Fishing near Bridgeport, CT
Set on Long Island Sound in Fairfield County, Bridgeport runs a dual fishery: saltwater action in the Sound and Bridgeport Harbor, plus quick drives to the Housatonic, Naugatuck, and Saugatuck river systems. Penfield Reef and Stratford Shoals draw striped bass and bluefish, while the tidal lower Housatonic empties into the Sound just 5 miles southwest near Stratford.
Top waters to fish near Bridgeport
Housatonic River
Saugatuck River
North Atlantic Ocean
Naugatuck River
Hudson River
Norwalk Islands
Connecticut River
Nissequogue River
Smithtown Bay
Peconic River
Species & education
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Alewife
Alosa pseudoharengus
American Eel
Anguilla rostrata
American Shad
Alosa sapidissima
Atlantic Salmon
Salmo salar
Black Crappie
Pomoxis nigromaculatus
Bluegill
Lepomis macrochirus
Brook Trout
Salvelinus fontinalis
Brown Bullhead
Ameiurus nebulosus
Brown Trout
Salmo trutta
Burbot
Lota lota
Chain Pickerel
Esox niger
Channel Catfish
Ictalurus punctatus
Common Carp
Cyprinus carpio
Fallfish
Semotilus corporalis
Golden Shiner
Notemigonus crysoleucas
Fishing guides near Bridgeport
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Rob Ebersole
Scary Good Sportfishing
5.0 (10 reviews)
Unforgettable moment in Lake Erie Fishing Charters
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John Fairburn
Bell 8 Charters
5.0 (3 reviews)
Sun’s out, Stripers in - Cast one with Capt. Jack!
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Sam Leary
Fishing With Sam
5.0 (2 reviews)
Specializing in Bass Fishing in CT/MA/NY
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Peter Romano
Rising tide fishing
5.0 (2 reviews)
Experience Fly Fishing Like a Pro in Connecticut
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Terry Baksay
Terry Baksay Fishing Enterprises
5.0 (2 reviews)
Premier Bass Fishing In Danbury, CT
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Ray Pasieka
Carolann P Fishing Charters
5.0 (2 reviews)
Long Island inshore & offshore Shark fishing!
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