Fishing
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Also called “calico bass,” crappie grow quickly and are a popular food and sport fish.
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The most popular gamefish in the country, the largemouth bass is also the principal predator in most of our state’s lakes and ponds and thus plays a key role in the health of aquatic ecosystems.
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Rarity and difficulty with identification cause the blackspotted stickleback’s whereabouts in Connecticut to be unclear.
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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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Black bullheads are very difficult to distinguish from brown bullheads. It is unclear whether the few individuals reported in Connecticut represent self-sustaining populations.
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This pictorial guide contains interesting and useful information about all of Connecticut's fascinating freshwater fishes.
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Five species (and one hybrid, the “tiger trout”) exist in Connecticut. Only the brook trout and Atlantic salmon are native; the rest were introduced as sport fish.
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Brown trout can grow to large sizes and are generally harder to catch than brook or rainbow trout.
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This primitive family has a diverse fossil record, but only one species still exists.
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There are six native species of herring that commonly enter fresh waters in Connecticut.
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Learn about freshwater eels, Connecticut's only catadromous fish!
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Learn more about this primitive family of fishes that have a sucking disc in place of a jaw.
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As with hybrids between many fish species, tiger trout tend to be more aggressive and faster-growing than either parent species.
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Brook trout prefer small, cold streams with gravel or cobble bottoms and adequate cover.
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Answers to all your questions about Connecticut's Youth Fishing Passport!