Fishing
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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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Warmouths can be distinguished from other sunfishes by feeling for the patch of small teeth on the tongue.
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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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White crappie are so similar in appearance to black crappie that most Connecticut anglers probably do not recognize them as a separate species.
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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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The white sucker is arguably our most important fish species.
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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.
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View Connecticut's freshwater record fish with pictures!
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Emergency Fishery Closure is in effect for Alewife and Blueback Herring. Read on for more information.
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Publications relating to trout management in Connecticut.
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Learn how to enter your photo to be featured on the annual CT Fishing Guide cover!
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Subscribe to our monthly newsletter that has all the info you need to get out fishing!
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Directions to Wolfe Park, Monroe
Directions to Great Hollow Pond in Wolfe Park, Monroe
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Find access to on-line permit applications for fishing and boating through our ezFile system.