Aquarion Again Offers Free Fishing Permits for the Unemployed

Aquarion Water Company is issuing free fishing permits to three of its area reservoirs for people over age 18 who are out of work.

On Friday, April 15, and Wednesday, April 20, anglers can go to Aquarion’s Aspetuck Environmental Center at 714 Black Rock Road, Easton, and present official proof of unemployment, along with a valid Connecticut fishing license, to receive the permit.

Then they will be able to fish along designated shorelines of the company’s Saugatuck Reservoir in Weston, Far Mill Reservoir in Shelton, and West Pequonnock Reservoir in Monroe. Permits to fish in those reservoirs usually cost $25.

Aquarion will issue the free permits between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. For more information about the company’s fishing programs and other recreational opportunities, visit the aquarionwater.com or call the environmental center at (203) 452-3511.

Aquarion Water Company serves 580,000 people in 39 communities throughout Connecticut. It is among the seven largest investor-owned water utility companies in the U.S., and the largest in New England.