It’s pond and lake stocking time anglers of Connecticut, and the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection’s Wildlife Division has just announced the release of thousands of Trout, Atlantic Salmon, and a whole bunch of sweet Arkansas Channel Catfish into our local ponds, lakes, and streams.

The Channel Catfish is the most abundant, and fished catfish species in the United States. The finest come from the midsouth, DEEP purchased around ten thousand of them from Arkansas, and they’re waiting for you to catch them. Here is where CT DEEP stocked: Bunnells Pond – Bridgeport, Beaver Park Lagoon – New Haven, Birge Pond – Bristol, Center Springs Park Road – Manchester, Colony Park Pond – Ansonia, Crescent Lake – Southington, Freshwater Pond – Enfield, Keney Park Pond – Hartford, Lakewood Lake – Waterbury, Lake Wintergreen  Hamden, Mirror Lake – Meriden, Mohegan Park Pond – Norwich, Picketts Pond – Derby, Rogers Park Pond – Danbury, Rowan’s Pond – Middletown, Stanley Quarter Pond – New Britain, and Wharton Brook Pond – Wallingford. Bunnells, Crescent, Lakewood, and Mohegan were stocked with 843 total catfish each, while the rest received 443 total catfish each.

CT DEEP has also announced that the following were stocked with Trout yesterday: Wharton Brook Park Pond – Wallingford, and Mill River through Sleeping Giant State Park in Hamden. 203 tagged Atlantic Salmon were stocked yesterday in the Shetucket River, Windham, Sprague, and Baltic, and the CT DEEP would appreciate anglers reporting their tag number, date, and specific location of your catch to (203) 500-2513.

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