Fishing guides on the Housatonic River.
The Housatonic River is fished by 6 guides in the Driftline directory, across Connecticut and Massachusetts. Book straight with the guide. Driftline takes no commission and charges nothing to be listed.
6 guides · Connecticut and Massachusetts
The Housatonic River is fished by 6 guides in the Driftline directory. They are based in Stratford, CT, Cornwall, CT, and Cornwall Bridge, CT, plus 3 other towns. Trips run as nearshore, drift boat, walk and wade, and stillwater for striped bass, bluefish, bonito, false albacore, and black sea bass. 2 of the 6 list a season, and the dates vary by operation (for example mar to Nov and year round). You book straight with the guide: Driftline takes no commission and charges nothing to be listed.
6 guides on the Housatonic River
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Which guides fish the Housatonic River?
Elser Guide Services, Housatonic River Guides, Housatonic River Outfitters, Reel Cast Charters, Ron Merly's Fishing Guide Service, and Western Mass Guide Service. Every listing links straight to that operation, with their own water, phone number, and booking page.
What fish can you catch on the Housatonic River?
Guides here run trips for striped bass, bluefish, bonito, false albacore, black sea bass, fluke, brook trout, and brown 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 Housatonic River?
nearshore, drift boat, walk and wade, and stillwater trips. Trip lengths, group sizes, and what is included are set by each guide directly.
When can you fish the Housatonic River with a guide?
2 of the 6 list a season, and the dates vary by operation (for example mar to Nov and year round).
Where is the Housatonic River fished from?
The guides listed here work out of Stratford, CT, Cornwall, CT, Cornwall Bridge, CT, Old Saybrook, CT, Bridgeport, CT, and Colrain, MA.
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 and Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries. Each guide's page links the agency for their state.
How do you book a guide on the Housatonic 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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