Fishing
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They are sold as bait at coastal bait shops (where they are often called “killies” or “mummies”) and are popular due to their toughness and ability to survive in fresh water.
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Two estuarine/marine species of silversides exist in Connecticut. Both are schooling fish that occasionally enter freshwater areas of coastal rivers and streams.
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A popular baitfish, fathead minnows can be found at low abundance almost anywhere in Connecticut.
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Our largest minnow species, the fallfish, is misidentified by many as trout or "dace".
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Although central mudminnows look superficially like minnows or killifish, they are actually more closely related to pickerel and pike.
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Their abundance makes them very important forage fish for many marine predators such as striped bass, fluke and seabirds.
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Make a home aquarium with the beautiful native and introduced freshwater fishes of Connecticut!
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Volunteer Opportunities with the Fisheries Programs
Volunteer opportunities for fisheries programs
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Bluegills often inhabit shallow areas and are very easy to catch on a variety of small lures or baits (especially worms).
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Mullets are torpedo-shaped fishes with horizontal mouths.
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The most popular gamefish in the country, the largemouth bass is also the principal predator in most of our state’s lakes and ponds and thus plays a key role in the health of aquatic ecosystems.
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Yellow perch are one of the state’s most popular panfishes. They actively feed during the winter, making them a staple for ice anglers.
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Three species of suckers have been reported in Connecticut. Two are native, with the other uncertain in origin.
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Rainbow trout seldom survive the summer in Connecticut and natural reproduction is rare.
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Codfishes are characterized by having a single barbel on the middle of the chin.