Fishing

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• Coach Resources

  Find everything you need to host successful fishing classes in your community as a State Certified Volunteer Fishing Coach!

• Fish with CARE Events

  Explore our Fish with CARE Events. A perfect starting point for the new angler.

• Suckers

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

• Fisheries Management Programs

  Learn about the many fisheries management programs going on in Connecticut!

• Lobster Assessment

  Information on Lobster Assessments for Connecticut and Long Island Sound.

• 1999 Lobster Mortality Information Report

  Information on the 1999 Lobster Mortalities in Long Island Sound.

• Northern Pike Management

  Learn all about our northern pike fisheries and management plan for Connecticut!

• Long Island Sound Trawl Survey

  Learn about the Long Island Sound trawl survey - one of the ways the Fisheries Division monitors our marine fish populations.

• Channel Catfish Management

  Learn all about channel catfish management in Connecticut, plus a few tips on how to catch them!

• Kensington Hatchery

  Learn about the programs going on at the Kensington State Fish Hatchery in Connecticut!

• Quinebaug Hatchery

  Learn about the largest producer of trout in the State of Connecticut!

• Lake and Large River Electrofishing Survey

  Learn about how we use electrofishing to monitor our warmwater fish populations!

• Banded Sunfish

  The banded sunfish is listed as a Connecticut State Threatened Species. Their small size makes them vulnerable to predation by bass and other large gamefish, so they thrive only in protected, backwater areas.

• Atlantic Salmon

  Atlantic salmon were extirpated from the Connecticut River and, despite extensive restoration efforts, self-sustaining runs do not occur.

• Blueback Herring

  Blueback herring and alewives are so similar that the color of the gut lining (peritoneum) is the only sure way to tell them apart.