Fishing
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Trophy Fish Award Program
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Atlantic Salmon Management Areas
Atlantic salmon management and recreational fishing
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CARE classes have been temporarily cancelled to help prevent community spread of COVID-19.
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Learn more about this endangered, maybe native, and definitely not parasitic fish!
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The American eel is commonly used for bait and food, but is declining throughout much of its range.
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In 2003, the American shad was designated Connecticut’s “State Fish.”
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Kokanee prefer relatively clear lakes with cold, well-oxygenated water.
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This pictorial guide contains interesting and useful information about all of Connecticut's fascinating freshwater fishes.
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Also known as “mossbunker” or simply “bunker.” Menhaden are important forage fish for large predatory fishes such as striped bass and bluefish.
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Atlantic salmon were extirpated from the Connecticut River and, despite extensive restoration efforts, self-sustaining runs do not occur.
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Their abundance makes them very important forage fish for many marine predators such as striped bass, fluke and seabirds.
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Damn building, overfishing and pollution all likely contributed to the demise of Atlantic sturgeon in Connecticut.
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Sometimes known as “frostfish.” For unclear reasons, Atlantic tomcod have recently experienced a precipitous decline in Connecticut and throughout much of their range.
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Prefer shallow, still areas of lakes and ponds and slow-flow areas of larger rivers and streams.
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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.