Bull Pond Fishing Guide, Northwest Hills Planning Region, Connecticut

• Overview

  The Northwest Hills Planning Region entry here is Bull Pond, in Connecticut. Salt water lies 33 miles off. At 19 acres it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. Northwest Harwinton sits 1.7 miles from here and is the nearest stop. Further out sit Torrington (4.5 miles) and West Torrington (6.1 miles). A border sits close enough to be relevant to the paperwork.

• Where to Fish on Bull Pond

  Depth figures are not published for this one. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. County-wide records name bluegill, brown trout, largemouth bass and pumpkinseed. Take it as the county picture rather than a promise for this water. Bull Pond gives up its fish to patience rather than distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warm month here averages 70°F; the cold one sits at 23°F. Winter shuts the surface down for months. The lid usually sets by midwinter and gives way around late March. Climate figures give an open season running late March to late December. Fishing peaks soon after break-up and again before the cold returns. The season on Bull Pond rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. Harwinton Town Garage offers parking about half a mile from the water. Toilets show in mapping about half a mile away. Reserve land runs up to the bank here, so read the notices. A landowner's word beats anything printed elsewhere. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. Should this one be busy, Wilson Pond is 1.5 miles off. Check the current arrangement for Bull Pond.