Rivers & streams - Good reports from the West Branch Farmington, Housatonic, Naugatuck, Pequonnock, and Norwalk Rivers, plus a number of smaller streams (some nice action on wild brook and brown trout). Hatches include Blue Wing Olive (#18-26, early morning), Midges (#20-26), Sulfurs (#16-18 in the Bull’s Bridge area) and Tan & Winter caddis (#14-18, early morning & late afternoon). Lakes & Ponds â” Trout fishing was generally fair last week, with best reports from Highland Lake, East Twin Lake, Colebrook Reservoir (near the dam), Crystal Lake (slowing down) and West Hill Pond. Bluefish spots include the Race, Plum Gut, Thames River (from the mouth up to Gales Ferry), Harkness Memorial State Park, Pleasure Beach in Waterford, Pigeon Rip (area north of Plum Island), Bartlett Reef, Rocky Neck State Park, Hatchett Reef, Connecticut River from the Baldwin (I-95) Bridge to the breakwaters, Long Sand Shoal, Sixmile Reef, Southwest Reef, Hammonasset Beach State Park, Falkner Island area to the reefs off Branford, New Haven Harbor, Silver Sands State Park, Stratford Shoal/Middle Ground area, Penfield Reef, Norwalk Islands and Stamford Harbor. Striper haunts include the reefs off Watch Hill, south side of Fishers Island, the Race, the Sluiceway, Plum Gut, Thames River, Harkness Memorial State Park, Bartlett Reef, Black Point area, Hatchett Reef, Connecticut River, Long Sand Shoal, Southwest Reef, Sixmile Reef, Falkner Island area, the reefs off Branford, Milford Harbor-Charles Island area including Silver Sands State Park, Stratford Shoal/Middle Ground area, Bridgeport Harbor, and the Norwalk Islands. read more