Bigelow Pond, Connecticut: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Look for Bigelow Pond in the Northwest Hills Planning Region part of Connecticut. This is lake country bush country. Surface area is around 41 acres, which gives you real water without needing a boat. Bank access stretches around 0.8 miles in total. By elevation it is in the upper part of our Connecticut listings. The closest town, Winchester Center, is 6.1 miles away. Waterbury sits 29 miles out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. Local rules may differ a few miles either side of here.

• Where to Fish on Bigelow Pond

  There is no recorded depth, so work from what you can see. Look for where the old bank line still shows under the surface. Built water gives depth close in, which suits a bank angler. Survey and observation records for Northwest Hills Planning Region include bluegill, brown trout, largemouth bass and pumpkinseed. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. Work Bigelow Pond in sections rather than trying to cover it.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-term averages put July at about 68°F and January near 21°F. Seasons are distinct, and each one fishes differently. Firm cover through the cold months, then open water from early April. The season between ice runs from about early April to mid December. The strong weeks are the first after break-up and the last before the freeze. Anyone fishing Bigelow Pond regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing we hold confirms whether access is permitted. Parking sits half a mile out, which makes for a walk with tackle. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Check whether a boat is allowed before you tow one. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. Ghilds Pond, 0.6 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. Check the position at Bigelow Pond before loading the car.