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How to Catch Fish
Contact your local bait and tackle shop for updated fishing information. See Connecticut Bait & Tackle Shops for a list of bait and tackle shops or go towww.ct.gov/deep/baitandtackle.
Striped Bass
Habitat
- Large rivers in Spring and Fall
- Estuaries and bays in Summer
Fishing Method
- Drifting with live bait
- Jigging and trolling
- Bottom fishing with bait
- Casting to fish
Baits & Lures
- Live bait, menhaden, eels, shad and sand worms
- All types of swimming lures, plastic and rubber baits
Black Sea Bass
Habitat
- Estuaries and Sound
- Rock piles/reefs
- Oyster and mussel beds
- Pilings and jetties
Fishing Method
- Anchored over structure, reefs
- Bottom fishing
- Fishing with bait
Baits & Lures
- Sand worms, conch, shrimp, mummichogs, silversides, mussels/clams and baited jigs or jigs with plastic/rubber bodies or trailer
Fluke
Habitat
- Estuaries and bays
- Lower sections of rivers
- Hard bottom and channels preferred
Fishing Method
- Drifting with bait
- Jigging up and down
- Casting and slowly moving jig with bait
Baits & Lures
- Live/dead bait (bunker, mummichogs, shiners & silversides), cut squid strips, baited jigs and plastic baits
Scup
Habitat
- Estuaries and bays
- Rock piles/reefs
- Oyster and mussel beds
- Pilings and jetties
Fishing Method
- Anchored over
- Structure/reefs
- Bottom fishing
- Live or dead bait
Baits & Lures
- Squid or conch strips, sand worms, shrimp, and mussels/clams
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