Saugatuck River Connecticut Fishing Report & Options for Selecting Flies: Email us at (sales@perfectflystore.com) with the dates you will be fishing and we will send you a list of our fly recommendations. We can get flies and gear to you within two to three business days from the time you place your order via Priority Mail. If you provide a budget for flies, we will select them to match the budget and get them to you on time for your trip. Your can also call us at 800-594-4726 and we will help you decide what flies and gear to use. All orders are shipped free in the U.S. If under a $100 order requiring Priority mail is a charge of only $8.10. Orders over a $100 are shipped free via Priority Mail.
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Type of Stream
Tailwater
Species
Brown Trout
Rainbow Trout
Brook Trout (native and stocked)
Size
Medium
Location
Southwest Connecticut
Nearest Towns
Weston
Season
3rd Saturday in April to last day of
February
Access:
Good
Non-Resident License
State of Connecticut
Special Regulations Areas:
Fly fishing only section
Weather
National Weather Service Link
Seasons:
The season runs most of the year – see season on left
Spring:
Springtime is probably the best season for fly fishing the Saugatuck River because of the hatches.
Summer:
The water stays cool most of the Summer and the fishing is generally good.
Fall:
Fall is an excellent time to fish. There is less pressure from anglers and good fishing for large brown trout that
spawn in the Fall.
Winter:
The water stay ice free below the dam and can be fished during the winter.
Recommended Tackle & Gear
Fly Line:
4, 5 or 6 weight
Leaders:
Dry fly: 9 to 12 ft., 5 or 6X Nymphing:
71/2 ft., 3 or 4X, Streamers 0-2X
Tippets:
Dry fly: 5 or 6X, Nymphing: 3 or 4X,
Streamer 0-2X
Best Fly Rods:
Perfect Fly Supreme Four, Superb Five
or Ultimate Six
Fly Reels:
For 4/5/6 fly line
Fly Floatants and Misc Items:
Floatants, KISS Strike Indicators
Tools & Accessories:
Nippers, forceps, retractors, etc.
Copyright 2013 James Marsh
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Fly Fishing The Saugatuck River Connecticut
The Saugatuck River flows from above West Redding to the Long Island Sound. It starts from a small lake and flows through several small dams into the Saugatuck Reservoir. It’s a diverse river providing completely different types of water from its upper section to its tailwater section below Saugatuck Reservoir.
You can access the small uppermost section of the stream above West Redding via the West Redding Road to Sugar Hollow Pond where the stream begins. State highway #53 follows the stream from West Redding downstream to the lake.
To access the water below Samuel Senior Dam, follow state highway #53 to the lake and take Valley Forge Road which crosses the Saugatuck River just below the dam. There’s about a mile of access at this point. Farther downstream at the Davis Hill Road Bridge you can access the river and fish up or downstream. Lyons Plain Road provides additional access farther downstream along the river below the point Valley Forge Road changes to Lyons Plain Road. Another bridge located at Cambridge Road farther downstream provides up and downstream access.
There’s also good access at the town of Weston at Keene’s Park. Downstream of Weston on River road you will find another bridge access. On Weston Road, still farther downstream, there are two more bridges that provides access. This is called the Twin Bridge access which is near the upper boundary of the fly fishing only section of the Saugatuck River. It’s off of Ford Road below the twin bridges. The fly fishing only section starts just below the Dorr’s Milo Dam. This section of the river has been greatly improved by the local TU chapter. The area extends for less than a mile downstream to the Merritt Parkway Bridge. Dams along the river in this area provide small still water ponds that are also stocked with trout.
There’s two tributary streams that are also stocked. Aspetuck River and the West Branch of the Saugatuck River both provide additional trout fishing.