Hi Pete
Striper season traditionally winds down around Thanksgiving but at that time of year it's a real hit or miss, right place, right time kinda thing
For trout, the Farmington River, north of where you'll be, is a tailwater and fishes well all year
One of the finest trout streams in the east

A lot of the guys on this site live in western Ct. and know more about the area than I
http://www.flyaddict.com/forums/index.php

a couple of others;
http://www.fraa.org/fraa/index.htm
http://www.frwa.org/