A Trout Park is a pond or stream that will be stocked weekly with trout from the state’s fish hatcheries in an effort to provide additional fishing opportunities for anglers.
11 water bodies in Connecticut have been designated as Trout Parks and are located in easily accessible areas to enhance trout fishing opportunities for young anglers and novice anglers as well as for those with mobility challenges. The frequent stockings, generally between Opening Day and Memorial Day, will greatly increase an angler’s chances of catching a fish, making it a more attractive "fishing hole", particularly to children and families.
Although the Trout Parks will have more fish in them, their daily creel limit (the number of trout an angler can keep) has been reduced from five to two fish per day in order to spread the catch among a greater number of anglers.
Trout Parks to be stocked prior to as well as on Opening Day (4/20/2013):
Black Rock State Park, Watertown;
Chatfield Hollow State Park, Killingworth
Southford Falls State Park, Oxford
Stratton Brook State Park, Simsbury
Wharton Brook State Park, Wallingford
Wolfe Park, Monroe
Trout Parks stocked prior to Opening Day (4/20/13) Only:
Day Pond, Colchester
Kent Falls State Park, Kent
Natchaug River, Eastford
Spaulding Pond, Norwich
Valley Falls Pond, Vernon