🐟Fish species
📜Fishing rules here
- No special regulations — CT statewide rules apply.
- Trout: 9" minimum, 5 per day; catch-and-release only Mar 1 – 6 a.m. 2nd Saturday in April.
- Bass: 12" minimum in lakes, ponds and the CT River (no minimum in rivers/streams), 6 per day combined.
- Chain pickerel: 15" minimum, 6 per day in lakes and ponds. Walleye: 18", 2 per day. Northern pike: 26", 2 per day.
- Panfish, bullheads and white perch: no minimum, no daily limit (white perch 7", 30/day on the CT River and tidal rivers).
CT Inland (or All Waters) fishing license required, 16+. Trout & Salmon Stamp needed (16+) if you keep trout or salmon.
Always confirm current rules with CT DEEP.
Hop Brook flows through Middlebury, Waterbury, From Route 64 to Hop Brook Flood Control Impoundment.. Stocked with trout by CT DEEP. Check the regulations box for this water’s special rules.
Bite Chart
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Live fishing tips for Hop Brook
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Anglers’ Catches at Hop Brook
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