Disabled Access
Fishing Access for Persons with Disabilities
The following page provides a list of the state owned/managed locations and non-state owned/managed locations for both freshwater and saltwater fishing.
Freshwater
- Angus Park Pond/Eastbury Pond, Glastonbury: Off Manchester Road (Route 83) turn east on Fisher Road: Located on upper dike in Town Park.
- Beachdale Pond, Voluntown: Route 149 next to boat launch.
- Beaver Brook Ponds, Windham: Off Back Road at dam/access area.
- Bigelow Pond, Union: At boat launch in Bigelow Hollow State Park.
- Billings Lake, North Stonington: At dam adjacent to boat launch.
- Black Pond, Meriden-Middlefield: Adjacent to boat launch.
- Bladens Brook, Seymour: Access only by permission of Seymour Land Conservation Trust.
- Center Springs Pond, Manchester: fishing pier in Center Springs Park near main parking area.
- Connecticut River - Eagle Landing State Park, Haddam: Fishing pier near at the docks in Eagle Landing State Park.
- Connecticut River-Haddam Meadows State Park, Haddam: Dock at the boat launch in Haddam Meadows State Park.
- Connecticut River-Salmon River Cove, East Haddam: Dock at state boat launch.
- Coventry Lake (Wangumbaug Lake), Coventry: At state boat launch.
- Day Pond, Colchester: Off Route 149 at dam in Day Pond State Park.
- Eagleville Lake, Coventry-Mansfield: On dam off Route 275.
- Eight Mile River, East Haddam: Devil’s Hopyard State Park.
- Farmington River—West Branch, Barkhamsted: Off dirt road south of Route 318.
- Farmington River, Unionville: On Farmington Land Trust property upstream from Route 177 (between River Road and Railroad Avenue, southerly side of river)
- Farmington River, Farmington: On west bank on upstream side of the Route 4 Bridge.
- Gardner Lake, Salem-Montville-Bozrah: On dam at the outlet on Lake Road.
- Higganum Reservoir, Haddam: Off Route 81 on northeast shore.
- Highland Lake, Winchester: At state boat launch.
- Holbrook Pond, Hebron: On dam adjacent to access area.
- Hopeville Pond, Griswold: At end of State Park campground.
- Howell's Pond, Hartland: At state boat launch.
- Housatonic River, Derby: Fishing pier at O'Sullivan's Island just past #1 Caroline Street.
- Lake Saltonstall, Branford: On Regional Water Authority access area off Hosley Avenue.
- Mansfield Training Center Pond, Mansfield: Located just east of the junction of Routes 44 & 32.
- Mashapaug Lake, Union: Off the dock at boat launch in Bigelow Hollow State Park.
- Mill River, Hamden: At Clark’s Pond Dam.
- Pattaconk Lake (Russell Jennings Pond), Chester: Located between dam and beach in Pattaconk Recreation Area.
- Salmon Brook (East Branch), Granby: East side of river just above Route 20.
- Salmon River Fly Area, Colchester: 0.9 miles north of Route 16 on River Road.
- Salmon River, East Hampton: South end of picnic area off Gulf Road just south of Route 16.
- Saugatuck Reservoir, Easton-Redding-Weston: Parking area near dam.
- Scoville Reservoir, Wolcott: At town boat launch.
- Southford Falls Pond, Oxford-Southbury: In Southford Falls State Park.
- Squantz Pond, New Fairfield: Near boat launch in Squantz Pond State Park.
- Stratton Brook Park Pond, Simsbury: In Stratton Brook State Park.
- Walkers Reservoir (East), Vernon: Turn south near Route 31 and I-84 junction on Reservoir Road in town park.
Saltwater
- Many of the sites listed below are part of the DEEP's Enhanced Opportunity Shore Fishing Program
- Branford Point in Branford
- Pleasure Beach Family Fishing Pier in Bridgeport
- Cini Memorial Park in East Lyme
- Eastern Point Beach in Groton
- Gulf Beach in Milford
- Criscuolo Park in New Haven
- Fort Nathan Hale fishing pier in New Haven within city park.
- City Pier and Waterfront Park in New London (Thames River)
- Fort Trumbull State Park fishing pier in New London, within the state park (Thames River).
- Calf Pasture Beach in Norwalk
- Maritime Aquarium Park in Norwalk
- DEEP Marine Headquarters in Old Lyme at Ferry Landing park (Connecticut River).
- Baldwin Bridge in Old Saybrook at state boat launch (Connecticut River).
- South Cove Causeway in Old Saybrook (Connecticut River)
- Saybrook Point in Old Saybrook (Connecticut River)
- Bond's Dock in Stratford
- Mystic River Park in Groton (Mystic River)
- Stonington Town Dock Fishing Pier in Stonington
- Mago Point Park in Waterford