Fishing in Danbury

Get all the fishing information of Danbury : Fishing spot, Fishing activites, Fishing trips, ...

Fishing in Danbury

What can I fish there ?

Join our 2 fishermen in Danbury in Fairfield. The fishing forecast is currently 2.3. The most caught fishes here are the lahontan cutthroat trout, the channel catfish, the american eel and the humpback chub. Come try the most famous fishing techniques like the trolling for bonito, angling - using floats, boat fishing for eel or gathering seafood by hand.

The whole information of Fishing in Danbury come from this website : Fishing in Danbury

The best moment for fishing in Danbury

Our fishing forecast of Danbury indicates the best time to go fishing in this city.

The best fishes you can find in Danbury

The Lahontan cutthroat trout

The Lahontan cutthroat trout

The Lahontan cutthroat trout belongs to the Salmonidae family. It can reach 1 m for 24 kg. It has a lifespan of less than 5 years. It breeds between February and July. The best time to catch it is between March and April. It is a quite large fish with a square tail to hunt prey and avoid predators. The coloring is green to greenish brown on the back, pale yellow with a pink lateral band on the sides and silver to white on the belly. Parr marks fade in mature fish. Spawning trout can be copper, red and orange, especially male. Large rounded spots, almost as black as ink, scatter little over the body, with less below the lateral line. Like other cutthroat trout, they have a distinct red to orange mark on their throats, but can be pale on lakes.

The Lahontan cutthroat trout is a famous fish you can catch in Danbury.
You can find all the fishing tips, fishing technics near Danbury  

The Channel Catfish

The Channel Catfish

The Channel Catfish belongs to the Ictaluridae family. adults often weigh between 40 and 60 cm. The maximum weight recorded is 26.3 kg. It has a life span of 15 years. It breeds from May to July. The ideal time to fish them is from March to May, before the breeding season. The body is elongated and flattened. The eyes are small and the mouth is lesser. They have eight sensory barbells, or "whiskers", around their mouths. Four whiskers are on the chin, two on the muzzle and one at both corners of the mouth. The tail is deeply forked with the edge of the rounded anal fin. The adult color is pale grey to olive on the back and white to yellowish on the belly. The young are generally light grey at the back and silvery on the sides. The sides have scattered dark spots.

The Channel Catfish is a famous fish you can catch in Danbury.
You can find all the fishing tips, fishing technics near Danbury  

The American Eel

The American Eel

The American Eel belongs to the Anguillidae family. The size of the adult female can reach 1 m in length, while that of the male does not exceed 40 cm. Spawning takes place in mid-winter. Females lay 3 to 22 million eggs. He can live to be 50 years old. It can be fished from April to September. The American eel is a species of fish with a snake-like body all in length with fins that extend over its back, around its tail and along its inner surface. It has thick lips and a slightly longer lower jaw than her upper jaw, which gives her the appearance of having an overbite. The color of young eels varies from yellow-green or brown. Adult eels are grey with white or cream bellies.

The American Eel is a famous fish you can catch in Danbury.
You can find all the fishing tips, fishing technics near Danbury  

The Humpback Chub

The Humpback Chub

The Humpback Chub belongs to the Cyprinidae family. The maximum size recorded was 38 cm. It has a lifespan of 30 years. It spawns from April to June. It is a protected species, so the angling is prohibited. The body is almost entirely without a scale, retaining only 80 mid-lateral scales along the lateral line. The scales are deeply embedded on the surface of the fish, especially on the hump. The fish has a very streamlined body, with a thin caudal peduncle and a deeply forked tail. The fins are large and curved, and the origin of the ridge is approximately equal distance from the snout and base of the caudal fin. The mouth is lower and overhung by the muzzle. The pharyngeal arch is small, with a small lower branch. The back is pale olive grey, the sides silvery and the belly white. The dorsal fin generally has nine rays and the anal fin has 10 or more.

The Humpback Chub is a famous fish you can catch in Danbury.
You can find all the fishing tips, fishing technics near Danbury  

The Westlope cutthroat trout

The Westlope cutthroat trout

The Westlope cutthroat trout belongs to the Salmonidae Family. The average length of the fish is about 30 cm and rarely exceeds 46 cm. It has an average life span of 2 to 5 years. They breed in the spring. Fishing is prohibited because this fish is endangered. The fish has teeth under the tongue, on the roof of the mouth and on the front of the mouth. The gorge cutting the western slope is common in the waters of lakes and rivers upstream. The skin has small dark freckle-like spots, grouped towards the tail, and is mainly orange in color. They are distinguished from rainbow trout by the red, pink or orange markings under the jaw.

The Westlope cutthroat trout is a famous fish you can catch in Danbury.
You can find all the fishing tips, fishing technics near Danbury  

Our fishing forecast of Danbury indicates the best time to go fishing in this city.

Where can I go fishing in Danbury ?

Our fishing forecast of Danbury indicates the best time to go fishing in this city.

How to fish in Danbury ? Get the best fishing tips

Our fishing forecast of Danbury indicates the best time to go fishing in this city.