Fishing

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• Panfish Primer

  Learn how to catch panfish with this handy primer! Panfish are tasty and fun to catch for all ages.

• Connecticut Fish Hatcheries

  Learn about Connecticut's State Fish Hatcheries, growing your fishing memories!

• COVID-19 Updates CARE Program

  CARE classes have been temporarily cancelled to help prevent community spread of COVID-19.

• Fishing Announcements

  Announcements from the Fisheries Division.

• Creek Chub

  Closely related to fallfish, creek chubs build long ridges of gravel for nests.

• Pumpkinseed

  One of our most colorful freshwater fishes.

• Fishing Challenge

  Catch one of every fish in this fishing challenge just for Youth Fishing Passport holders!

• Sturgeons

  Learn about these huge, prehistoric fishes that are threatened and endangered in Connecticut.

• Suckers

  Three species of suckers have been reported in Connecticut. Two are native, with the other uncertain in origin.

• Sunfishes and Freshwater Basses

  There are eleven sunfish species in Connecticut, only three of which are native.

• Swamp Darter

  Swamp darters are very small, camouflaged and secretive. Primarily for this reason, their distribution in Connecticut is not fully defined, nor is it clear whether their range has changed over time.

• Temperate Basses

  All North American members of the family are important gamefish, and some support significant commercial fisheries.

• White Crappie

  White crappie are so similar in appearance to black crappie that most Connecticut anglers probably do not recognize them as a separate species.

• Freshwater Fishing

  Find all the resources you need to get out and enjoy freshwater fishing in Connecticut!

• Fishing Access for Persons with Disabilities

  Find fishing areas with access for persons with disabilities.