Originally Posted By: Small Boats
So, do the new regs talk about barb-less hooks in the new catch and release section? I usually fish above the TMA so I didn't worry about the hooks. I hope the 2012 book will have a map with circles and arrows and a paragraph explaining each one.


This is the only thing I could find in the new regulation that mentions barbless hooks:

In that portion of the Farmington River Trout Management Area from the foot bridge abutments approximately one and four-tenths miles downstream of the confluence with the Still River in Barkhamsted, downstream to the bridge at Route 219 in New Hartford, as indicated by signs posted by the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, fishing is restricted to the use of barbless hooks only

That's the legalese version....here's the plain english version:

The section that’s catch-and-release all year (the “old” West Branch TMA plus the 1.5 mile expansion to the bridge abutments) has the barbless hooks requirement. The rest of the TMA is a “seasonal TMA” with no special gear restrictions.
Captain Keith Williams
keith.williams@ct.gov
Connecticut Department of Energy & Environmental Protection
Connecticut State Environmental Conservation Police