Fishing

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• Licenses and Permits

  Official Listing of Fisheries Licenses, Permits and Related Products for the State of Connecticut with links to buy.

• Fallfish

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

• Hogchoker

  Apparently during Colonial times, “hogchokers” fed to pigs proved difficult to swallow.

• Families of Connecticut Freshwater Fishes

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

• Hickory Shad

  The summer/fall recreational fishery for hickory shad is gaining in popularity.

• Herrings

  There are six native species of herring that commonly enter fresh waters in Connecticut.

• Warmwater Fisheries Action Plan

  Connecticut's Warmwater Fisheries Action Plan seeks to improve recreational fishing opportunities for warm- and coolwater fishes.

• Connecticut Saltwater Womens and Youth State Record Fish

  Listing of Saltwater Trophy Fish records for youth and women.

• Farmington River Flow Plan

  Information related to the draft plan where DEEP will manage flow within the Farmington River