CT DEEP 2018 SPRING STOCKING TROUT YOU CAN FIND US DIRECTLY ON FACEBOOK. This page features a variety of information on fishing, hunting, and wildlife watching in Connecticut. The address is www.facebook.com/CTFishandWildlife. DEEP’s 2018 spring trout stockings were completed on May 25. Prior to Opening Day, approximately 306,000 trout were stocked into nearly 100 lakes and ponds and over 120 rivers and streams located throughout Connecticut. DEEP’s in-season stockings are now underway with nearly 240,000 additional trout scheduled to be stocked between Opening Day and the middle of May. On July 3 DEEP conducted its annual trout stocking on the Farmington River and fall stockings will begin in late August or early September if weather and flows cooperate. The following area was stocked on July 3 (updated 7/5/2018) RIVERS AND STREAMS: Just in time for the Fourth of July holiday, The Farmington River TMA (the West Branch Farmington River from the Goodwin Dam down to the upper boundary of the year-round catch-and-release area) was stocked with 1,800 Brown Trout (12 inch and up fish). The following areas were stocked the week of 5/21 - 5/25 (updated 5/25/2018) RIVERS AND STREAMS: In eastern Connecticut; Fenton River, Scantic River (Upper and lower), Natchaug River, Quinebaug River, Farm River (Lower), Jeremy River, Coginchaug River, the Salmon River & Salmon River TMA, Shetucket River and the Moosup River & the Moosup River TMA. In western Connecticut; Pequabuck River, Pequonnock River (Trumbull Basin, Open and Beardsley Park), the lower Naugatuck River (Waterbury – Beacon Falls), Weekeepeemee River, Little River (Oxford), Hop Brook, Nonewaug River and Pomperaug River. LAKES AND PONDS: In eastern Connecticut; Black Pond (Middlefield), Millers Pond, Quonnipaug Lake and Crystal Lake. In western Connecticut; Scoville Reservoir, East Twin Lake, and Highland Lake. TROUT PARKS: The Pasture Pond, Natchaug River and Chatfield Hollow (brook only) Trout Parks were stocked. See pages 2-4 for earlier stockings this year (2018). CT DEEP Fisheries Division Spring Trout Stocking Page 1 of 4 The following areas were stocked the week of 5/14 to 5/18 (updated 5/18/2018) RIVERS AND STREAMS: In eastern Connecticut; Latimer Brook, Jeremy River, Lower Blackledge River, Mount Misery Brook, Myron Kinnie Brook, Whitsford Brook, Skunkamug River, Hop River, Shunock Brook, Hammonasset River (Open and TMA), Pachaug River, Shetucket River, Mt Hope River, Five Mile River (Lower), Quinebaug River, Hockanum River (above and below TMA), Willimantic River (above and below TMA) and Susquetonscut Brook. In western Connecticut; Blackberry River, Farmill River, Farmington River TMA (Goodwin Dam down to West Branch TMA Lower Collinsville to RT 177), Farmington River (Route 177 to Route 4 Farmington), Bantam River (inlet and outlet), Butternut Brook, Hall Meadow Brook, Naugatuck River (TMA and East and West Branch) and Whiting River. LAKES AND PONDS: In eastern Connecticut; Rogers Lake and Wyassup Lake. In western Connecticut; East Twin Lake Squantz Pond, Southford Falls, Great Hollow Pond, Nells Rock Reservoir, Pickett’s Pond, Stanley Quarter Park Pond and Stillwater Pond. The following areas were stocked the week of 5/7 to 5/11 (updated 5/11/2018) RIVERS AND STREAMS: In eastern Connecticut; the lower Blackledge River, Dickenson Creek, Still River (Eastford), Latimer Brook, Quinebaug River (Plainfield), Scantic River (both upper & lower sections), Pachaug River, West River, upper Farm River, Branford River, Salmon River (sections below the TMA), Salmon River TMA, Natchaug River, Roaring Brook (Glastonbury), Yantic River, Yantic River TMA, lower Five Mile River (Thompson, Putnam, Killingly), Blackwell’s Brook, Mount Hope River, Fenton River, Bigelow Brook, Furnace Brook (Stafford), Roaring Brook (Stafford) and Hunts Brook. In western Connecticut; the upper Saugatuck River, the Saugatuck River TMA, Mill River TMA (Fairfield), the middle Naugatuck River (Thomaston-Waterbury), Pequonnock River (Beardsley Park), Shepaug River, East Aspetuck River, Pond Brook, the lower Pootatuck River, Pomperaug River, West Branch Salmon Brook, East Branch Salmon Brook, Sandy Brook, Still River (Colebrook) and Nepaug River. LAKES AND PONDS: In eastern Connecticut; Hewitt Fly Pond, Rogers Lake, Black Pond (Woodstock), Uncas Lake, Horse Pond, Amos Lake, Beach Pond, Long Pond, Billings Lake, Coventry Lake (Wangumbaug Lake), Quonnipaug Lake, Walker’s Reservoir and Bigelow Pond. In western Connecticut; Mohegan Lake, Prospect Town Park Pond, Colebrook River Lake, West Branch Reservoir, Highland Lake, West Hill Pond, Christensen’s Pond and Fountain Lake. TROUT PARKS: The Southford Falls, Wolfe Park (Great Hollow Pond), Pasture Pond, Natchaug River, Day Pond, Black Rock (pond only), Mohegan Park Pond, Chatfield Hollow (brook only), Pasture Pond and Stratton Brook Trout Parks were stocked. COMMUNITY FISHING WATERS: Upper Fulton Park and Bunnells Pond (Beardsley Park) Page 2 of 4 The following areas were stocked the week of 4/30 - 5/4 (updated 5/4/2018) RIVERS AND STREAMS: In eastern Connecticut; the Willimantic River TMA, the Willimantic River above and below the TMA), Roaring Brook (Stafford), Middle River, Roaring Brook (Glastonbury), Little River, Mount Hope River, Fenton River, Quinnipiac River, Tankerhoosen River, Mashamoquet Brook and the Hockanum River (above and below the TMA), the Yantic River TMA, Quinebaug River (Thompson-Putnam-Killingly), Moosup River, Skungamaug River, Hop River, Quinebaug River (Griswold), Shunock Brook, Choate Brook, and Broad Brook (Preston) In western Connecticut; the Farmington River TMA (year-round catch-and-release area), Pequonnock River (Trumbull Basin), the Farmington River TMA (from the lower end of the year-round catch-and- release area at Route 219 to the lower Collinsville dam), the Bulls Bridge TMA (Housatonic River), Tenmile River (Sherman-Kent),lower Saugatuck River, Macedonia Brook (in state park), Pequonnock River (Trumbull-Bridgeport), Mianus River TMA, Mianus River (outside the TMA), Farmington River (Farmington-Tariffville), Mill River (Hamden, above and below the TMA), the lower Farmington River TMA (from the lower Collinsville dam to the Route 177 bridge) and the upper Naugatuck River. LAKES AND PONDS: In eastern Connecticut; Angus Park Pond, Shenispit Lake, Black Pond (Middlefield-Meriden), Moosup Pond, Quanduck Pond, Pattaconk Lake and Cedar Lake. In western Connecticut; Huntington Pond (Starret Pond) and Twin Brooks Pond. TROUT PARKS: The Wharton Brook, Black Rock (pond & brook), Kent Falls, Stratton Brook, Valley Falls Park Pond, Mohegan Park Pond and Chatfield Hollow (pond & brook) Trout Parks were stocked. COMMUNITY FISHING WATERS: Colony Pond (Abe Stone Park) and Lake Wintergreen. The following areas were stocked the week of 4/23 - 4/27 (updated 4/27/2018) RIVERS AND STREAMS: In eastern Connecticut; Indiantown Brook, Hunts Brook, the Moosup River (including the TMA), the Coginchaug River, Salmon River ((including the TMA), Shetucket River, Yantic River (areas upstream & downstream of TMA), Bigelow Brook, Beaver Brook, Farm River (upper & lower), Branford River, Hammonasset River (including the TMA), Jeremy River, Eightmile River, East Branch Eightmile River and the Natchaug River. In western Connecticut; Leadmine Brook, Muddy River, the Farmington River TMA (year-round catch- and-release area only), the Farmington River TMA (the West Branch Farmington River from the Goodwin Dam down to the upper boundary of the year-round catch-and-release area), the Housatonic River TMA, Farmington River (Route 177 to Route 4, Farmington), Norwalk River (upper & lower), Mad River and the Naugatuck River TMA. LAKES AND PONDS: In eastern Connecticut; Black Pond (Woodstock), Broad Brook Mill Pond, Somersville Mill Pond, Freshwater Pond, Cedar Lake, Bashan Lake, Uncas Lake, Higganum Reservoir and Hanover Reservoir. Page 3 of 4 In western Connecticut; Wononskopmuc Lake and Mad River Impoundment. TROUT PARKS: The Day Pond, Southford Falls, Stratton Brook, Wharton Brook, Wolfe Park (Great Hollow Pond), Valley Falls Park Pond, Chatfield Hollow (both pond & brook), Pasture Pond, Mohegan Park Pond, and Natchaug River were stocked. COMMUNITY FISHING WATERS: Keney Park Pond. The following areas were stocked the week of 4/16 - 4/20 (updated 4/20/2018) RIVERS AND STREAMS: In eastern Connecticut; Jeremy Brook, Raymond Brook, and the Hammonasset River (including the TMA). In western Connecticut; Mill River (Fairfield, not including the TMA), Wepawaug River and Mill River (Hamden, including the Sleeping Giant TMA). LAKES AND PONDS: In eastern Connecticut; Bigelow Pond, Mashapaug Lake, Wauregan Reservoir, the Hewitt Fly Pond, Branford Supply Pond, Quonnipaug Lake, Lake Saltonstall, Angus Park Pond, Walkers Reservoir, Amos Lake, Gardner Lake, Wyassup Lake, Bicentennial Pond, Beaver Brook Park Ponds, Crystal Lake and Green Falls Reservoir. In western Connecticut; Ball Pond, Highland Lake, West Hill Pond, Lake McDonough, Baummer Pond, Fountain Lake, Mount Tom Pond, Black Rock Lake, Mohawk Pond, Tyler Lake, Wononskopomuc Lake, Hop Brook Lake and West Side Pond. COMMUNITY FISHING WATERS: Birge Pond, Mirror Lake (Hubbard Park Pond), Colony Park Pond, Beaver Park Pond/Lagoon, Rowan’s Pond (Butternut Park Pond), Stanley Quarter Park Pond, and Center Springs Park Pond were stocked. TROUT PARKS: The Day Pond, Valley Falls Park Pond, Pasture Pond, Chatfield Hollow (Schreeder pond only), Kent Falls, Black Rock (both the pond and Branch Brook) and Mohegan Park Pond Trout Parks