Fishing
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Smelt are important forage fish for large pelagic predators such as striped bass in estuaries and brown trout in lakes.
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Rainbow trout seldom survive the summer in Connecticut and natural reproduction is rare.
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Where numerous, rainwater killifish are thought to be an effective control of mosquito larvae.
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In Connecticut, the redbreast sunfish typically outnumbers other sunfish species only in river environments.
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Connecticut’s smallest pike species. They are typically mistaken for small chain pickerel by anglers.
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Rock bass have relatively large mouths, so are commonly caught by anglers seeking larger gamefish.
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Not yet found in Connecticut, the Rudd has established populations in neighboring states.
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The state's only parasitic fish to enter freshwater, the sea lamprey gets a bad reputation. Learn more about this fascinating fish.
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The sheepshead minnow is a standard for use in many laboratory toxicity and genetics studies.
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Learn about the shortnose sturgeon, a state and federally endangered species that call the CT River home.
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Two estuarine/marine species of silversides exist in Connecticut. Both are schooling fish that occasionally enter freshwater areas of coastal rivers and streams.
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Sculpins are sensitive to environmental degradation, requiring good-quality, coldwater streams to survive.
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Due to their hard-fighting abilities, smallmouths are considered by many to be superior gamefish to largemouths.
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Relatively small, silvery fishes with a very slender, cylindrical shape.
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Due to their small size, spotfin killifish are difficult to identify and often mistaken for young mummichog.