Fishing

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• Freshwater Record Fish Photos

  View Connecticut's freshwater record fish with pictures!

• Herring Closure

  Emergency Fishery Closure is in effect for Alewife and Blueback Herring. Read on for more information.

• Interstate Fishery Management Plan for Striped Bass

  Read the Interstate Fishery Management Plan for Striped Bass.

• Spottail Shiner

  Typically the most abundant fish species in larger rivers, the spottail shiner is a very important forage fish.

• Burbot

  The burbot is the only completely freshwater member of the cod family. Little is known of its life history in Connecticut.

• Striped Killifish

  This is the largest killifish species in Connecticut and the least tolerant of fresh water.

• Shortnose Sturgeon Research

  Learn about Shortnose Sturgeon - an endangered fish species in Connecticut and federally.

• Lobster Monitoring Program

  Learn how the Connecticut Fisheries Division monitors lobster populations in Long Island Sound.

• 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.

• Lobster Fisheries Management

  Learn about lobster management in Connecticut.

• Common Carp Management and Fishing

  Learn about fishing for common carp in Connecticut!

• American Shad

  In 2003, the American shad was designated Connecticut’s “State Fish.”

• Wild Trout Management Areas

  Wild trout are Connecticut's freshwater gems.

• Killifishes

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

• Kokanee Salmon Program

  Learn about Connecticut's unique Kokanee salmon program and fishery!