Fishing

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• Central Mudminnow

  Although central mudminnows look superficially like minnows or killifish, they are actually more closely related to pickerel and pike.

• Chain Pickerel

  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.

• Channel Catfish

  The channel catfish is the state’s largest catfish species.

• Codfishes

  Codfishes are characterized by having a single barbel on the middle of the chin.

• Creek Chub

  Closely related to fallfish, creek chubs build long ridges of gravel for nests.

• Killifishes

  Both marine and freshwater killifishes are distributed throughout Central and Eastern North America from southern Canada to the Yucatan, including Cuba and Bermuda.

• Creek Chubsucker

  Creek chubsucker populations have reportedly declined in streams that are subject to siltation.

• Cutlip Minnow

  Cutlip minnows are known to sometimes knock out and eat the eyes of other fishes.

• Fallfish

  Our largest minnow species, the fallfish, is misidentified by many as trout or "dace".

• Families of Connecticut Freshwater Fishes

  Learn the defining characteristics of Connecticut's freshwater fish families!

• Fathead Minnow

  A popular baitfish, fathead minnows can be found at low abundance almost anywhere in Connecticut.

• Fish Descriptions and Distribution Maps Explained

  Learn how to interpret the fish descriptions and distribution maps used to describe the freshwater fishes of Connecticut!

• Fourspine Stickleback

  True to their names, sticklebacks have very sharp spines, which can be locked in an upright position, causing these little fish to be very unpalatable for most predators.

• Freshwater Eels

  Learn about freshwater eels, Connecticut's only catadromous fish!

• Gizzard Shad

  Gizzard shad were first observed in Connecticut during the late 1970s, apparently the result of a natural range expansion.