18 destinations within about 6 hours' drive of Hartford, nearest first. The closest is Farmington River, about 50 min away. Below them, the state trout maps for Connecticut, Massachusetts, New York, Rhode Island, New Hampshire and Vermont.
Drive times are to each destination's main access point without traffic, from downtown Hartford.
Brown troutWild and stocked browns, rainbows, brook troutRiverton, Connecticut · USA
Fly into BDL, 40 min
About 50 min from Hartford · 42 km
Fish on your own. Guide prices are optional; check licence, permit and access requirements before going.
Brown troutStocked and holdover browns, rainbows; smallmouth bassFalls Village to Cornwall Bridge, Connecticut · USA
Fly into BDL, 1.25 hr
About 1 hr 10 min from Hartford · 67 km
Fish on your own. Guide prices are optional; check licence, permit and access requirements before going.
Rainbow troutStocked rainbows and browns, wild brook troutBelchertown and Ware, Massachusetts · USA
Fly into BDL, 1 hr
About 1 hr 20 min from Hartford · 80 km
Fish on your own. Guide prices are optional; check licence, permit and access requirements before going.
Brown troutBrown, rainbow and brook troutCharlemont, Massachusetts · USA
Fly into BDL, 1 hr 15 min
About 1 hr 50 min from Hartford · 130 km
Fish on your own. Guide prices are optional; check licence, permit and access requirements before going.
Rainbow troutWild rainbows, browns, native brook trout in the headwatersBig Indian to Phoenicia and Mount Tremper, New York · USA
Fly into SWF, 1 hr
About 3 hr from Hartford · 180 km
Fish on your own. Guide prices are optional; check licence, permit and access requirements before going.
Rainbow troutStocked rainbows, browns and brook trout; some wild brook and brown troutStokes State Forest to Walpack, New Jersey · USA
Fly into EWR, 1.5 hr
About 3 hr 10 min from Hartford · 238 km
Fish on your own. Guide prices are optional; check licence, permit and access requirements before going.
Brown troutWild browns; brook trout and browns above the reservoirClaryville and Neversink to Bridgeville, New York · USA
Fly into SWF, 1 hr
About 3 hr 10 min from Hartford · 235 km
Fish on your own. Guide prices are optional; check licence, permit and access requirements before going.
Brown troutBrown, rainbow and brook troutRoscoe, Catskills, New York · USA
Fly into EWR, 2–2.5 hr
About 3 hr 20 min from Hartford · 259 km
Fish on your own. Guide prices are optional; check licence, permit and access requirements before going.
Striped bassStriped bass, bluefish, false albacoreBrewster, Chatham, Monomoy · USA
Fly into BOS, 1.5–2 hr
About 3 hr 40 min from Hartford · 286 km
Fish on your own. Guide prices are optional; check licence, permit and access requirements before going.
Rainbow troutStocked rainbows, browns and brook trout; some wild browns and brookiesHackettstown to Bloomsbury, New Jersey · USA
Fly into EWR, 1 hr
About 3 hr 50 min from Hartford · 269 km
Fish on your own. Guide prices are optional; check licence, permit and access requirements before going.
Rainbow troutStocked rainbows and browns, holdovers, some wild browns and brook troutCalifon and Ken Lockwood Gorge to High Bridge, New Jersey · USA
Fly into EWR, 1 hr
About 3 hr 50 min from Hartford · 269 km
Fish on your own. Guide prices are optional; check licence, permit and access requirements before going.
Brown troutWild brown and rainbow troutHancock, New York / Pennsylvania · USA
Fly into EWR, 2.5 hr
About 4 hr from Hartford · 298 km
Fish on your own. Guide prices are optional; check licence, permit and access requirements before going.
Brown troutWild and stocked browns, rainbowsWhite Haven to Jim Thorpe and Walnutport, Pennsylvania · USA
Fly into ABE, 45 min
About 4 hr 30 min from Hartford · 338 km
Fish on your own. Guide prices are optional; check licence, permit and access requirements before going.
Brown troutWild browns, stocked browns and rainbowsAllentown, Pennsylvania · USA
Fly into ABE, 15 min
About 4 hr 30 min from Hartford · 330 km
Fish on your own. Guide prices are optional; check licence, permit and access requirements before going.
Brown troutBrown, rainbow and brook troutWilmington, Adirondacks, New York · USA
Fly into ALB, 2.25–2.5 hr
About 5 hr 10 min from Hartford · 400 km
Fish on your own. Guide prices are optional; check licence, permit and access requirements before going.
Striped bassStriped bass, false albacore, bluefish, bonitoLong Island, New York · USA
Fly into ISP, 1.5 hr
About 5 hr 10 min from Hartford · 345 km
Fish on your own. Guide prices are optional; check licence, permit and access requirements before going.
Brown troutStocked and holdover browns, rainbowsBlue Marsh Lake to Reading, Pennsylvania · USA
Fly into ABE, 45 min
About 5 hr 10 min from Hartford · 381 km
Fish on your own. Guide prices are optional; check licence, permit and access requirements before going.
SteelheadSteelhead, chinook and coho salmon, lake-run brownsPulaski, New York · USA
Fly into SYR, 45 min
About 5 hr 30 min from Hartford · 423 km
Fish on your own. Guide prices are optional; check licence, permit and access requirements before going.