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.

• Sturgeon Sighting

• Invitation Fishing Classes

• Freshwater Fishing Guide

  Fishing license information by type of license

• Ferry Landing Fishing Pier Temporary Closure

  The fishing pier located on the CT River at Ferry Landing (Old Lyme) will be closed for the duration of the AMTRACK bridge replacement project

• Striped Bass and Circle Hooks

  Info about the use of circle hooks while fishing for striped bass in CT

• CT MRIP Marine Angler Survey

  During the fishing season, DEEP Fisheries staff conduct in-person interviews with anglers returning to marinas, boat ramps, beaches, fishing piers, and other publicly accessible fishing sites.

• Marine Volunteer Angler Survey Program

  The Marine Fisheries Program is seeking marine recreational anglers who will volunteer to participate in the Connecticut Volunteer Angler Survey (VAS) Program.

• Enhanced Opportunity Shore Fishing Program

  Enhanced Opportunity Shore Fishing sites offer good shore-based summer flounder and/or scup fishing opportunities in at least 18 different communities distributed from Stonington to Westport.

• Fish with CARE Coach Certification

  Become a member of the Fish with CARE Coaching Team.

• Western Mosquitofish

  Western Mosquitofish have been widely introduced across the globe as a biocontrol with mixed results.

• USDA Seafood Processors Pandemic Response and Safety Block Grant Program

  USDA SPRS Grant Connecticut

• Chain Pickerel Management

  Learn about the management of chain pickerel in Connecticut.

• Bass Action Plan

  This page provides information about Connecticut's Bass Action Plan

• Definitions

  Definitions of words used in official fishing regulations.