HARTFORD, Conn. (WTNH) — Starting on Jan. 1, 2026, inland sportfishing regulations are changing to protect the lone native trout species in Connecticut, according to the Connecticut Department of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The brook trout, the only species of trout native to Connecticut, will soon be getting a minimum size limit to harvest for the ...

EAST HAMPTON, Conn. (WFSB) - Brook trout are Connecticut’s only native trout and a prized catch, but the number of them in the state’s streams and rivers is dwindling. Now the Department of Energy and ...

David Grazynski is part of a local advocacy project restoring a section of the Mill River, the course of which was changed during the construction of the Merritt Parkway. Credit: Eddy Martinez / ...

Starting Jan. 1, anglers in Connecticut can keep brook trout only 9 inches or longer, while the number of locations where absolutely no brook trout harvest will be allowed is increasing from 20 to 22.

The brook trout, the only species of trout native to Connecticut, will soon be getting a minimum size limit to harvest for the first time in over 70 years. Officials with the state’s Department of ...