Closed March 1 through 6am 2nd Saturday in April.
From the confluence of the East and West Branches in Torrington to the Thomaston Flood Control Dam. Intermittent sections from Thomaston to Waterbury. Platts Mill Road and Route 8 overpass area in Waterbury, through the Naugatuck State Forest to the Route 42 bridge (Pines Bridge Road) in Beacon Falls.
TROPHY TROUT STREAM
- From the confluence of the East and West Branches to Route 118 (Harwinton-Litchfield) & from the Thomaston Dam to the Kinneytown Dam (Seymour)
- Trout: Daily creel limit—2
- Thermal refuges: Areas within 100 feet of signs indicating such closure posted by DEEP at or near the mouths of tributaries are closed to all fishing from June 15 to September 15.
BROODSTOCK SALMON AREAS
- From Route 118 (Litchfield/Harwinton) to the Thomaston Dam & from Prospect Street (Naugatuck) downstream to Pines Bridge Road (Route 42 bridge, Beacon Falls)
- Methods (all species): From October 1 through March 31, single fly or lure with a single free-swinging hook only. Additional weight may not be added to the line. Anglers are reminded that the season is closed from March 1 to 6:00 a.m. on the 2nd Saturday in April for all species except broodstock Atlantic salmon (see Trout Management Area below for year-round catch-and release fishing for trout).
NAUGATUCK RIVER TROUT MANAGEMENT AREA
- Litchfield-Harwinton-Thomaston; From Route 118 (Litchfield/Harwinton) to the Thomaston Dam
- Season: Open year-round except in areas within 100 feet of signs indicating such closure posted by DEEP at or near the mouths of tributaries that are closed to all fishing from June 15 to September 15.
- Methods (all species): From October 1 through March 31, single fly or lure with a single free-swinging hook only. Additional weight may not be added to the line.
- Trout: Catch and Release Only.
LOWER RIVER/TIDAL WATERS
- no closed season
- From Kinneytown Dam (Seymour) to confluence with Housatonic River (Derby).
- Trout: Daily creel limit—2, 15″ minimum length.