Fishing
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Fish Descriptions and Distribution Maps Explained
Learn how to interpret the fish descriptions and distribution maps used to describe the freshwater fishes of Connecticut!
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Introductions of green sunfish have been implicated with adverse impacts on other fish species.
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Gizzard shad were first observed in Connecticut during the late 1970s, apparently the result of a natural range expansion.
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Native to China and Siberia, this gigantic freshwater fish has been widely stocked for weed control.
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The summer/fall recreational fishery for hickory shad is gaining in popularity.
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Commonly sold as bait, the golden shiner is our most common lake and pond minnow species.
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Learn about goldfish in Connecticut, an introduced species that is native to Asia and common in urban ponds.
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There are six native species of herring that commonly enter fresh waters in Connecticut.
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Learn about freshwater eels, Connecticut's only catadromous fish!
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A newly discovered invasive species, the knobfin sculpin has had a devastating impact on the Pomperaug River ecosystem.
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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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Kokanee prefer relatively clear lakes with cold, well-oxygenated water.
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The longnose dace has a hydrodynamic body similar to a miniature sturgeon that helps it hold near the bottom in fast water.
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Apparently during Colonial times, “hogchokers” fed to pigs proved difficult to swallow.
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Both marine and freshwater killifishes are distributed throughout Central and Eastern North America from southern Canada to the Yucatan, including Cuba and Bermuda.