i am hearing you can fish for trout before opening day in managed areas as catch and release. Is this true and if true do you need to use special equipment as No Barb. We did catch calico bass in Waterford.
there are areas that you can catch and keep trout. The salmon river below the 151 bridge, whitford brook, and there are others. Sea run brooks are common but require fish over 15".
I believe the "Ct Anglers Guide" breaks down the TMA's as far as special regulations go. Some areas are barbless,some may be single hook if salmon are present and some have no other special regs other than strictly catch and release fishing.
