Pond in Farmington Among Those Stocked With Catfish

Connecticut’s Department of Energy and Environmental Protection on Tuesday announced that, for the 11th consecutive year, one of the most sought after freshwater game fish species in the country, the channel catfish, has been stocked into bodies across Connecticut.

This year approximately 15,800 fish were stocked. The “cats” stocked include adult fish (about 5,800) averaging 12 to 18 inches in length and weighing just less than 2 pounds; and juvenile fish (about 10,000), averaging 9 to 12 inches and about a half-pound in weight.

Stocking the larger fish provides "an immediate summer fishery for a great tasting-high quality fish," while stocking the smaller fish renders "a cost-effective investment for great catfish fishing into the future," DEEP officials said.

Area bodies of water stocked include:

• Freshwater Pond, Enfield; 400 adult fish
• Keney Park Pond, Hartford; 250 adult fish
• Center Springs Park Pond, Manchester; 275 adult fish
• Batterson Park Pond, Farmington-New Britain; 285 juvenile fish

Photo Credit: CT.gov