Fishing Information
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Department of Energy & Environmental Protection
Announcements and Reports
- New- Changes to Inland Fishing Regulations now in effect
- NEW- REEL Fishing News
- NEW- Atlantic Salmon Declaration 2022-2023
- Bass Action Plan
- Connecticut Angler R3 Plan
- Current Trout Stocking Report
- Plan to Restore Diadromous Fishes to the Naugatuck River Watershed
- Plan to Conserve and Manage Wild Trout
- Striped Bass Circle Hook Regulation
- CT CARES Act Assistance to Fisheries Participants Spend Plan
- Salmonid Action Plan 2021-2025
- Wild Brook Trout Occurrence in Stream Surveys
- Marine Fishing Announcements
- 2022 Fish Stocking Annual Summary Report
- Marine Fisheries Updates by Email
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Learn to Fish
Featured Links
- Get Your Fishing License Online
- Trout Catch and Release Rules by Fish Management Category
- Report a Sturgeon Sighting
- DEEP YouTube Fishing Videos
- Fishing the Housatonic River
- Seasonal Job Opportunities with Fisheries
- Fish Community Data
- Fishing Guide
- List of Registered Fishing Guides
- Bathymetric maps for lakes
- Trout Stocking Maps
- Fish Backgrounds for Zoom Meetings
- Trophy Fish Awards
- Commercial Fishing
- Freshwater Fishes of Connecticut
- Connecticut Fish Hatcheries
- Fish Management Programs
- Fisheries Office Directory
- Fishing Tournaments
- Habitat Conservation and Enhancement