Fish species native to Connecticut getting statewide protections for first time since 1953

The brook trout, the only species of trout native to Connecticut, will soon be getting a minimum size limit to harvest for ...

Connecticut DEEP updates inland fishing rules to protect brook trout, adds new Southbury Trout Park

New 2026 rules raise trout size limits, expand protected wild brook trout areas, and add a new Trout Park in Southbury.
The News-Times

Connecticut adds minimum size limit for brook trout as species faces decline

DEEP said the new regulation will protect wild brook trout because most are shorter than nine inches in length. Brook trout ...
Republican Herald

Pennsylvania’s State Fish, the native brook trout is small in size, but big on enjoyment

When the General Assembly of Pennsylvania officially made the brook trout the state fish, March 9, 1970, there wasn’t really another candidate worthy of consideration. While it’s common these days for ...