Fishing near Meriden, CT

Meriden sits in south-central New Haven County, directly intersected by the Quinnipiac River, whose Gorge section (Carpenter's Dam to Red Bridge) is annually stocked with trout and holds largemouth bass and carp downstream. Within a short drive are warmwater impoundments like Beseck Lake, Silver Lake, and Black Pond, while the famed Farmington River tailwater lies roughly 35 miles northwest.