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Latest Updates from the Fisheries Division
To advance the conservation, enhancement, restoration, use, and appreciation of Connecticut’s fish, fisheries and fish habitats.
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Would you like to see your catch highlighted in upcoming issues of CT Fishin' Tips? If so, please email your photo to mike.beauchene@ct.gov | |
As of December 1, the 2023 Fishing Licenses are available. Don't miss one day of potential fishing. Get yours now online or stop by your favorite license vendor. | |
NEW web page: "REEL" Fishing News- The Fisheries Division has started a new web page to get the work out on hot fishing, stocking, news and updates. The intent is to complement our social media efforts as we seek to keep you in the know. Check it out daily. | |
Atlantic Salmon Regulations: Commissioner Dykes has set the seasons, daily limit, and method of fishing for Connecticut's Atlantic salmon fishery. Unlike our other inland species, which are set by regulation, Atlantic salmon have an annual declaration. These fish are not wild, but are specifically raised at our Kensington Hatchery for recreational fishing. | |
Freshwater Fishing Regulations: The Fisheries Division WILL be printing a limited run of fishing regulation guide books for 2023. Stay tuned for where and when you can get your copy. Please be advised the Fisheries Division strives to do all possible to conserve and protect our environment. This includes encouraging everyone to make use of our digital fishing guide so we can reduce wasted paper whenever possible. | |
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Deadline for Your 2022 Trophy Catches
is January 15
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One month to go in 2022 and fishing for trout, bass, and panfish continues to be prdouctive! If you have caught or catch a trophy fish and would like recognition, please add your catch information to our online angler recognition system by January 15, 2023. Download your customizable trophy fish certificate here. | |
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Youth Fishing Passport
Get Your 2022 Fishing Challenge Catches IN!
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As the mercury drops and winter approaches, many hardy anglers of CT begin thinking ICE FISHING... The "Hard Water" fishing season is quickly approaching! Ice fishing is a great way to enjoy the outdoors and stunning scenery in the cold winter months, get some exercise, spend time with family and friends, have some excitement and maybe even bring home a fish dinner.
The Fisheries Division maintains an ICE FSIHING WEBPAGE with resources to get you started safely and successfully, including tips and pointers on how to dress for cold, what equipment you will need, popular ice fishing locations, ice safety, published articles on ice fishing CT, an ice fishing 101 blog, and a list of learn to ice fish classes and events.
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Atlantic Salmon Harvest Starts on Dec. 16 | |
We are just about done spawning our 3+ year old salmon and some of these will be retired. Later this month, these fish will joining the approximately 1,200 fish we have already stocked. Just a point of note, on December 16, anglers are allowed to keep 1 salmon per day. Gear is restricted to an artificial lure that has single free swinging hook (replace the treble hook with a single hook on your favorite lures) or a fly. Good luck and enjoy! | |
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Video of the Month
"Fish With CARE"
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Thanks to everyone who came out to "Fish With CARE" (Connecticut Aquatic Resources Education) throughout 2022 at one of our "First Catch" fishing events. We look forward to seeing you soon for our "Ice Fishing Events". Please enjoy this photo montage of Fish With CARE catches and memories. | |
Fishing Challenge - For YOUth | |
The Youth Fishing Passport Fishing Challenge is a year long fishing scavenger hunt. To have your catch count, simply snap a photo of your fish (from our scorecard) and use our online submission form. The top four anglers (who catch the most different types on our list) receive a prize pack full of fishing swag.
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CT's FREE Youth Fishing Passport is your child's ticket to all of the amazing outdoor discoveries fishing has to offer. Fishing involves knowing about habitat, environmental quality, food webs, life history of species, and so much more. You can get a Youth Fishing Passport, for those 15 or younger, using our online licensing system. Register your child as a new user. If you have questions please contact us.
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This Month's Mystery Fish | |
The November mystery fish was a Largemouth Bass (Micropterus salmoides). Not a particular difficult mystery, but what made this fish interesting is the presence of these dark blotches. Black basses, such as largemouth and smallmouth bass, have been found with black blotches (hyperpigmented melanistic lesions) in Connecticut and across the country with increasing frequency. United States Geological Survey researchers recently identified that the condition, known as blotchy bass syndrome, is associated with a novel adomavirus. More research is needed to understand the range and potential threat of this viral disease to bass. Learn more at: Investigating blotchy bass syndrome in black basses | U.S. Geological Survey (usgs.gov) | |
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