A full year of the best fishing trips in Connecticut, month by month, to both freshwater and salt water. Filled with explanations beginners can understand�and tips experts can use to put more bends in the rod.

This new guidebook, by Connecticut�s leading fishing writer and Norwich Bulletin columnist Bob Sampson, tells you everything you need to know�from catching fish to cooking fish. Annual freshwater and salt water calendars with best trips ranked by difficulty. Complete descriptions of the fish and how to catch them. Special "Beginners� Best Bets" chapter. All within a short drive if not right down the road.

Includes discussions of fishing all across the state, including East Hartford, East Haddam, Chester, Deep River, Hamburg Cove, Poquetanuck, Norwich, Derby, Moodus, Winchester, Enfield, Mystic, Niantic, Westport, Groton, Madison, Brookfield, New London, Norwalk, Bridgeport, East Haven, Branford and Lyme, waters such as Pachaug Pond, Candlewood Lake, Quaddick Lake, Bantam Lake, the Fort Trumbull pier, Branford Point, Calf Pasture Park pier, Bluff Point State Park, Hammonnasset State Park, Harkness State Park, New Haven Harbor, Bridgeport Harbor, Milford Harbor, Norwich Harbor, the Housatonic, Connecticut, and Thames Rivers and more.