Fishing

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• Volunteer Opportunities with the Fisheries Programs

  Volunteer opportunities for fisheries programs

• Spotfin Killifish

  Due to their small size, spotfin killifish are difficult to identify and often mistaken for young mummichog.

• Killifishes

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

• Lake and Large River Electrofishing Survey

  Learn about how we use electrofishing to monitor our warmwater fish populations!

• Creek Chub

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

• Trout Parks

  Check out CT's Trout Parks! Great trout fishing opportunities right in your backyard.

• Spottail Shiner

  Typically the most abundant fish species in larger rivers, the spottail shiner is a very important forage fish.

• Burbot

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

• 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.

• Rock Bass

  Rock bass have relatively large mouths, so are commonly caught by anglers seeking larger gamefish.

• Kokanee Salmon Program

  Learn about Connecticut's unique Kokanee salmon program and fishery!

• Learn to Fish - Student Materials

  Everything you need to get out fishing in the great state of Connecticut!

• Lake and Pond Book

  A Fisheries Guide to Lakes and Ponds of Connecticut

• Bridle Shiner

  This easily overlooked minnow, the bridle shiner, is apparently declining throughout much of its range.

• Ninespine Stickleback

  Ninespine stickleback males build little tunnel-shaped nests out of bits of vegetation.