Fishing

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• Threespine Stickleback

  Freshwater populations exist as far south as Massachusetts, but none are known in Connecticut.

• Tessellated Darter

  Sometimes bury themselves in the sand with only eyes and tail tips exposed. Can be easily captured with small-mesh dip net or seine.

• Tiger Trout

  As with hybrids between many fish species, tiger trout tend to be more aggressive and faster-growing than either parent species.

• Temperate Basses

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

• Walleye

  Although relatively feeble fighters on rod and reel, walleye are an esteemed game and food fish throughout their range.

• White Catfish

  Prefer backwaters and slow-moving areas of larger rivers and streams as well as lakes and ponds. They appear to be more tolerant of brackish water than channel catfish.

• White Perch

  Adorned with an armament of long, sharp spines, white perch are difficult for both anglers and predators to handle.

• Yellow Bullhead

  They were first observed in Connecticut in the early 1980s at a few disjunct sites in the lower Housatonic and upper Quinebaug River drainages. Populations are expanding in both of these drainages, and individuals have recently been discovered in the Connecticut River drainage as well.

• Yellow Perch

  Yellow perch are one of the state’s most popular panfishes. They actively feed during the winter, making them a staple for ice anglers.

• Warmouth

  Warmouths can be distinguished from other sunfishes by feeling for the patch of small teeth on the tongue.

• White Sucker

  The white sucker is arguably our most important fish species.

• Removing Triploid Grass Carp from Candlewood Lake and Squantz Pond

  Learn more about why we are removing Triploid Grass Carp from Candlewood Lake and Squantz Pond and how you can help.

• Lake and Pond Book

  A Fisheries Guide to Lakes and Ponds of Connecticut

• Triploid Grass Carp Removal from Candlewood Lake and Squantz Pond

  We need your help to remove Triploid Grass Carp from Candlewood Lake! Follow the links to become a volunteer angler, report your catch, and view all verified catches reported to-date.

• Atlantic Salmon

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