Waterlands

NWS zone ANZ331 · New England

Long Island Sound East of New Haven CT/Port Jefferson NY to the Mouth of the Connecticut River fishing forecast

Connecticut · Atlantic coast

Score now

70Great
Black sea bass · 11:00 AM EDT
Named spots
76
Species scored
10
Tide stations
3
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Overview

Long Island Sound East of New Haven CT/Port Jefferson NY to the Mouth of the Connecticut River is NWS marine zone ANZ331 on the Connecticut Atlantic coast, in the New England species region. The Waterlands engine treats it as inland water (bays, sounds, straits). It holds 76 named features from the USGS Geographic Names Information System and has 3 NOAA tide stations nearby.

10 species are scored here in this forecast; Black sea bass, Striped bass, Atlantic cod, Little tunny and Bluefish are at peak season now.

At 11:00 AM it scores 70 (great), led by Black sea bass. The best window for the rest of today is 11 PM-12 AM (ebb tide), peaking at 76 for Striped bass. Over the next 14 days the best hour is Thu, Oct 1 at 6 PM, scoring 89.

Best times to fish

Waterlands engine forecast computed 11:06 AM EDT.

Best window today

11 PM-12 AM · Ebb tide

Top species: Striped bass

76Great

Best hour of each day, next 14 days

  1. Wed, Sep 23

    76

    7 AM

    Striped bass

  2. Thu, Sep 24

    86

    7 PM

    Striped bass

  3. Fri, Sep 25

    87

    7 AM

    Striped bass

  4. Sat, Sep 26

    86

    8 AM

    Striped bass

  5. Sun, Sep 27

    82

    5 PM

    Striped bass

  6. Mon, Sep 28

    81

    9 AM

    Little tunny

  7. Tue, Sep 29

    84

    5 PM

    Little tunny

  8. Wed, Sep 30

    85

    5 PM

    Little tunny

  9. Thu, Oct 1

    89

    6 PM

    Striped bass

    Best day

  10. Fri, Oct 2

    89

    6 PM

    Striped bass

  11. Sat, Oct 3

    82

    7 PM

    Little tunny

  12. Sun, Oct 4

    80

    8 AM

    Little tunny

  13. Mon, Oct 5

    84

    5 PM

    Striped bass

  14. Tue, Oct 6

    84

    6 PM

    Striped bass

Species · 10

Listed for the New England region. Scores are this hour; season is where the species is in its year.

70Great
Black sea bassCentropristis striata · nearshore

Peak season, about 1 more week · Best day Wed, Sep 30 at 5 PM (78)

69Great
Striped bassMorone saxatilis · sea-run

Peak season, about 4 more weeks · Best day Thu, Oct 1 at 6 PM (89)

68Great
Atlantic codGadus morhua · bottom

Peak season, about 5 more weeks · Best day Wed, Sep 30 at 5 PM (77)

68Great
Little tunnyEuthynnus alletteratus · pelagic

Peak season, about 4 more weeks · Best day Wed, Sep 30 at 5 PM (85)

67Great
BluefishPomatomus saltatrix · nearshore

Peak season, about 1 more week · Best day Wed, Sep 30 at 5 PM (78)

67Great
ScupStenotomus chrysops · nearshore

Peak season, about 1 more week · Best day Mon, Sep 28 at 8 AM (78)

64Good
HaddockMelanogrammus aeglefinus · bottom

Peak season, about 1 more week · Best day Wed, Sep 30 at 5 PM (70)

57Good
TautogTautoga onitis · nearshore

Shoulder season, about 1 more week · Best day Wed, Sep 30 at 5 PM (78)

53Good
Summer flounderParalichthys dentatus · bottom

Shoulder season, about 1 more week · Best day Wed, Sep 30 at 5 PM (67)

30Fair
Winter flounderPseudopleuronectes americanus · bottom

Off season, about 9 more weeks · Best day Fri, Sep 25 at 12 AM (35)

Named spots · 76

Ranked by score this hour. Each spot has its own hourly forecast, tide, current and regulations.

64 more spots, A to Z

Nearest tide stations

New HavenNOAA 846570514.5 miBridgeportNOAA 846715027.7 miNew LondonNOAA 846149031.3 mi

Regulations

CT DEEP saltwater regulations Buy a Connecticut fishing license License types

Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection. Synced with CT DEEP Sep 22, 2026.

No reviewed rules for the species listed here are on file yet. Check with CT DEEP before you keep a fish.

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