Pomperaug Watershed Fishes

With the Opening Day of the 2010 inland fishing season on April 17 and before thousands of trout are stocked into the Pomperaug River Watershed here is what fishes you may expect to find before Opening Day.

Source of data: Pomperaug River Watershed Coalition. Data was edited and reformatted by Bob Gregorski.

Pomperaug River - A total of 21 species were sampled in the main stem of the river.
Note: Statistics were determined by species found only in the locations sampled.
Cutlip Minnow (20%), White Sucker (19%), Blacknose Dace (18%), Creek Chub (18%), Tessellated Darter (10%), Longnose Dace (9%), Fallfish (2%). A Subtotal of 96%.

Each of the following species comprised less than 1%: Common Shiner,
Largemouth Bass, Bluegill Sunfish, Rock Bass, Redbreast Sunfish, Smallmouth Bass, Brook Trout, Pumpkinseed, American Eel, Redfin Pickerel, Brown Trout, Yellow Perch, Rainbow Trout, Golden Shiner.

Weekeepeemee and Nonnewaug rivers - A total of 21 species were sampled in the Weekeepeemee and Nonnewaug rivers. Note: Statistics were determined by species found only in the locations sampled. Blacknose Dace (66%), White Sucker (11%), Longnose Dace (7%), Brown Trout (5%), Creek Chub (5%), Brook Trout (2%), Tessellated Darter (2%) for a Subtotal of 98%.

Each of the following species comprised less than 1%: Common Shiner, Largemouth Bass, Bluegill Sunfish, Rock Bass, Redbreast Sunfish, Smallmouth Bass, Pumpkinseed, American Eel, Redfin Pickerel, Yellow Perch, Rainbow Trout, Golden Shiner, Cutlip Minnow, Fall Fish.