Fishing

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• EZ File Permit Applications

  Find access to on-line permit applications for fishing and boating through our ezFile system.

• How to Catch Saltwater Fish

  Learn how to catch some of Connecticut's most popular saltwater fish!

• Channel Catfish Management

  Learn all about channel catfish management in Connecticut, plus a few tips on how to catch them!

• Connecticut's Trout and Salmon Stamp

  Learn about Connecticut's Trout and Salmon Stamp, ensuring a sustainable future for our valuable trout and salmon fishery resources.

• Summer Fishing Classes

  Learn all about CARE's summer fishing programs and find out how to get involved!

• Fish with CARE Events

  Explore our Fish with CARE Events. A perfect starting point for the new angler.

• Fish with CARE Classes

  Explore our Fish with CARE course offering. A perfect starting point for the new angler!

• Smelts

  Relatively small, silvery fishes with a very slender, cylindrical shape.

• Inshore Marine Survey

  Learn about our inshore Marine Trawl Survey!

• East Twin Lake

  The ups and downs of fisheries within East Twin Lake

• 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 Tomcod

  Sometimes known as “frostfish.” For unclear reasons, Atlantic tomcod have recently experienced a precipitous decline in Connecticut and throughout much of their range.

• Hickory Shad

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