The way I read it , alewives/herring are open during the spring striper run .
I'm no rocket scientist , anyone else see what I see ?


"Sec. 4. Section 26-112-45 of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies is amended to
read as follows:
26-112-45. Species limitations
(a) Alewives (Alosa pseudoharengus) and blueback herring (Alosa aestivalis).
(1) Alewives and blueback herring may be taken only by angling or scoop net, except that in
streams open to fishing throughout the year alewives and blueback herring may also be taken by
snagging or snatching.
(2) The taking of alewives and blueback herring by scoop net from June sixteenth through March
thirty-first, both dates inclusive, is prohibited.
(3) In rivers and streams, the taking of alewives and blueback herring by angling and snagging or
snatching from June sixteenth through 6:00 a.m. on the [third] second Saturday in April is
prohibited.
(4) The taking of alewives and blueback herring from the section of Brides Brook, East Lyme,
extending from the dam at Brides Pond downstream to Brides Brook Road is prohibited.
(5) Alewives and blueback herring shall not be taken from Saturday 12:00 midnight to Tuesday
12:00 midnight except in lakes and ponds, the main body of the Connecticut River, the main
body of the Housatonic River, and the main body of the Thames River including the Shetucket
River to the base of the Greenville Dam.
(6) The daily creel limit for alewives and blueback herring shall be twenty-five in the aggregate."