Wahoo!! Nope not wahoo, channel catfish! After a couple of years where the CT DEEP Fisheries Division has not been able to get a delivery of channel catfish, we did today. 8,800 fish (11-18 inches) were distributed across the state to our community fishing waters (about 500 per waterbody). Learn more https://portal.ct.gov/deep/fishing/freshwater/community-fishing-waters | Connecticut Fish and Wildlife

Here kitty kitty catfish. Up next in our series of quick tips to help our Youth Fishing Passport Fishing Challengers is the Channel Catfish. Learn more about the year-long fishing challenge at https://portal.ct.gov/deep/fishing/care/fishing-challenge and learn more about DEEP Channel Catfish program at https://portal.ct.gov/deep/fishing/fisheries-management/channel-catfish-management Please note that due to a massive failure with the vendors delivery trailer, DEEP was not able to receive our ann

Catfish Stocking update - yesterday (5/21) the Fisheries Division completed the annual stocking of Channel Catfish (see numbers for each water below). This year we have dropped stocking yearling (6-8 inch average) and now only stock adult-size (12-16 inch average). This will provide an instant opportunity for folks to catch and keep some of these tasty fish. The fish were purchased from a commercial catfish farm in Arkansas, traveled via tractor trailer on Sunday/Monday, and were stocked to the