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What's biting in Connecticut in November: black crappie, brook trout, brown trout and chain pickerel at their peak, with Atlantic cod, black sea bass and bluefin tuna around too, according to Fish Scouter's month-by-month season calendar. It follows Connecticut fishing across 2 waters, with 24 fish-by-water guides for 24 fish.
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What's biting in Connecticut in November
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Black crappie
Connecticut freshwater
Brook trout
Connecticut freshwater
Brown trout
Connecticut freshwater
Chain pickerel
Connecticut freshwater
Largemouth bass
Connecticut freshwater
Northern pike
Connecticut freshwater
Rainbow trout
Connecticut freshwater
Striped bass
Long Island Sound and Montauk
Tautog
Long Island Sound and Montauk
Walleye
Connecticut freshwater
Atlantic cod
Long Island Sound and Montauk
Black sea bass
Long Island Sound and Montauk
Bluefin tuna
Long Island Sound and Montauk
Bluefish
Long Island Sound and Montauk
Little tunny
Long Island Sound and Montauk
Where to fish in Connecticut
2 watersNew York Harbor to Montauk, Connecticut shore
Long Island Sound and Montauk
November: The Montauk blitz; big blackfish
Fished from Sheepshead Bay, Freeport, Captree, Port Jefferson, Montauk, Orient, Norwalk, New London.
4,367 charted public spots across the whole water — 1,443 seawall / riprap, 1,272 wreck, 642 beach / shore access. Open the map in the app to see them.
AlbacoreAtlantic bonitoAtlantic codAtlantic mackerelBigeye tunaBlack sea bassBlue sharkBluefin tunaBluefishCommon thresherGolden tilefishLittle tunnyMahi-mahiScupShortfin makoStriped bassSummer flounderSwordfishTautogWeakfishWhite marlinWinter flounderYellowfin tuna
Long Island Sound and Montauk, month by monthThe Housatonic to the Connecticut River
Connecticut freshwater
November: Browns spawn
Fished from Connecticut River, Housatonic River, Farmington River, Candlewood Lake, Lake Lillinonah.
Connecticut freshwater, month by monthRules and licence
Size and bag limits and seasons in Connecticut are set by the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (CT DEEP) and change — read the current rule before you keep a fish.
Statewide rules today
CT DEEP, where no local rule appliesopen (Statewide, salt water) · 9" TL minimum · 25 per person
open (Statewide, fresh water) · 9" TL minimum · 25 per person
catch and release only (Statewide, salt water)
catch and release only (Statewide, fresh water)
open (Statewide, fresh water) · no minimum size · No daily limit
open (Statewide, salt water) · 15.5" TL minimum · 4 per person · closes Nov 26
open (Statewide, salt water) · no minimum size · 5 per person
open (Statewide, fresh water) · no minimum size · No daily limit
open (Statewide, fresh water) · 9" TL minimum · 5 per person · closes Mar 1 · trout and salmon stamp may be needed
open (Statewide, fresh water) · no minimum size · No daily limit
open (Statewide, fresh water) · 9" TL minimum · 5 per person · closes Mar 1 · trout and salmon stamp may be needed
catch and release only (Statewide, fresh water)
open (Statewide, fresh water) · no minimum size · 6 per person
open (Statewide, fresh water) · no minimum size · 5 per person
open (Statewide, fresh water) · no minimum size · 5 per person · closes Mar 1 · trout and salmon stamp may be needed
open (Statewide, fresh water) · 9" TL minimum · 5 per person · closes Mar 1 · trout and salmon stamp may be needed
open (Statewide, salt water) · no minimum size · 50 per person
open (Statewide, fresh water) · 26" TL minimum · 2 per person
open (Statewide, fresh water) · 9" TL minimum · 5 per person · closes Mar 1 · trout and salmon stamp may be needed
open (Statewide, salt water) · None over 27" may be kept · 1 per person
open (Statewide, salt water) · 11" TL minimum · 30 per person · closes Jan 1
open (Statewide, salt water) · 28" TL minimum, No fish 31" or longer may be kept · 1 per person
open (Statewide, fresh water) · 28" TL minimum, No fish 31" or longer may be kept · 1 per person
open (Statewide, salt water) · 19" TL minimum · 3 per person
open (Statewide, salt water) · 16" TL minimum · 2 per person · closes Jan 1
open (Statewide, fresh water) · 18" TL minimum · 2 per person
open (Statewide, salt water) · 16" TL minimum · 1 per person
open (Statewide, fresh water) · no minimum size · 6 per person
open (Statewide, salt water) · 7" TL minimum · 30 per person
open (Statewide, fresh water) · no minimum size · No daily limit
open (Statewide, salt water) · 12" TL minimum · 2 per person · closes Jan 1
open (Statewide, fresh water) · no minimum size · No daily limit
As of 8 November 2026. Source CT DEEP, checked 5 November 2026 · For education only — rules change. Always confirm with CT DEEP before you keep a fish.
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