21 piers and shore spots on public waters near Torrington — no boat needed.
Distances are straight-line from downtown Torrington; below are the 10 closest, grouped by water.
Long Island Sound
Recorded in Long Island Sound: Atlantic Menhaden, Scup, Mummichog, and Bluefish.
Surveyed depths in Long Island Sound reach 383 ft.
- 1Long Wharf Nature Preserve: shore access on Long Island Sound, ≈ 37 mi from downtown.
- 2The Sound School Pier and Walkway: pier on Long Island Sound, ≈ 37.1 mi from downtown.
- 3Sandy Point Bird Sanctuary: shore access on Long Island Sound, ≈ 38.3 mi from downtown.
- 4Sandy Point: shore access on Long Island Sound, ≈ 38.4 mi from downtown.
- 5Morse Beach: shore access on Long Island Sound, ≈ 38.5 mi from downtown.
- 6Fort Nathan Hale Park: pier on Long Island Sound, ≈ 38.5 mi from downtown.
- 7Peck Beach: pier on Long Island Sound, ≈ 38.6 mi from downtown.
- 8Altschuler Beach: pier on Long Island Sound, ≈ 38.6 mi from downtown.
- 9Oak Street Beach: pier on Long Island Sound, ≈ 38.6 mi from downtown.
- 10Savin Rock Conference Center Water Access: shore access on Long Island Sound, ≈ 38.6 mi from downtown.
When the fish bite here
By our bite calendar, Bay Anchovy is at peak around Torrington in November.
SaltwaterPeakBay Anchovy
Anchoa mitchilli
Engraulidae
6 in0.5 lb3 yr4 waters
SaltwaterSlowAtlantic Mackerel
Scomber scombrus
Scombridae
30 in5 lb10 yr1 waterGame fish
SaltwaterAtlantic Menhaden
Brevoortia tyrannus
Clupeidae
15 in2 lb5 yr3 waters
SaltwaterSlowBlack Sea Bass
Centropristis striata
Serranidae
30 in9 lb7 yr3 watersGame fish
SaltwaterSlowBluefish
Pomatomus saltatrix
Pomatomidae
42 in20 lb9 yr35 watersGame fish
BrackishMummichog
Fundulus heteroclitus
Fundulidae
6 in0.5 lb3 yr5 waters









