The goal of DEP’s Urban Fishing Program is to create year-round fishing opportunities in urban waters by combining trout stocking with catfish stocking. The current Connecticut state record channel catfish weighed 29 pounds, 6 ounces and was caught in 2004 from Mashapaug Lake in Union while the world record is a 58 pound catfish taken in South Carolina. Last week was an absolutely incredible week for striped bass fishing. Later in the week John and Phyllis Crimmins fished at 32A where they caught and released five bass measuring up to 42-inches. Gene Barry and Dan Ambrusco stopped by Pete’s Place on Thursday to report that they caught three stripers while fishing on top of Sound Reef. read more

