Connecticut Fishing Tournaments
7 upcoming and 98 past Connecticut tournaments in this directory. Search with more filters.
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Candlewood Lakemost tournaments
Bassmost common species
3with an organizer link
This Coming Weekend in Connecticut (Nov 6–8, 2026)
- FRI–SUN NOV 6–82026 Mighty Tog ChampionshipCT · NianticTautog—
- SAT NOV 7BioBass at Candlewood LakeCandlewood Lake, CT · Squantz Cove — BioBass—
- SAT NOV 7Housatonic Valley Bassmasters at Lake LillinonahLake Lillinonah, CT · Steel Bridge — Housatonic Valley BassmastersBass—
- SUN NOV 8Housatonic Valley Bassmasters at Lake LillinonahLake Lillinonah, CT · Steel Bridge — Housatonic Valley BassmastersBass—
- SUN NOV 8TBF of CT Open – Candlewood LakeCandlewood Lake, CT · Squantz — TBF of CTBass$130
November 2026
- FRI–SUN NOV 6–82026 Mighty Tog ChampionshipCT · NianticTautog—
- SAT NOV 7BioBass at Candlewood LakeCandlewood Lake, CT · Squantz Cove — BioBass—
- SAT NOV 7Housatonic Valley Bassmasters at Lake LillinonahLake Lillinonah, CT · Steel Bridge — Housatonic Valley BassmastersBass—
- SUN NOV 8Housatonic Valley Bassmasters at Lake LillinonahLake Lillinonah, CT · Steel Bridge — Housatonic Valley BassmastersBass—
- SUN NOV 8TBF of CT Open – Candlewood LakeCandlewood Lake, CT · Squantz — TBF of CTBass$130
- SUN NOV 29TBF of CT Open – Candlewood LakeCandlewood Lake, CT · Squantz — TBF of CTBass$130
December 2026
- SAT DEC 5Bergen Bassmasters at Candlewood LakeCandlewood Lake, CT · Squantz Cove — Bergen BassmastersBass—
Connecticut Tournaments by Lake and River
Connecticut Tournaments by Species and Type
Connecticut State Fishing Records
- Largemouth Bass, 196112 pounds 14 ounces
- Black Crappie, 19744 pounds 0 ounces
- Walleye, 201515 pounds 4 ounces
- Channel Catfish, 200429 pounds 6 ounces
- Lake Trout, 191829 pounds 13 ounces
Connecticut Tournament Questions
- How many fishing tournaments are coming up in Connecticut?
- 7 are listed ahead, with 98 past ones on record.
- When are most Connecticut tournaments held?
- Across the listings on record, the most fall in October, May and November.
- Which Connecticut waters host the most tournaments?
- Candlewood Lake and Lake Lillinonah have the most listed ahead.
- What species are Connecticut tournaments for?
- Mostly bass and tautog.
- Where do these Connecticut listings come from?
- Mainly the Connecticut state agency's tournament registry, with organizer and trail schedules added where we have found them. Every listing names its source and the date it was last checked.
Past Listings
Show 98 past Connecticut tournaments
- Slay Nation Small Vessel at Candlewood Lake — Sun, Nov 1, 2026, Candlewood Lake
- Nebassin Central at Candlewood Lake — Sun, Nov 1, 2026, Candlewood Lake
- Seawolf Bassmasters at Coventry Lake — Sun, Oct 25, 2026, Coventry Lake
- Housatonic Valley Bassmasters at Lake Lillinonah — Sun, Oct 25, 2026, Lake Lillinonah
- CT River Rats, LLC at Connecticut River — Sun, Oct 25, 2026, Connecticut River
- Bounty Hunters Custom Bait & Tackle at Candlewood Lake — Sun, Oct 25, 2026, Candlewood Lake
- 2026 Butterball Baits Team Trail at Mashapaug Lake — Sun, Oct 25, 2026, Mashapaug Lake
- Slay Nation 200 HP at Lake Lillinonah — Sat, Oct 24, 2026, Lake Lillinonah
- Bounty Hunters Custom Bait & Tackle at Candlewood Lake — Sat, Oct 24, 2026, Candlewood Lake
- B.A.W.S. at Highland Lake — Sat, Oct 24, 2026, Highland Lake
- Thames Bass Masters at Mashapaug Lake — Sun, Oct 18, 2026, Mashapaug Lake
- TBF of CT Wildcard Tournament — Sun, Oct 18, 2026, Connecticut River
- South NY Kayak Anglers at Lake Lillinonah — Sun, Oct 18, 2026, Lake Lillinonah
- Leggetts Creek Bassmasters at Candlewood Lake — Sun, Oct 18, 2026, Candlewood Lake
- Connecticut Bass Nation at Candlewood Lake — Sun, Oct 18, 2026, Candlewood Lake
- Nebassin Ffs at Candlewood Lake — Sat, Oct 17, 2026, Candlewood Lake
- NE Bassin CT NO Live FFS (Forward Facing Sonar) – Candlewood Lake — Sat, Oct 17, 2026, Candlewood Lake
- Naugatuck Valley Bassmasters at Candlewood Lake — Sat, Oct 17, 2026, Candlewood Lake
- Central Connecticut Bass Anglers at Mansfield Hollow — Sat, Oct 17, 2026, Mansfield Hollow
- Bass Club at West Point at Lake Lillinonah — Sat, Oct 17, 2026, Lake Lillinonah
- The Tightlined Slam — Oct 16–18, 2026, Western Long Island Sound
- The Tightlined Slam — Oct 16–18, 2026, Long Island Sound
- Southwestern CT Bassmasters at Candlewood Lake — Wed, Oct 14, 2026, Candlewood Lake
- Brooks at Mansfield Hollow — Tue, Oct 13, 2026, Mansfield Hollow
- TBF of CT Open – Candlewood Lake — Sun, Oct 11, 2026, Candlewood Lake
- Seawolf Bassmasters at Pachaug Pond — Sun, Oct 11, 2026, Pachaug Pond
- Rippin' Lips at Lake Lillinonah — Sun, Oct 11, 2026, Lake Lillinonah
- Litchfield County Worm & JIG at Candlewood Lake — Sun, Oct 11, 2026, Candlewood Lake
- Island Bass Pursuit Inc. at Lake Zoar — Sun, Oct 11, 2026, Lake Zoar
- Connecticut Bass Nation at Lake Zoar — Sun, Oct 11, 2026, Lake Zoar
- Connecticut Bass Nation at Lake Housatonic — Sun, Oct 11, 2026, Lake Housatonic
- Seawolf Bassmasters at Highland Lake — Sat, Oct 10, 2026, Highland Lake
- Rippin' Lips at Lake Lillinonah — Sat, Oct 10, 2026, Lake Lillinonah
- Nebassin Central at Candlewood Lake — Sat, Oct 10, 2026, Candlewood Lake
- Mohawk Valley Basscasters of at Candlewood Lake — Sat, Oct 10, 2026, Candlewood Lake
- Housatonic Valley Bassmasters at Lake Housatonic — Sat, Oct 10, 2026, Lake Housatonic
- Housatonic Valley Bassmasters at Bashan Lake — Sat, Oct 10, 2026, Bashan Lake
- Brooks at Lower Bolton Lake — Tue, Oct 6, 2026, Lower Bolton Lake
- Thames Bass Masters at Gardner Lake — Sun, Oct 4, 2026, Gardner Lake
- Slay Nation Small Vessel at Highland Lake — Sun, Oct 4, 2026, Highland Lake
- Seawolf Bassmasters at Candlewood Lake — Sun, Oct 4, 2026, Candlewood Lake
- Rippin' Lips at Hopeville Pond — Sun, Oct 4, 2026, Hopeville Pond
- Rhode Island BASS Nation Team Trail at Amos Lake — Sun, Oct 4, 2026, Amos Lake
- Pachaug Area Bassmasters at Pattagansett Lake — Sun, Oct 4, 2026, Pattagansett Lake
- Naugatuck Valley Bassmasters at Lake Lillinonah — Sun, Oct 4, 2026, Lake Lillinonah
- Litchfield County Worm & JIG at Connecticut River — Sun, Oct 4, 2026, Connecticut River
- CT. Bassmen at Bantam Lake — Sun, Oct 4, 2026, Bantam Lake
- CT Sweetwater Bass Club at Lake Lillinonah — Sun, Oct 4, 2026, Lake Lillinonah
- BioBass at Lake Housatonic — Sun, Oct 4, 2026, Lake Housatonic
- Bass Attack at Rainbow Reservoir — Sun, Oct 4, 2026, Rainbow Reservoir
- Southwestern CT Bassmasters at Bantam Lake — Sat, Oct 3, 2026, Bantam Lake
- Slay Nation Kayak Series at Winchester Lake — Sat, Oct 3, 2026, Winchester Lake
- Slay Nation 200 HP at Coventry Lake — Sat, Oct 3, 2026, Coventry Lake
- Renegade Bass at Pachaug Pond — Sat, Oct 3, 2026, Pachaug Pond
- Northwest Connecticut Fishing Club at Lake Housatonic — Sat, Oct 3, 2026, Lake Housatonic
- NE Bassin CT West – Candlewood Lake — Sat, Oct 3, 2026, Candlewood Lake
- CT Sweetwater Bass Club at Lake Lillinonah — Sat, Oct 3, 2026, Lake Lillinonah
- CT Bass Nation High School/Junior at Highland Lake — Sat, Oct 3, 2026, Highland Lake
- Central Connecticut Bass Anglers at Hopeville Pond — Sat, Oct 3, 2026, Hopeville Pond
- BITE at Aspinook Pond — Sat, Oct 3, 2026, Aspinook Pond
- TBF of CT Open – Candlewood Lake — Sun, Sep 27, 2026, Candlewood Lake
- NE Bassin CT Central – Candlewood Lake — Sat, Sep 26, 2026, Candlewood Lake
- LIKBF Elite Series 7 – Lake Zoar — Sun, Sep 20, 2026, Lake Zoar
- NE Bassin CT NO Live FFS (Forward Facing Sonar) – Lake Lillinonah — Sat, Sep 19, 2026, Lake Lillinonah
- NE Bassin CT Central – Lake Zoar — Sat, Sep 12, 2026, Lake Zoar
- TBF of CT Trail – Connecticut River — Sun, Aug 23, 2026, Connecticut River
- NE Bassin CT West – Lake Lillinonah — Sun, Aug 23, 2026, Lake Lillinonah
- LIKBF Elite Series 6 – Bantam Lake — Sun, Aug 23, 2026, Bantam Lake
- NE Bassin CT Central – Candlewood Lake — Sat, Aug 15, 2026, Candlewood Lake
- LIKBF Summer Slam – Mansfield Hollow Lake — Sun, Aug 9, 2026, Mansfield Hollow Lake
- TBF of CT Open – Lake Lillinonah — Sat, Aug 1, 2026, Lake Lillinonah
- TBF of CT Trail – Lake Lillinonah — Sun, Jul 26, 2026, Lake Lillinonah
- Tri-State Canyon Shootout — Jul 19–23, 2026
- NE Bassin CT NO Live FFS (Forward Facing Sonar) – Candlewood Lake — Sun, Jul 19, 2026, Candlewood Lake
- NE Bassin CT Central – Lake Zoar — Sat, Jul 18, 2026, Lake Zoar
- TBF of CT Open – Candlewood Lake — Sun, Jul 12, 2026, Candlewood Lake
- LIKBF Elite Series 4 – Highland Lake — Sun, Jun 28, 2026, Highland Lake
- NE Bassin CT NO Live FFS (Forward Facing Sonar) – CT River — Sat, Jun 27, 2026, Connecticut River
- NE Bassin CT Central – Lake Lillinonah — Sat, Jun 20, 2026, Lake Lillinonah
- TBF of CT Open – Candlewood Lake — Sat, Jun 13, 2026, Candlewood Lake
- NE Bassin CT West – Lake Lillinonah — Sat, Jun 13, 2026, Lake Lillinonah
- NE Bassin CT Central – Candlewood Lake — Sat, Jun 6, 2026, Candlewood Lake
- TBF of CT Trail – Connecticut River — Sun, May 31, 2026, Connecticut River
- NE Bassin CT West – CT River — Sat, May 30, 2026, Connecticut River
- Bass-A-Palooza — Sat, May 30, 2026
- NE Bassin CT NO Live FFS (Forward Facing Sonar) – CT River — Sat, May 23, 2026, Connecticut River
- TBF of CT Trail – Zoar — Sun, May 17, 2026, Zoar
- NE Bassin CT West – Lake Zoar — Sat, May 16, 2026, Lake Zoar
- NE Bassin CT Open – Amos Lake — Sun, May 10, 2026, Amos Lake
- NE Bassin CT NO Live FFS (Forward Facing Sonar) – Highland Lake — Sat, May 9, 2026, Highland Lake
- TBF of CT Open – Lake Lillinonah — Sun, May 3, 2026, Lake Lillinonah
- TBF of CT Trail – Candlewood Lake — Sun, Apr 26, 2026, Candlewood Lake
- NE Bassin CT West – Candlewood Lake — Sat, Apr 25, 2026, Candlewood Lake
- TBF of CT Open – Candlewood Lake — Sun, Apr 19, 2026, Candlewood Lake
- NE Bassin CT NO Live FFS (Forward Facing Sonar) – Lake Lillinonah — Sun, Apr 19, 2026, Lake Lillinonah
- NE Bassin CT West – Lake Lillinonah — Sat, Apr 11, 2026, Lake Lillinonah
- NE Bassin CT Central – Lake Lillinonah — Sat, Apr 4, 2026, Lake Lillinonah
- TBF of CT Open – Candlewood Lake — Sun, Mar 29, 2026, Candlewood Lake