Connecticut Department of Energy & Environmental Protection

Emergency Burn Ban In Effect 10/26/24 - An emergency burn ban is now in effect for all Connecticut State Parks, Forests, and Wildlife Management areas, prohibiting the use of all outdoor grills, firepits, and campfires, and the kindling and use of flame outdoors. DEEP and local agencies are working to contain several active fires across the state. Please avoid all affected State Parks and Forests, as well as the blue-blazed Mattabesett Trail. The Enduro Trail in Voluntown and portions of North Stonington within the Pachaug State Forest are closed at this time. Please note that today's forest fire danger report remains at an 'extreme' level. More information about the current fire danger, burn ban and recommended safety measures can be found here

Fishing

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  • Brown Bullhead

    The brown bullhead is Connecticut’s most widely distributed and only native catfish species. They are good to eat, but are typically underutilized by anglers.

  • Brown Trout

    Brown trout can grow to large sizes and are generally harder to catch than brook or rainbow trout.

  • Burbot

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

  • Catfishes and Bullheads

    Catfish and bullheads have eight barbels around the mouth: two off the snout, two off the corners of the mouth, and four under the chin. These long barbels give the impression of whiskers, hence the name “catfishes.”

  • Central Mudminnow

    Although central mudminnows look superficially like minnows or killifish, they are actually more closely related to pickerel and pike.

  • 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.

  • Channel Catfish

    The channel catfish is the state’s largest catfish species.

  • Codfishes

    Codfishes are characterized by having a single barbel on the middle of the chin.

  • Creek Chub

    Closely related to fallfish, creek chubs build long ridges of gravel for nests.

  • Creek Chubsucker

    Creek chubsucker populations have reportedly declined in streams that are subject to siltation.

  • Killifishes

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

  • Cutlip Minnow

    Cutlip minnows are known to sometimes knock out and eat the eyes of other fishes.

  • Fallfish

    Our largest minnow species, the fallfish, is misidentified by many as trout or "dace".

  • Families of Connecticut Freshwater Fishes

    Learn the defining characteristics of Connecticut's freshwater fish families!

  • Fathead Minnow

    A popular baitfish, fathead minnows can be found at low abundance almost anywhere in Connecticut.

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