Fishing
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Mullets are torpedo-shaped fishes with horizontal mouths.
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The Eastern Mosquitofish has been widely introduced as a biocontrol with mixed results.
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Learn all about common carp, one of Connecticut's biggest and hardest fighting fish!
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Our largest minnow species, the fallfish, is misidentified by many as trout or "dace".
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Cutlip minnows are known to sometimes knock out and eat the eyes of other fishes.
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Creek chubsucker populations have reportedly declined in streams that are subject to siltation.
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A popular baitfish, fathead minnows can be found at low abundance almost anywhere in Connecticut.
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With no obvious and distinctive characteristics, the common shiner is one of the most difficult fish to identify.
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Families of Connecticut Freshwater Fishes
Learn the defining characteristics of Connecticut's freshwater fish families!
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Codfishes are characterized by having a single barbel on the middle of the chin.
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Although relatively feeble fighters on rod and reel, walleye are an esteemed game and food fish throughout their range.
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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.
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Adorned with an armament of long, sharp spines, white perch are difficult for both anglers and predators to handle.
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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.
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Yellow perch are one of the state’s most popular panfishes. They actively feed during the winter, making them a staple for ice anglers.