Section 26-142a-7a - Species - area limitations(a)American shad(1) In the inland district American shad shall not be taken except as provided by section 26-112-45(b) of the regulations of Connecticut State Agencies and American shad may be taken with nets for commercial purposes only in the main body of the Connecticut River from the I-95 highway bridge in Old Saybrook-Old Lyme to the William H. Putnam Memorial Bridge on Route 3, Glastonbury-Wethersfield.(2) In the marine district the following restrictions shall apply to the taking of American shad: (A) shad shall not be netted between lines drawn south in Long Island Sound to the New York State line from Menunketesuck Point, Westbrook and from Hatchett Point, Old Lyme except with seines, pounds and gill nets.(B) the taking of shad by commercial fishing methods is prohibited in the Pawcatuck River upstream from a line drawn southerly from the southern extremity of Pawcatuck Point to the Connecticut-Rhode Island State line.(b)Alewives and Blueback (Glut or River) Herring(1) Alewives and blueback herring shall not be taken in the inland district except as provided by section 26-112-45(a) of the regulations of Connecticut State Agencies and may be taken with nets for commercial purposes only in the main body of the Connecticut River from the I-95 highway bridge in Old Saybrook-Old Lyme to the William H. Putnam Memorial Bridge on Route 3 in Glastonbury-Wethersfield, in the main body of the Housatonic River from Route 1 upstream to the Derby electric plant below Derby Dam, in the main body of the Quinnipiac River from the bridge on Route 17, New Haven to the bridge on Route 22, North Haven, and the main body of the Thames River which lies within the inland district and which is subject to tidal fluctuation.(2) Alewives and blueback herring shall not be taken in the marine district from Saturday night 12:00 midnight to Tuesday night 12:00 midnight except in those portions of the main body of the Connecticut River, the main body of the Housatonic River, and the main body of the Thames River lying south of the inland district demarcation line.(c)White Perch, Catfish species and Yellow Perch: In the inland district, and subject to the provisions of sections 26-176 and 26-181 of the General Statutes and section 26-142a-4(b) of these regulations, white perch, catfish species and yellow perch may be taken for commercial purposes only in (1) the Connecticut River, its coves and flood waters from the I-95 highway bridge in Old Saybrook-Old Lyme to Whalebone Creek range light number forty but not including Hamburg Cove and the Eight Mile River in the township of Lyme eastward of a north-south line extending through the red nun channel marker at the entrance to Hamburg Cove and the Eight Mile River and not including Whalebone Creek or Hadlyme cove in the township of Lyme and (2) the Thames River, its coves and flood waters from 500 feet north of the I-95 bridge, New London to the Mohegan-Pequot Bridge, Montville-Preston.Conn. Agencies Regs. § 26-142a-7a
Effective July 26, 1996; Amended December 27, 2006