Fishing

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• Triploid Grass Carp Removal from Candlewood Lake and Squantz Pond

  We need your help to remove Triploid Grass Carp from Candlewood Lake! Follow the links to become a volunteer angler, report your catch, and view all verified catches reported to-date.

• Reciprocity

  Information on reciprocity agreements with neighboring states related to fishing.

• Learn to Fish

  The Connecticut Aquatic Resources Education (CARE) program offers FREE introductory fishing classes, advanced classes, and much more.

• Statewide Salmonid Action Plan

  Information about and related to the Statewide Salmonid Action Plan

• Freshwater Fish Community Data

  Freshwater Fish Community Data for Connecticut available for view and download

• Freshwater Record Fish

  Listing of record freshwater fish caught in Connecticut.

• CT Fishing

  Learn everything you need to get fishing safely, legally, and successfully in the State of Connecticut!

• Sheepshead Minnow

  The sheepshead minnow is a standard for use in many laboratory toxicity and genetics studies.

• Ninespine Stickleback

  Ninespine stickleback males build little tunnel-shaped nests out of bits of vegetation.

• Mudminnows

  Mudminnows are a small family of the Northern Hemisphere that look similar to killifish and minnows, but are actually more closely related to pike.

• White Perch

  Adorned with an armament of long, sharp spines, white perch are difficult for both anglers and predators to handle.

• Walleye

  Although relatively feeble fighters on rod and reel, walleye are an esteemed game and food fish throughout their range.

• Striped Bass

  Striped bass grow large and are arguably the most important inshore predator and sport fish in the state.

• Kokanee

  Kokanee prefer relatively clear lakes with cold, well-oxygenated water.

• Sea Run Trout Management

  Sea run trout, fish that migrate from freshwater to saltwater and back, have had a storied history