Connecticut Department of Energy & Environmental Protection

DEEP headquarters at 79 Elm Street in Hartford has partially re-opened to staff and members of the public as of Tuesday, February 3. The DEEP records room has re-opened. The DEEP Central Permit Processing Unit (CPPU) will be open to the public starting on Wednesday, Feb. 4. For updates, click here

Fishing

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  • Minnows and Carps

    Minnows are an extremely diverse family with abundant representatives over most of the world. Learn about all the minnows who call Connecticut home!

  • Warmouth

    Warmouths can be distinguished from other sunfishes by feeling for the patch of small teeth on the tongue.

  • Hogchoker

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

  • Striped Mullet

    Striped mullet support important commercial fisheries in Southern states. Smaller fish are sold as bait.

  • Sticklebacks

    Four native stickleback species are found predominantly in marine and sometimes fresh waters of Connecticut. The males build and guard nests made out of aquatic vegetation, and they become darker and/or more brightly colored during the spawning season.

  • Table of Contents

    This pictorial guide contains interesting and useful information about all of Connecticut's fascinating freshwater fishes.

  • Freshwater Eels

    Learn about freshwater eels, Connecticut's only catadromous fish!

  • Lampreys

    Learn more about this primitive family of fishes that have a sucking disc in place of a jaw.

  • Atlantic Salmon Management Areas

    Atlantic salmon management and recreational fishing

  • Sunfishes and Freshwater Basses

    There are eleven sunfish species in Connecticut, only three of which are native.

  • Volunteer Opportunities with the Fisheries Programs

    Volunteer opportunities for fisheries programs

  • Marine Fisheries Updates by Email

    Sign up to receive Marine Fisheries updates by email!

  • Fishing Announcements

    Announcements from the Fisheries Division.

  • Guide Services

    List of registered fishing guides in Connecticut.

  • Where to Go Fishing

    A list of places to fish in CT

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