Northeast
Farmington River
Live Conditions
Farmington River — West Branch at Riverton (below Hogback Dam — upper TMA)
Live Conditions
Farmington River — West Branch at New Hartford (mid-TMA)
Live Conditions
Farmington River — At Unionville (lower/canyon section)
7-Day Flow
→ Stable
24-Hr Pressure
29.21 inHg · → High/stable
Local Weather
Tough conditions — fish deep
Today
☁️Overcast
79° / 50°
Tomorrow
🌧️Rain
68° / 49°
0.21"
Thu
🌦️Drizzle
56° / 45°
0.02"
Fri
🌦️Drizzle
57° / 41°
0.05"
Cold front incoming — go deep with nymphs, surface activity likely slow.
Weather by Open-Meteo · No API key · Updated every 30 min
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One call. Specific to today's exact conditions on the Farmington River.
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Rod, flies, tippet, and safety gear specific to today's Farmington River conditions.
🪰 Hatch Calendar
Farmington River · May · Late Spring
🟢 Active now at 45.1°F water
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Hendrickson tail end. MARCH BROWN. CADDIS PEAK (size 14-16). Sulphurs (size 16-18) building.
🟢 Active · 🟡 Approaching · ⚪ Seasonal only
River Map
About Farmington River
Connecticut's crown jewel tailwater, delivering year-round trout fishing powered by cold hypolimnetic releases from the Hogback/Goodwin Dam complex in Hartland. The Trout Management Area (TMA) section through Riverton, New Hartford, and into Collinsville holds dense populations of wild and stocked brown and rainbow trout in pool-riffle-run structure that rewards both nymphing and technical dry-fly work. The lower canyon section near Collinsville adds another dimension with tight freestone character and some of the most technically challenging water in New England.
Regulations
CFS alone does not indicate fishability — check dam release schedules. TMA Section 1 (Goodwin/Hogback Dam downstream to below Still River confluence): Trout & Salmon Stamp required; year-round season; catch-and-release only September 1 through the Friday before the second Saturday in April; 2-trout daily limit (9" minimum) during in-season. Lower Farmington TMA (Collinsville area): catch-and-release only in designated stretch as posted.