Recreational Fishing & Shellfishing

View the Shellfishing Permit Form (PDF).

If you would like to get your permit when you drop off your paperwork, please make an appointment prior to coming to Town Hall by calling 203-656-7320. If you do not need your permit immediately, please mail in our paperwork/payment and the permit will be mailed back to you.

• Are Shellfish Beds Open? Call 203-838-9807
• Guidance for Recreational Shellfishing in Connecticut (PDF)
• Guide for Avid Fish Eaters (PDF)
• Shellfishing Rules in Darien (PDF)
• Map of Approved Shellfishing Beds in Darien (PDF)
• Tide Chart at Long Neck Point
• For more information about shellfishing in Connecticut, see the Bureau of Aquaculture
• How to Get Your Fishing License.
• Fish Consumption Advisory from the CT Department of Public Health