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fishery along the east coast of the United States. However, illegal introduction of alewives into the waters precipitated a near total collapse of the kokanee population by the early 1990s. Holdover brown trout began thriving in the aftermath of the kokanee collapse, growing to substantial sizes in
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Gamefish species present in both of the Twin Lakes include largemouth bass, chain pickerel, black crappie, yellow perch, brown bullhead and sunfish. East Twin Lake hosts a few species not found in West Twin, including kokanee salmon and stocked brook, brown and rainbow trout.
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Washinee is about 1.6 miles (2.6 km) long, and under a quarter mile (0.4 km) wide of except for its squarish roughly 0.5 by 0.6 mile (0.8 by 1.0 km) southernmost section. Its deepest part is around 21 feet (6.4 m).
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Washining is much rounder, and roughly 0.9 by 1.3 miles (1.5 by 2 km). It has a maximum depth of 80 feet (24 m). Much of the shore is wetland, but there are some private residences. There is a
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789:Gardner Lake
784:Ashford Lake
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577:Byram River
556:Connecticut
429:Bantam Lake
421:Connecticut
360:Still River
345:Rocky River
307:Connecticut
298:Tributaries
244:14 December
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119:Connecticut
73:Connecticut
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977:Categories
950:73°23′12″W
947:42°01′06″N
926:Round Pond
840:Tuxis Pond
717:Twin Lakes
630:Farm River
502:Lake Onota
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154:"About Us"
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891:Burr Pond
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651:Watershed
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469:Lake Zoar
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330:Mad River
290:Watershed
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44:Geography
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124:kokanee
113:Fishing
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79:History
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