Connecticut Fishing Regulations
Are you familiar with the fishing regulation in Connecticut?
It is never a bad idea to check it again before your next outing.
Connecticut Fishing License
Purchasing a fishing license you are helping to preserve the environment and also ensure that future generations can enjoy fishing as you are.
Among other things, your fishing license fees support fisheries and hatcheries management, education programs about fishing and conservation, protection of endangered species.
Here it is where you can get your fishing license.
Links to Connecticut Government Agencies
Here are a few websites of Connecticut's agencies involved in regulation and conservation.
Connecticut Fishing News
Check out what is the latest fishing buzz in Connecticut.
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FISH CONSUMPTION ADVISORY
- "If I Catch It, Can I Eat It? A Guide to Safe Eating of Fish Caught in Connecticut" includes advice for pregnant women and children to eat no more than one meal per month of freshwater fish caught in Connecticut. Other groups are advised to eat ...
- theday.com
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- 4/23/2013 1:25:19 PM
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Okla. man sets Mo. fish record
- JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Missouri Department of Conservation says an Oklahoma man has set a state fish-record. Chris Kimble caught a longnose gar weighing 35 pounds, 9 ounces at Bull Shoals Lake. The fish surpassed the previous state record of 34 ...
- Stamford Advocate
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- 4/22/2013 9:01:39 AM
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Nebraska high school fishing tournament scheduled
- ALMA, Neb. (AP) — This year's Nebraska State High School Fishing Tournament has been scheduled for July 27 at Harlan County Reservoir in south-central Nebraska. The event is open to students in grades 9-12 who are at least age 16 and have a valid ...
- Stamford Advocate
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- 4/21/2013 4:12:20 PM
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Nebraska participates in 'Fish for Millions'
- LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska is one of 22 states where anglers could land a million-dollar fish. The state is participating in outdoor outfitter Cabela's "Fish for Millions" contest. The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission recently tagged fish in public ..
- Stamford Advocate
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- 4/21/2013 2:32:07 PM
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Trout fishing season opens in Connecticut
- Hartford (AP) - The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection says Connecticut's rivers, streams, lakes and ponds are stocked and ready for the start of trout fishing season. The season opened Saturday, a traditional start of ...
- theday.com
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- 4/21/2013 7:29:46 AM
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Connecticut fishing guide returns
- "A Fisheries Guide to Lakes and Ponds of Connecticut," one of the most requested book titles in the history of the state's Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, has been out of print for some time, but this valuable guide is now back.
- Stamford Advocate
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- 4/21/2013 12:34:35 AM
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Saturday is opening day for trout fishing season
- HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection says Connecticut's rivers, streams, lakes and ponds are stocked and ready for the start of trout fishing season. The season opened Saturday, a traditional start of ...
- Stamford Advocate
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- 4/21/2013 12:05:58 AM
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Fishing opener around bend, with ice-locked lakes
- ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota's walleye, pike and lake trout opener is just around the corner, causing worry for fishing guides and others faced with ice-locked lakes. This year's opener is May 11. And in Wisconsin, the fishing opener is a week ...
- Stamford Advocate
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- 4/20/2013 8:02:35 PM
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Mercury in fish found high in some waterways
- STAMFORD, Conn. (AP) — A study by a University of Connecticut professor has found increased levels of mercury in fish in seven waterways. The Hearst Connecticut Media Group (http://bit.ly/12vKWvI) and Connecticut Health Investigative Team report that the .
- Stamford Advocate
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- 4/20/2013 7:41:06 PM
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Fishing Opening Day
- The Department of Energy and Environmental Protection expected to have 376,000 trout stocked throughout 101 lakes and ponds, and 203 rivers and streams in Connecticut.
- Newtown Bee
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- 4/20/2013 3:59:12 PM
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It’s ‘Reely’ Fishing Season
- The Department of Energy and Environmental Protection expected to have 376,000 trout stocked throughout 101 lakes and ponds, and 203 rivers and streams in Connecticut. At Taunton Pond, some cast their lines from the shore, others were in boats, and there .
- Newtown Bee
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- 4/20/2013 3:44:53 PM
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Fishing Column: River herring population still depleted
- Recently the Connecticut's Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) announced that the prohibition on the taking of alewives and blueback herring from most inland and marine waters in Connecticut has been extended for another year.
- Stamford Advocate
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- 4/20/2013 3:56:13 AM
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Regional Digest: Opening Day For Trout Fishing
- It's opening day for trout fishing with first lines in the water at 6 a.m. About 381,000 trout were stocked into 102 lakes and ponds and 200 rivers and streams in the state. More than 200,000 of the trout are brown trout in the 10- to 12-inch ...
- Hartford Courant
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- 4/20/2013 2:23:09 AM
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Unhealthy mercury levels persist in Connecticut waterways and fish
- Wethersfield resident Patrice Gilbert knew compact fluorescent bulbs contain mercury, so as they burned out she put them aside until she could find out where to properly dispose of them. One day, she accidentally knocked one off the counter and ...
- New Haven Register
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- 4/19/2013 6:20:34 AM
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State Trout Parks Give Kids Chance At Catching A Big Fish
- Half the fun of trout fishing is finding a new spot or walking a stream or river looking for the right spot. A little exercise never hurts. But if you head out with kids, the state trout parks are another option, and this year there is bound to ...
- Hartford Courant
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- 4/18/2013 11:46:51 PM
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fishing and running events for april and may
- MAY 8: Fly fishing presentation by local guide Steve Babbitt focusing on steelhead fishing. Connecticut Fly Fisherman's Association, 7 p.m., Veterans Memorial Clubhouse, 100 Sunset Ridge, East Hartford. Admission is free. ctflyfish.org.
- Hartford Courant
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- 4/18/2013 11:18:13 PM
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Angler heaven: Opening day of trout fishing season is Saturday
- The most anticipated day of the year for anglers is approaching as Saturday is Connecticut’s opening day of the trout fishing season and the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection is doing its part to make the day special.
- New Haven Register
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- 4/18/2013 9:23:41 PM
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Scientists decode DNA of 'living fossil' fish
- NEW YORK (AP) — Scientists have decoded the DNA of a celebrated "living fossil" fish, gaining new insights into how today's mammals, amphibians, reptiles and birds evolved from a fish ancestor. The African coelacanth (SEE-lah-kanth) is closely related to .
- Stamford Advocate
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- 4/17/2013 6:54:33 PM
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Officials: About 200 fish die at DNR facility
- MANISTEE, Mich. (AP) — Officials say about 200 steelhead trout died at Michigan Department of Natural Resources facility on the Little Manistee River following a power problem. The facility, called a weir, is used in the spring to block steelhead trout ...
- Stamford Advocate
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- 4/17/2013 1:18:07 PM
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NJ man finds fish alive in swimming pool
- BELMAR, N.J. (AP) — A New Jersey man found a school of small fish alive in his swimming pool nearly six months after Superstorm Sandy flooded his neighborhood. Robert Castellano had uncovered the pool behind his Belmar home to get it ready for the season .
- Stamford Advocate
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- 4/16/2013 11:24:46 AM
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Spring fishing not matching 2012's good ol' days
- BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Most fishermen talk about the "good ol' days," but lots of old and young fishermen only have to think to 2012 to come up with good ol' memories. Remember last spring? Remember how spring came early, then stayed? The cold fronts ...
- Stamford Advocate
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- 4/15/2013 1:49:07 PM
Connecticut Guides/Outfitters
Want to learn a new fishing technique or need some help for you next outing? Check out one of the guide/outfitter services listed below.
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Connecticut Fishing Clubs
Want to join an interest group near you?
Look up the following list of fishing clubs in Connecticut.
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