Haddam firefighters responded to a half-acre brush fire Saturday afternoon on Saybrook Road.
The small fire a fisherman built near the shoreline sparked leaves in the area and the fire spread up the hill to the road, Haddam firefighters said. He noticed the blaze as he was fishing.
The brush fire spread about an acre.
Haddam Fire Chief Sam Baber saw the smoke as he was driving in the area and called Valley Shore Dispatch Center to report it.
It required two hose lines and rakes for firefighters to put out the flames, but only took about 20 minutes to extinguish the fire.
