Winter Flounder Regulations in Connecticut (2026)

Where

Statewide

Size limit

Minimum Size: 12”

Bag limit

50lb or 38 fish

Possession

(a) Commercial Fishery Possession Limit. (1) No person engaged in commercial fishing shall possess or land winter flounder in excess of 50 pounds or 38 fish, unless such fish were taken in federal waters under a federal commercial fisheries northeast multispecies permit. (2) The possession and landings limits specified in subdivision (1) of this subsection shall apply to the vessel, regardless of how many persons are on board. Possession and landing limits shall apply per trip or per day, whichever is the longer period of time. Transfer of winter flounder between vessels at sea is prohibited. In any instance when there is a violation of the possession limit on board a ves sel carrying more than one person when the catch is commingled, the violation shall be deemed to have been committed by the owner of the vessel, or the operator of the vessel, if the owner is not on board. (3) Any winter flounder taken contrary to this section shall, without avoidable injury, be returned immediately to the water from which taken.

Season

State waters closed to harvest March 1 through April 14.

• Federally permitted vessels are permitted to land the higher federal limits of fish taken from federal waters.

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