Candees Pond Fishing near Georgetown, Connecticut

• Overview

  Candees Pond is a Western Connecticut Planning Region water, in Connecticut. It lies 381 feet above sea level. At roughly 6 acres, the whole thing is within casting reach of a single walk. The nearest place of any size is Georgetown, 1.3 miles away. The big place round here is North Stamford, 11 miles distant. A county boundary sits nearby, which can matter for local access rules.

• Where to Fish on Candees Pond

  Depth remains unrecorded, so treat the first session as a survey. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Species logged across Western Connecticut Planning Region include bluegill, brown trout, pumpkinseed and yellow perch. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. Read Candees Pond for ten minutes before the first cast goes out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 72°F at the top of summer and 26°F at the bottom of winter. In milder years the surface never sets. Some winters give nothing at all, so plan for open water. The hot months push the fishing to dawn and dusk. Keep it in mind when planning a trip to Candees Pond. Overcast days spread the fishing across more hours.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether the bank is open is not something our records settle. There is a car park half a mile from the bank. A nature reserve borders this water, which usually brings restrictions. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Where a permit is needed, the nearest town usually sells it. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. Johns Pond, 0.6 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. Nothing here settles the position at Candees Pond for certain.