Our meeting on April 21, 2025 will be our annual Fly Tiers Roundtable. Come join us for a night of camaraderie and conversation as we join some of the best tiers in the area as they demonstrate there skills. Learn a new technique and a pattern or two.
Pitkin Community Center 6:30-9pm
30 Greenfield Street
Wethersfield, CT 06109
Trout Fishing in CT- an overview and updates from CT DEEP Fisheries Division
Pitkin Community Center 6:30-9pm
30 Greenfield Street
Wethersfield, CT 06109
Connecticut offers an abundance of trout fishing opportunities for all skill levels and interests, and trout fisheries across the state continue to thrive. However, fisheries management goals and approaches are adaptive as angler demographics and desires shift, fishing access is gained and lost, and environmental conditions change. This evening’s presentation will cover a range of topics relevant to Connecticut trout anglers and will highlight several Fisheries Division coldwater management programs.
Pete Aarrestad
Director
Fisheries Division, Bureau of Natural Resources
Connecticut Department of Energy & Environmental Protection
79 Elm Street, Hartford, CT 06106-5127
p: 860-424-4171 c:860-770-8271 |
Pete Aarrestad is Director of the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection’s Fisheries Division. In this capacity he oversees six major program areas; Fish Culture, Inland Fisheries Management, Aquatic Resources Education, Diadromous Fisheries Restoration, Habitat Conservation and Enhancement, and Marine Fisheries Management and Monitoring, including interjurisdictional management of marine species. Pete served as Director of the Inland Fisheries Division from 2010 through 2016, when the Inland and Marine Fisheries Divisions were merged to form the Fisheries Division. Pete holds a BS in Biology from Eastern Connecticut State University (1985) and an MS in Natural Resource Management (fisheries focus) from the University of Connecticut (1992). He has provided leadership in numerous governmental and professional organizations, having served as President of the Instream Flow Council and Chair of the Northeast Fisheries Administrators Association. He previously represented the Northeast Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies on the National Fish Habitat Board. He is currently one of two CT members on the New England Fishery Management Council. He also currently serves as DEEP’s member on the Farmington River Coordinating Committee (the oversight board for the Upper Farmington River Wild & Scenic section). A lifelong resident of East Hampton, Pete’s home river is the Salmon River, where he annually seeks tranquility while fishing, mostly in the fly fishing-only section.
Meeting December 16, 2024
Pitkin Community Center 6:30-9pm
30 Greenfield Street
Wethersfield, CT 06109
Fishing the Waters of Fairfield County with Jeff Yates
Jeff will lead us on a journey from the scenic native and wild trout headwater streams tumbling through the Fairfield County hills to more than 20 local stocked and holdover rivers and streams where public access makes for great days on the water. He'll also throw in one or two of his favorite saltwater spots for catching striped bass from shore. You'll leave knowing more about the history and opportunity throughout Fairfield County, but also take home some precise parking spots and access areas so you can explore on your own in the season ahead!
Jeff is a guide, author and the national Director of Engagement for Trout Unlimited and has held nearly every volunteer TU position on the board of his local Mianus Chapter and the Connecticut Council. He has been fishing the waters of Connecticut for more than 30 years and has been guiding for nearly two decades. His book, Fly Fishing Fairfield County: Secrets of Suburban Streams, details the great trout fishing available in the southwest corner of the state. Learn more at www.flyfishingct.com.
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