Fishing

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• Blueback Herring

  Blueback herring and alewives are so similar that the color of the gut lining (peritoneum) is the only sure way to tell them apart.

• Bluntnose Minnow

  It is unclear how or when bluntnose minnows arrived in Connecticut.

• Bowfin

  Often confused with the snakehead, the bowfin is an introduced fish that has grown rapidly in abundance since 2003.

• Bowfins

  This primitive family has a diverse fossil record, but only one species still exists.

• Lake and Pond Book

  A Fisheries Guide to Lakes and Ponds of Connecticut

• Learn to Fish - Student Materials

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

• Table of Contents

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

• Warmwater Fisheries Action Plan

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

• 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.

• Home Aquariums

  Make a home aquarium with the beautiful native and introduced freshwater fishes of Connecticut!

• Largemouth Bass

  The most popular gamefish in the country, the largemouth bass is also the principal predator in most of our state’s lakes and ponds and thus plays a key role in the health of aquatic ecosystems.