Fishing
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Catfish and bullheads have eight barbels around the mouth: two off the snout, two off the corners of the mouth, and four under the chin. These long barbels give the impression of whiskers, hence the name “catfishes.”
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The chain pickerel is Connecticut’s largest native freshwater predatory fish. Before the introduction of bass, it was the top predator in the state’s lakes and ponds.
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The burbot is the only completely freshwater member of the cod family. Little is known of its life history in Connecticut.
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The brown bullhead is Connecticut’s most widely distributed and only native catfish species. They are good to eat, but are typically underutilized by anglers.
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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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This easily overlooked minnow, the bridle shiner, is apparently declining throughout much of its range.
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The Eastern Mosquitofish has been widely introduced as a biocontrol with mixed results.
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Learn all about common carp, one of Connecticut's biggest and hardest fighting fish!
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Our largest minnow species, the fallfish, is misidentified by many as trout or "dace".
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Cutlip minnows are known to sometimes knock out and eat the eyes of other fishes.
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Creek chubsucker populations have reportedly declined in streams that are subject to siltation.
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A popular baitfish, fathead minnows can be found at low abundance almost anywhere in Connecticut.
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With no obvious and distinctive characteristics, the common shiner is one of the most difficult fish to identify.
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Families of Connecticut Freshwater Fishes
Learn the defining characteristics of Connecticut's freshwater fish families!
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Codfishes are characterized by having a single barbel on the middle of the chin.