Bacon Pond Fishing near Woodbury Center, Connecticut

• Overview

  Bacon Pond is a Naugatuck Valley Planning Region water, in Connecticut. It stands 502 feet above sea level. A pocket of water where every cast reaches cover. On size it sits at the modest end of our Naugatuck Valley Planning Region list. Supplies mean a trip to Woodbury Center, 1.2 miles off. Further out sit Woodbury (1.4 miles) and Middlebury (3.4 miles). You are close to a county edge here; who manages the access can change within a short drive.

• Where to Fish on Bacon Pond

  Our records carry no depth, so judge it from the bank. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Open biodiversity records for Naugatuck Valley Planning Region list bluegill, white sucker and pumpkinseed. Several of these carry legal protection or closed seasons; the rulebook comes before the rod. On Bacon Pond the quiet end is the one worth the extra effort.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 72°F at the top of summer and 26°F at the bottom of winter. The season stretches long at both ends here. Hard water here is never dependable, so check for yourself before stepping out. March through May is the strongest run, with October and November a second stretch. On Bacon Pond that shapes the whole year.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. Parking sits half a mile out, which makes for a walk with tackle. Toilets show in mapping about half a mile away. Part of this sits inside or beside Cox, so read the notices. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Bank access can be seasonal on ground like this. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. Should this one be busy, Cat Swamp Pond is 0.4 miles off. Check the current arrangement for Bacon Pond.