Connecticut is fortunate to have over 180 public lakes and ponds and thousands of miles of rivers and streams teeming with a variety of gamefish and panfish. Anglers from all over the country come to Connecticut to fish for prized trout in the Farmington and Housatonic Rivers. Whether you’re looking for trophy size bass or trout in one of our special management areas, large walleye or pike through the ice or just want to relax on a warm summer’s day fishing for bluegills, Connecticut anglers are provided with great opportunities to catch a wide variety of fish throughout the year.  Getting a license is easy and convenient right from the comfort of your own computer via our Online Sportsmen Licensing system.

 

News and Information. We want to get fishing related information to you in a timely manner.  As such you can get near real-time posting on our Facebook page, get periodic updates via email through our Inland Fisheries ListServ, see where the fishing is hot with our Weekly Fishing Reports, stay in touch with our day to day efforts to enhance fish and fishing with our quarterly publication Inland Fisheries Division Program Notes & Updates or of course our Angler’s Guide will provide you with a key summary of rules, regulations and places to fish.

 

Trout Fishing-Opening Day is the third Saturday of April and for most waters closes on the last day of February. 

 

Trout Stocking Reports - The most recent trout stocking reports since Opening Day 2013.

 

Trout Stocking Maps - Over 200 maps available! These maps show river and stream locations where trout are stocked.

 

Annual Connecticut Fish Distribution Report - Provides numbers of each type of fish stocked in each waterbody.

 

Lake Contour Maps - Detailed bathymetric maps of over 150 lakes in pdf format!  A collaborative work of CT DEEP and UCONN.