Connecticut fishing regulations, 2026

Size limits, seasons and daily limits for every species CT DEEP regulates, rewritten in plain English and rechecked against the official pages automatically. Last captured 2026-10-04.

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Striped Bass Summer Flounder Black Sea Bass Tautog Bluefish Weakfish Largemouth Bass Blue Crab Red Drum Scup All 34 species A–Z →

Saltwater →

American Eel9 inch minimum American ShadNo size limit Atlantic MenhadenNo size limit Black Sea Bass15.5 inch minimum BluefishNo size limit Hickory ShadNo size limit Red Drumunder 27 inches River HerringProhibited Scup9.5 inch minimum Smooth and Spiny DogfishNo size limit Striped Bass28–31 inch slot Summer Flounder19 inch minimum (May 4 – August 1); 19.5 inch minimum (August 2 – October 15)Tautog16 inch minimum Weakfish16 inch minimum White Perch7 inch minimum Winter Flounder12 inch minimum

Freshwater →

Atlantic SalmonNo size limit BullheadNo size limit BurbotProhibited Chain Pickerel15 inch minimum Channel CatfishNo size limit Common CarpNo size limit KokaneeNo size limit Largemouth Bass12 inch minimum Northern Pike26 inch minimum PanfishNo size limit Smallmouth Bass12 inch minimum SmeltNo size limit SturgeonProhibited Trout9 inch minimum Walleye18 inch minimum

Shellfish & crabs →

American Lobster3.375–5.25 inch slot Blue Crab5 inch minimum Jonah CrabNo size limit

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