Catch and keep trout season kicks off this weekend with Spring Fishing Day
Connecticut residents are invited to participate in the annual Spring Fishing Day on Saturday, April 11, hosted by the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection.
This event, beginning at 6 a.m., marks the start of trout fishing season, during which people can keep the fish that they catch from most waters, though the quantity and size of fish varies by location.
Trout fishing is open year-round in Connecticut, but the state only allows catch-and-release fishing from March 1 until Spring Fishing Day at most waterbodies, according to DEEP.
DEEP plans to release more than 500,000 trout into over 100 lakes and ponds and 135 rivers and streams from now through May. Anglers may use DEEP’s Interactive Trout Stocking Map to track when each waterbody was last stocked.
DEEP will host several public trout stocking events this day, allowing people to help DEEP staff release fish into waterbodies across the state.
Anglers may need to purchase a Trout & Salmon Stamp to fish. Stamps are $5 for Connecticut residents over 18 years old, $3 for 16- or 17-year-old residents and $5 for nonresidents over 16 years old. Anglers may purchase the stamp on DEEP’s Online Licensing Site.
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