29 public boat ramps on published waters near Norwich.
Distances are straight-line from downtown Norwich; below are the 12 closest, grouped by water.
Gardner Lake
Recorded in Gardner Lake: Brown Trout, Rainbow Trout, Brook Trout, and Walleye.
Surveyed depths in Gardner Lake reach 36 ft.
- 1Gardner Lake Boat Launch: boat ramp on Gardner Lake, ≈ 7.9 mi from downtown.
Long Island Sound
Recorded in Long Island Sound: Atlantic Menhaden, Scup, Mummichog, and Bluefish.
Surveyed depths in Long Island Sound reach 383 ft.
- 2Bayberry Lane State Boat Launch: boat ramp on Long Island Sound, ≈ 14.1 mi from downtown.
- 3Marina: boat ramp on Long Island Sound, ≈ 14.5 mi from downtown.
- 4Boat ramp — Long Island Sound: boat ramp on Long Island Sound, ≈ 14.5 mi from downtown.
- 6Dock Road State Boat Launch: boat ramp on Long Island Sound, ≈ 15.4 mi from downtown.
- 8Barn Island State Boat Launch: boat ramp on Long Island Sound, ≈ 16.6 mi from downtown.
Beach Pond
Recorded in Beach Pond: Brown Trout, Rainbow Trout, Brook Trout, and Walleye.
Surveyed depths in Beach Pond reach 60 ft.
- 5Beach Pond Boat Launch: boat ramp on Beach Pond, ≈ 14.6 mi from downtown.
Rogers Lake
Recorded in Rogers Lake: Walleye, Black Crappie, Bluegill, and Brown Trout.
Surveyed depths in Rogers Lake reach 60 ft.
- 7Rogers Lake Boat Launch: boat ramp on Rogers Lake, ≈ 16 mi from downtown.
Bashan Lake
Recorded in Bashan Lake: Largemouth Bass, Brown Trout, and Rainbow Trout.
Surveyed depths in Bashan Lake reach 45 ft.
- 9Bashan Lake Boat Launch: boat ramp on Bashan Lake, ≈ 17.2 mi from downtown.
Mansfield Hollow Lake
Recorded in Mansfield Hollow Lake: Bluegill, Northern Pike, Banded Killifish, and Pumpkinseed.
Surveyed depths in Mansfield Hollow Lake reach 21 ft.
- 10Mansfield Hollow Dam Boat Launch: boat ramp on Mansfield Hollow Lake, ≈ 17.6 mi from downtown.
Wangumbaug Lake
Recorded in Wangumbaug Lake: Brown Trout, Rainbow Trout, Lake Trout, and Walleye.
Surveyed depths in Wangumbaug Lake reach 36 ft.
- 11Canoe & kayak launch — Wangumbaug Lake: boat ramp on Wangumbaug Lake, ≈ 20.6 mi from downtown.
- 12Coventry Lake Boat Launch: boat ramp on Wangumbaug Lake, ≈ 20.6 mi from downtown.
When the fish bite here
By our bite calendar, Rainbow Trout and Bay Anchovy are at peak around Norwich in November.
FreshwaterPeakRainbow Trout
Oncorhynchus mykiss
Salmonidae
30 in20 lb7 yr265 watersGame fish
FreshwaterSlowBrown Trout
Salmo trutta
Salmonidae
30 in30 lb10 yr181 watersGame fish
SaltwaterPeakBay Anchovy
Anchoa mitchilli
Engraulidae
6 in0.5 lb3 yr4 waters
SaltwaterSlowAtlantic Mackerel
Scomber scombrus
Scombridae
30 in5 lb10 yr1 waterGame fish
SaltwaterSlowBlack Sea Bass
Centropristis striata
Serranidae
30 in9 lb7 yr3 watersGame fish
SaltwaterSlowBluefish
Pomatomus saltatrix
Pomatomidae
42 in20 lb9 yr35 watersGame fish















