These are all tributaries of the CT River. The Farmington is part of the CT River system as the reg states you are fine....

Black Hall River (Old Lyme, CT)
Falls River (Essex, CT)
Eightmile River (Hamburg, CT)
Deep River (Deep River, CT)
Salmon River (Moodus, CT)
Mattabesset River (Middletown, CT)
Hockanum River (East Hartford and Hartford, CT)
Park River (Hartford, CT)
Farmington River (Windsor, CT)
Scantic River (South Windsor, CT)

Encon,

I'd like any clarification you might shed on the new Shad regs. We're hitting the Farmington River behind Bart's and finding some success; see my thread in the "Free-for-All" section. The question has come up several times over the last two nights: does the closure exclude the Connecticut River alone or does it except the Connecticut River AND its tributaries, e.g.: the Farmington, Scantic, et c.?

I mostly catch and release but I do like to take a few home each year. And it's just sad to "release" a shad that has swallowed a leaf and is bleeding from the gills like a stuck pig as it's landed. Fortunately I haven't faced that scene this year--yet...

Thank you for your time and invaluable contributions to this forum. I especially like the monthly highlights. :-D

Thank you for the clarification, Cap't! That's how I read the regulation but I've been known to be wrong before. Heading out for a little while before work this morning. Shad...