Fishing

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• 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.

• Freshwater Fishing Guide

  Fishing license information by type of license

• COVID-19 Updates CARE Program

  CARE classes have been temporarily cancelled to help prevent community spread of COVID-19.

• Fishing Announcements

  Announcements from the Fisheries Division.

• Creek Chub

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

• White Crappie

  White crappie are so similar in appearance to black crappie that most Connecticut anglers probably do not recognize them as a separate species.

• Pumpkinseed

  One of our most colorful freshwater fishes.

• Fishing Challenge

  Catch one of every fish in this fishing challenge just for Youth Fishing Passport holders!

• Sturgeons

  Learn about these huge, prehistoric fishes that are threatened and endangered in Connecticut.

• Suckers

  Three species of suckers have been reported in Connecticut. Two are native, with the other uncertain in origin.

• Sunfishes and Freshwater Basses

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

• Swamp Darter

  Swamp darters are very small, camouflaged and secretive. Primarily for this reason, their distribution in Connecticut is not fully defined, nor is it clear whether their range has changed over time.

• Fishing Guide

  Learn everything you need to get out fishing with the Connecticut Fishing Guide! Available online and in print.