Fishing near Stamford, CT

Set on western Long Island Sound in Fairfield County, Stamford gives anglers dual access to saltwater and freshwater. The Sound holds over 100 species of fish documented by CT DEEP trawl surveys, with striped bass, bluefish, fluke, tautog, scup, and black sea bass off harbor piers and the Norwalk Islands. Just inland, the Mianus River straddling the Stamford-Greenwich line is the nearest quality trout stream, while reservoirs and the Housatonic River sit within 30-50 miles.