A Fisheries Guide to Lakes and Ponds of Connecticut, Including the Connecticut River and Its Coves (Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection Bulletin 35)

xiv, 354 pp. Provides the latest information on 113 of the state's public lakes and ponds, and ten locations on the Connecticut River, to give the reader a greater understanding of fish populations and the environment upon which they depend for survival. Useful for the environmentally conscious fisherman as well as the serious ecologist. Topics covered include: aquatic vegetation; bathymetry (depth contour) maps; fish populations and their habitats; lake and pond ecology; lake and pond fisheries management practices; lake productivity; life histories of common lake and pond fishes; maximum and minimum water depths; thermal stratification; water clarity.