Fishing near New Britain, CT

Set in Hartford County, New Britain anchors the CT DEEP-defined Hartford/New Britain fishing zone, putting dozens of stocked lakes and hundreds of trout-stocked streams within a short drive. Batterson Park Pond straddles the city line as a multi-species community fishery, while the Farmington River — a National Wild and Scenic River and one of New England's premier trout streams — and the Connecticut River shad and striper run lie a short trip away.