Fishing

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• EZ File Permit Applications

  Find access to on-line permit applications for fishing and boating through our ezFile system.

• Fishing Challenge

  Catch one of every fish in this fishing challenge just for Youth Fishing Passport holders!

• Fishing Regulations

  Official regulations for inland and marine recreational fishing in the State of Connecticut.

• Temperate Basses

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

• Rudd

  Not yet found in Connecticut, the Rudd has established populations in neighboring states.

• Channel Catfish Management

  Learn all about channel catfish management in Connecticut, plus a few tips on how to catch them!

• Connecticut's Trout and Salmon Stamp

  Learn about Connecticut's Trout and Salmon Stamp, ensuring a sustainable future for our valuable trout and salmon fishery resources.

• 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.

• Northern Pike

  The northern pike is Connecticut’s largest strictly freshwater gamefish.

• Rainwater Killifish

  Where numerous, rainwater killifish are thought to be an effective control of mosquito larvae.

• Lobster Fisheries Management

  Learn about lobster management in Connecticut.

• Warmouth

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

• Hogchoker

  Apparently during Colonial times, “hogchokers” fed to pigs proved difficult to swallow.

• Striped Mullet

  Striped mullet support important commercial fisheries in Southern states. Smaller fish are sold as bait.

• Sticklebacks

  Four native stickleback species are found predominantly in marine and sometimes fresh waters of Connecticut. The males build and guard nests made out of aquatic vegetation, and they become darker and/or more brightly colored during the spawning season.