Great Brook Reservoir fishing area is located in Connecticut, USA. This fishing spot is well known for its abundant population of largemouth bass, crappie, yellow perch, and bullhead catfish. Aside from fishing, visitors can enjoy hiking, picnicking, and bird watching in the area. Anglers looking to catch the biggest fish should try fishing in the early spring or late fall when the water is cooler. The best time to visit this area is from May to September when the temperature is average 70°F to 80°F. For the best fishing experience, anglers should use live bait, jigs, or spinnerbaits to attract the fish.

Featured Fish - Black Bullhead

The following are fishing methods used to catch this fish: The black bullhead may be dark green, olive, brown, yellowish-green, or black on top, green or gold on the sides, and white or bright yellow below. Spawning males are jet black, as are the very young (the young of brown and yellow bullheads are also usually black). The surest way to distinguish this fish from the brown or yellow bullheads is by the pectoral fins. In the brown and yellow bullheads the rear edge of the pectoral fin spine is serrated with numerous sharp tooth-like projections, while the black bullhead the serrations are extremely weak or absent altogether. Also, the black bullhead has dark-colored chin barbels which may be gray, black, or black-spotted, and its body and head are deeper and more massive than in the brown or yellow bullheads. The tail fin is squarish (truncate) or slightly emarginate, which will readily distinguish the black bullhead from the channel catfish (Ictalurus punctatus), the white catfish (Ameiurus catus), and the blue catfish (Ictalurus furcatus), all of which have deeply forked tails.