Fishing
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Learn about these huge, prehistoric fishes that are threatened and endangered in Connecticut.
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Three species of suckers have been reported in Connecticut. Two are native, with the other uncertain in origin.
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Sunfishes and Freshwater Basses
There are eleven sunfish species in Connecticut, only three of which are native.
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Swamp darters are very small, camouflaged and secretive. Primarily for this reason, their distribution in Connecticut is not fully defined, nor is it clear whether their range has changed over time.
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All North American members of the family are important gamefish, and some support significant commercial fisheries.
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An esteemed food and sport fish in Europe, it's unclear how the tench will affect Connecticut's freshwater ecosystems.
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Sometimes bury themselves in the sand with only eyes and tail tips exposed. Can be easily captured with small-mesh dip net or seine.
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Freshwater populations exist as far south as Massachusetts, but none are known in Connecticut.
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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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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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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.