Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection

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Connecticut's Trout and Salmon Stamp

The Trout and Salmon Stamp is a $5.00 stamp ($3.00 for CT residents age 16-17) that expires at the end of each calendar year. The stamp is required for anyone 16 or older who:

  • Harvests trout, kokanee, or Atlantic salmon

AND/OR

  • Fishes in one of the four following trout and salmon waters:
  1. Trout Management Areas
  2. Wild Trout Management Areas
  3. Trout Parks
  4. Broodstock Atlantic Salmon Areas

Trout fishing in Connecticut is steeped in tradition, and as such the Fisheries Division works to provide quality fishing through diverse opportunities appealing to just about every angler and their preferences — wading or floating, harvest or catch and release, fly, lure, or bait, stocked, or wild.

  • Statewide Stocked Waters
  • Trout Management Areas and Lakes
  • Wild Trout Management Areas (Class 1, 2, and 3)
  • Trophy Trout Sections
  • Trout Parks
  • Community Fishing Waters
  • Kokanee Lakes
  • Broodstock Atlantic Salmon Areas

To stay up to date on our trout and salmon stockings, follow us on Facebook, read our Trout Stocking Report, or use our Interactive Trout Map. Tight lines!

Fishing Fuels Conservation: 100% of your investment in a Trout and Salmon Stamp and a Fishing License goes to support Fisheries Programs within the DEEP Bureau of Natural Resources. Your investment is protected by law (CGS 26-15, 26-15a, 26-15b). Buy your Fishing License or Trout and Salmon Stamp online today!

"The pursuit of trout means many things to many people, from creating a lifetime of memories to becoming absorbed by the water and obsessed with the fish. It can be as simple or complex as you want to make it. It is truly a great escape into nature. Connecticut's Trout and Salmon Stamp will help ensure the future of our trout fishing tradition." — William Hyatt, Retired Chief of the Bureau of Natural Resources

Fly casting into the fog on the wild and scenic Farmington River.

 

 

Content last updated March 2020