Northeast
Bantam River
Gauge data unavailable for Bantam River.
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24-Hr Pressure
28.82 inHg · → High/stable
Local Weather
Tough conditions — fish deep
Today
☁️Overcast
76° / 63°
Tomorrow
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75° / 59°
Sun
☁️Overcast
74° / 54°
Mon
🌧️Rain
72° / 57°
0.4"
Cold front incoming — go deep with nymphs, surface activity likely slow.
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🪰 Hatch Calendar
Bantam River · June · Early Summer
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Sulphurs (size 16-18). Caddis evenings. Lake-fed water warms — fishery shifts to early-morning.
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About Bantam River
The Bantam River drains Connecticut's largest natural lake — Bantam Lake in Litchfield — and offers early-spring fishing for brown trout as fish push up from the lake into the river. Lake-fed flows give the Bantam a gentler, more stable character than neighboring freestone streams, making it accessible after runoff events that blow out smaller rivers. Best fished in April through early May.
Regulations
General state season: second Saturday in April through November 30. Designated trout sections with intermittent regulations from Goshen-Litchfield town line to Bantam Lake confluence. 9" minimum size statewide. No active USGS gauge on the main stem — check with local outfitters or Waterline app.