MILL RIVER
The rule for this water, with the receipt.
Special regulations for MILL RIVER, as the state words them
New Haven County · River · CT
Today's rule hereParsed
- Season
- Not captured yet - consult the statewide regulations
- Gear
- Barbless single-hook artificial lures and barbless single hook flies onlyThis water
- Bait
- Any fish legally acquired, except largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, chain pickerel, northern pike, trout, salmon, carp and goldfish may be used as baitStatewide
- Poles
- No more than three lines, with or without rods, may be used at one timeStatewide
| Species | Daily limit | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|
Striped Bass | See size | min. slot of 28 inches to 31 inches; any striped bass less than 28 inches or greater than or equal to 31 inches must be released without avoidable injury | Statewide |
Lake Trout | See size | min. 20 inches | Statewide |
trout Trout and salmon stamp required to fish. | Catch and Release Only | - | This water |
Atlantic salmon | set annually by Commissioner's Declaration | - | Statewide |
The official text, verbatimOfficial text
Straight from CT's official regulations. Rules in force today lead; out-of-season rows are dimmed. Nothing is paraphrased. Not legal advice: verify the posted rules at the water.
- troutYear-RoundDaily limit Catch and Release OnlyGear Barbless single-hook artificial lures and barbless single hook flies onlyTrout and salmon stamp required to fish.
- troutYear-RoundDaily limit Catch and Release OnlyTrout and salmon stamp required to fish.
- trout6:00 a.m. 2nd Saturday in April to August 31 (dates as written)Daily limit 2Size 9 inch minimum lengthTrout and salmon stamp required to fish. Boats and canoes prohibited, including Axle Shop, Clarks, and Woodruffs Ponds.
- All fishFrom September 1 to 6:00 a.m. 2nd Saturday in April (dates as written)Daily limit Catch and Release Only
How this answer was assembled
- StatewideStatewide river rules are the base layer: default season, gear, bait, and limits.
- This waterSpecial rules written for this exact water replace the statewide defaults where they speak.
- Emergency orderEmergency orders in effect today override everything else. They sync quietly when the phone has coverage and never lock you out of the app.
Where this section begins and ends
The drawn shape is the named water, matched from the official list against OpenStreetMap and accepted only because the name resolved to a single feature in this water's county.
Different sections of this water can have different rules. The exact section boundaries are not marked on the map yet; each rule above describes in plain words where it starts and ends, and that written description is the authoritative boundary. Map boundaries come water by water, never as a guess.
Season at a glanceDerived
Sampled mid-month from the dated rows; short windows can slip between samples. The rows above are authoritative.
At the water nowContext
Streamflow: 77.2 cfs at mill river near hamden, ct (2026-10-13 06:15)
Forecast: National Weather Service. Flow: nearest active USGS gauge in this water's area, which may sit on a different reach. Conditions are context, not rules.
What are you fishing for here?Advice
Pick from the species named in MILL RIVER's rules. Setups are checked against the gear rules in force today, and your picks are remembered on this device only. These are rule-aware suggestions, not a claim about what is biting; advice, not law, and the rules above govern.
Receipts
Local services near MILL RIVER
Tackle shops, guides, and boat launches that serve this water will appear here - a separate lane below the rules, so a local business can reach you without ever getting between you and the regulation.
Run a shop or guide service on MILL RIVER? Get listed.