Fishing guides on the Connecticut River.

The Connecticut River is fished by 12 guides in the Driftline directory, across Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Vermont. Book straight with the guide. Driftline takes no commission and charges nothing to be listed.

12 guides · Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Vermont

The Connecticut River is fished by 12 guides in the Driftline directory. They are based in Old Saybrook, CT, Pittsburg, NH, and Manchester, NH, plus 7 other towns. Trips run as nearshore, walk and wade, drift boat, and backcountry for striped bass, bluefish, blackfish, scup, and fluke. The guided season on the Connecticut River runs May to October. You book straight with the guide: Driftline takes no commission and charges nothing to be listed.

On the Connecticut River, photographed by Islander Sport Fishing ChartersIslander Sport, CT
On the Connecticut River
12 guides on the Connecticut River
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Which guides fish the Connecticut River?

Islander Sport Fishing Charters, Lopstick Outfitters, New Hampshire Rivers Guide Service, Northeast Bass Guide, Northern Water Guide, and Reel Cast Charters, and 6 more listed below. Every listing links straight to that operation, with their own water, phone number, and booking page.

What fish can you catch on the Connecticut River?

Guides here run trips for striped bass, bluefish, blackfish, scup, fluke, tuna, shark, and rainbow trout. What is biting shifts through the year, so the guide sets the day around what is fishing best.

What kind of trips run on the Connecticut River?

nearshore, walk and wade, drift boat, backcountry, and stillwater trips. Trip lengths, group sizes, and what is included are set by each guide directly.

When can you fish the Connecticut River with a guide?

The guided season on the Connecticut River runs May to October.

Where is the Connecticut River fished from?

The guides listed here work out of Old Saybrook, CT, Pittsburg, NH, Manchester, NH, Ayer, MA, Rumney, NH, and Niantic, CT, plus 4 other towns.

Do you need a fishing licence?

Yes, and it is the licence of the state you fish, not the guide's. Buy your own from Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, New Hampshire Fish and Game Department, and Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries. Each guide's page links the agency for their state.

How do you book a guide on the Connecticut River?

You book directly with the guide, from their own listing. Driftline takes no commission and no booking fee, so the price you get is the guide's own.

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