Connecticut · USA
Silver Lake
- Region
- Connecticut, USA
- Regulation zone
- Connecticut statewide regulations
Species in Silver Lake
American Eel
Atlantic Salmon
Banded Killifish
Black Crappie
Blacknose Dace
Bluegill- Bluegill x Pumpkinseed
- Bridled Shiner
Brown Bullhead
Brown Trout
Chain Pickerel
Channel Catfish
Common Carp
Common Shiner
Creek Chub- Creekchub Sucker
Golden Shiner
Largemouth Bass
Longnose Dace
Pumpkinseed
Rainbow Trout
Tessellated Darter
White Sucker
Yellow Bullhead
Yellow Perch
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Seasons & limits — Connecticut statewide regulations
| Species | Season | Limit | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trout (Brook, Brown, Rainbow, Tiger, Lake) | Year-round | Daily limit 5; minimum length 9 inches. Catch and release only from March 1 until 6:00 a.m. on the second Saturday of April. | — |
| Chain Pickerel | Year-round | Lakes and ponds: minimum length 15 inches, daily limit 6. Rivers and streams: no minimum length, no daily limit. Different rules apply in Chain Pickerel Management Lakes. | — |
| Catfish (Channel and White) | Year-round | No minimum length; daily limit 6 in aggregate. Daily limit is 3 catfish in Community Fishing Waters. | — |
| Common Carp | Year-round | No minimum length; daily limit 5, only 1 of which may be greater than 30 inches. Different rules apply in Trophy Carp Waters and for bow and arrow fishing in some waters. | — |
| Atlantic Salmon | Year-round in the waters listed in the Commissioner's Declaration | Daily limit 1 in lakes and ponds stocked by DEEP (including Crystal Lake (Ellington) and Mt. Tom Pond) and in the Naugatuck, Shetucket and Housatonic river areas named in the Declaration; seasons, methods and catch-and-release periods per the Commissioner's Declaration. | — |
| American Eel | Year-round | Minimum length 9 inches; daily limit 25. The taking of elver eel, glass eel and silver eel is prohibited. | — |
| Bullhead (Brown and Yellow) | Year-round | No minimum length; no daily limit. | — |
Always confirm regulations with the official state regulations before fishing — rules change, and waterbody-specific exceptions apply.
Waterbody-specific rules
- Catfish Lake
- Channel catfish and white catfish:
- Daily creel limit- 6 catfish.
- SIMSBURY TOWN PARK PONDS , Simsbury
- SOCHRIN POND , Seymour
- Children’s Pond: Fishing restricted to children under age 16.
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Species: Connecticut state fisheries lake records, via the Bump Board dataset.