Granby, East Granby Dads Can Fish for Free on Father's Day

Local dads can fish for free in Connecticut's waterways on Sunday in a special Father’s Day promotion by the state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection.

Free one-day licenses are available through our mobile friendly online system here.
DEEP officials said on Friday that the Connecticut River should be "quite fishable" this weekend.

"Flows continue to clear and have dropped steadily from last week’s difficult-to-fish-and-boat levels, and are now a bit below typical mid-June levels," DEEP officials said in the weekly fishing report.

Schoolie striped bass were being found throughout the river, with some spotty action for keepers being reported, according to the weekly report.

Finding a school of bunker will help fisherman get onto the jumbo bass, according to the report.
Channel catfish action has been picking up, according to the report.

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