FARMINGTON, Conn. (WFSB) - Eight different brooks that feed into the Farmington river are temporarily closed for fishers in the northwestern part of the state. This is about protecting the fish.

The state’s Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) announced that effective Aug. 6 it is closing short sections of the West Branch Farmington River and Farmington River to fishing.

The state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection on Saturday closed short sections of the West Branch Farmington River and the Farmington River to fishing ...

Fishing is being prohibited in several areas on the Farmington River due to unhealthy water temperatures caused by the heat, according to the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection.

DEEP's EnCon police said they issued $3,300 worth of infractions for illegal trout fishing on the Farmington River. (EnCon police) ...

The trust recently received a major piece of funding to help it plan to build a new fishing deck off the Farmington River in town.