Fishing near Danbury, CT

Set in Fairfield County, Danbury sits amid one of New England's densest clusters of fishable water — a reason FishingBooker ranked it the 3rd-best fishing destination in the U.S. in 2023. Lake Candlewood, Connecticut's largest lake at 5,420 acres, borders the city and anchors a network that includes Lake Lillinonah, Lake Zoar, Squantz Pond, and the trout-rich Housatonic River to the northwest.