DEEP Fishing Report

Some state parks (remember that some boat launches are within state parks) and forests remain closed. Anglers and boaters are advised to periodically check the DEEP websites (www.ct.gov/dep or www.ct.gov/deep) for the latest status of DEEP facilities.

A number of rivers including the Connecticut River, Housatonic River and Farmington River are currently unfishable due to the extremely high flows and difficult/dangerous for boating. Some lakes and ponds may also be difficult to access, fish or boat.

Rivers & streams – Flows have become very high and unfishable in some areas, especially larger rivers such as the Housatonic and Farmington Rivers. Those wishing to fish should try smaller streams and tributaries, as they are the first to recede. Anglers can find real time stream flow data for a number of rivers and

Streams in CT on the USGS website at: http://waterdata.usgs.gov/ct/nwis/current/?type=flow

CONNECTICUT RIVER – The river has crested at both Hartford and Middletown, but remains above flood stage and very turbid, with lots of debris (large and small) moving downstream. These conditions are unsafe for boating and make angling (from shore or boat) difficult to impossible.

Surface water temperatures in Long Island Sound (LIS) continue to range from the low to mid 70’s °F. Check out the following web sites for more detailed water temperatures and marine boating conditions:

• mysound.uconn.edu/stationstat.html
• ndbc.noaa.gov
• marine.rutgers.edu/mrs/sat_data/?nothumbs=1
• wunderground.com/MAR/AN/330.html

Due to the impact of Tropical Storm Irene, the regular marine fishing report is not available this week. For anglers venturing out by boat into LIS, please be aware of logs and other floating debris. Large floating objects in the already flooded tidal rivers and LIS create extremely hazardous boating conditions. Furthermore, shore fishing spots (piers, docks, etc.) may have experienced storm damage and anglers should use caution when fishing from these structures.