saturday in April. Trout: Daily creel limit-2, 9” minimum length from 6:00 am on 3rd Saturday in April to August 31. SEA RUN TROUT STREAM Tidal area downstream of Wood Dam (Westport): Season: Open year-round effective April 21, 2006. Trout: Daily creel limit-2, 15” minimum length. SAUGATUCK RIVER (WEST BRANCH), Weston-Westport Intermittent sections from intersection of Routes 53 and 57 (north of Weston Center) to the Saugatuck River.

The Saugatuck River is a short river in southwestern Connecticut in the United States, approximately 25 mi (40 km) long. It drains part of suburban and rural Fairfield County west of Bridgeport, emptying into Long Island Sound.