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With over 100 species of fish found in Long Island Sound, anglers can enjoy some of the very best striped bass, bluefish, summer flounder, scup, hickory shad, black sea bass and tautog fishing along the entire coast. The State of Connecticut offers anglers many fishing opportunities with excellent boat launches along the coast and great shore fishing locations at coastal state and city parks, and convenient party and charter boat fishing. Fishing is Family Fun!
One of our most colorful freshwater fishes.
Learn about these huge, prehistoric fishes that are threatened and endangered in Connecticut.
White crappie are so similar in appearance to black crappie that most Connecticut anglers probably do not recognize them as a separate species.
Find all the resources you need to get out and enjoy freshwater fishing in Connecticut!
View Connecticut's freshwater record fish with pictures!
Emergency Fishery Closure is in effect for Alewife and Blueback Herring. Read on for more information.
Interstate Fishery Management Plan for Striped Bass
Read the Interstate Fishery Management Plan for Striped Bass.
Typically the most abundant fish species in larger rivers, the spottail shiner is a very important forage fish.
The burbot is the only completely freshwater member of the cod family. Little is known of its life history in Connecticut.
Learn about Shortnose Sturgeon - an endangered fish species in Connecticut and federally.
Learn how the Connecticut Fisheries Division monitors lobster populations in Long Island Sound.
Summary of Connecticut's Bottle Bill laws
Materials used in the evaluation and transformation of Connecticut's environmental cleanup laws.
Climate Change
Addressing climate change presents residents, businesses, nonprofits, and municipalities a chance to create, evolve, and maintain a sustainable environment, a robust economy, and a higher quality of life today and tomorrow.
Recycling
Connecticut disposes of 2.4 million tons of trash annually, an estimated 1,370 pounds of trash per person per year. That's too much! Learn more about how we manage our waste and how to help us move toward more waste reduction, reuse and recycling.
DEEP Programs & Services
DEEP conserves, improves and protects Connecticut's natural resources and the environment, and makes cheaper, cleaner and more reliable energy available to people and businesses. Find DEEP's programs and services here.