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Fish species include brook trout, landlocked salmon, and lake trout. There is one public boat launch location, and ice fishing is permitted from January through March. Outflow of the lake into the Connecticut River is controlled via the Second Lake Dam, located near U.S. Route 3 at the southwestern shore.
Located in the Atlantic Flyway, the refuge spans 70 miles (110 km) of Connecticut coastline and provides important resting, feeding, and nesting habitat for many species of wading birds, shorebirds, songbirds and terns, including the endangered roseate tern.
Silvio O. Conte National Fish and Wildlife Refuge was established in 1997 to conserve, protect and enhance the abundance and diversity of native plant, fish and wildlife species and the ecosystems on which they depend throughout the 7,200,000-acre (29,000 km 2) Connecticut River watershed.
May 22, 2024 at 6:50 PM. May 22—CONCORD — The Fish and Game Commission voted, 5-4, to recommend that Gov. Chris Sununu and the Executive Council suspend Commissioner Susan Price of ...
Fish species. The lake contains the desirable Smallmouth Bass, Largemouth Bass, Northern Pike, White Perch, Yellow Perch, Calico Bass (Black Crappie), White Catfish (Ictalurus catus), Brown Bullhead, Rainbow Trout, and the Common Carp. PCBs and fish consumption. Until the chemical was banned in the 70s, the Pittsfield, Mass.
The Sharon Audubon Center is a wildlife sanctuary of the National Audubon Society in Sharon, Connecticut. The 1,147 acres (464 ha) of the Sharon Audubon Center property is primarily forest land with two ponds with 11 miles (18 km) of trails for visitors to use. Its facilities include a raptor aviary, a herb garden, a garden to attract birds and ...
Max. depth. 47 ft (14 m) [1] Water volume. 2,228,000,000 US gal (8.43 × 10 9 L; 1.855 × 10 9 imp gal) [1] Interactive map of Squantz Pond. Squantz Pond is a 288-acre lake in Fairfield County, Connecticut. It is located on the town line of Sherman and New Fairfield, and is bordered by manmade Candlewood Lake. [1]
Salmon River State Forest is a Connecticut state forest located in the towns of Hebron, Marlborough, Colchester, East Haddam, and East Hampton. It includes 1,300 acres (530 ha) leased from the United States government. [4] The forest features Comstock's Bridge, the only remaining covered bridge in eastern Connecticut, which spans the Salmon ...
The tiger trout ( Salmo trutta × Salvelinus fontinalis) is a sterile, intergeneric hybrid of the brown trout ( Salmo trutta) and the brook trout ( Salvelinus fontinalis ). Pronounced vermiculations in the fish's patterning gave rise to its name, evoking the stripes of a tiger. Tiger trout are a rare anomaly in the wild, as the parent species ...
Campbell Falls State Park Reserve is an undeveloped, public recreation area and nature preserve located in the town of Norfolk, Connecticut. The 102-acre (41 ha) state park offers hiking, stream fishing, and views of the park's namesake waterfall which cascades nearly 100 feet (30 m) on the Whiting River just north of the Connecticut ...