Fly the Team Iceshanty Flag! Iceshanty Proshop
Well Ned Lamont just removed the closed seasons on all inland fisheries apparently. Gonna be interesting to see how many more people are following the stocking truck aroundhttps://portal.ct.gov/Office-of-the-Governor/News/Press-Releases/2021/03-2021/Governor-Lamont-Signs-Order-Opening-Connecticut-Fishing-Season-Early
Does that mean we can continue to icefish on any lake in CT ?
It isn't just Trout he opened up- it's all fishing. Northern Pike, Yellow Perch, and Walleye all spawn towards the end of March/ beginning of April I believe.
None of those fish have a closed season. The CT fishing "season" only pertains to trout.
For the record...this is a temporary Executive order just like last years. They didn't make a permanent change. I'd check with DEEP before trying to fish spawning pike on bantam. I doubt they will let that slide.
That’s how I’m interpreting what was spelled out.
From what I read it looks like they didn’t give any/enough specifics on ice fishing lakes that closed the last day of February. My guess is that item may not even have crossed their minds.Personally I’m going to stay off of those lakes if for no other reason than conservation.Given the temperatures predicted starting on Tuesday of next week it may be over soon anyway.
Apparently there's a lot of confusion about how many trout you can take. I heard there was plenty of guys at highland taking 5 fish home and the tackle shop there was even telling people you could.
The order leaves room for interpretation. I dont see the wardens trying to enforce special regs that are normally in effect. Could be wrong.
Yes, they are stocked to be taken, but there ARE rules for a reason. DEP does a horrible job enforcing them.
In over 30 years of fishing CT I've been checked twice....compared to 0 times in Mass in the same period of time.