Fishing at Case Pond Upper, Capitol Planning Region, Connecticut

• Overview

  Case Pond Upper lies within the bounds of Capitol Planning Region, Connecticut. The surroundings are pine and birch. The whole thing is a single swim; walk it in a minute. Our Capitol Planning Region list holds plenty of bigger water. Start from Manchester, 1.9 miles down the road. The nearest city of size is Hartford, 9.9 miles away. No border sits close enough to matter.

• Where to Fish on Case Pond Upper

  There is no published depth for this one, so start shallow and work out. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Species logged across Capitol Planning Region include bluegill, pumpkinseed, yellow perch, chain pickerel and brook trout. It is the county picture; the agency list is water-specific. At Case Pond Upper the water rewards a slow, careful approach.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-term averages put July at about 71°F and January near 25°F. Cold winters and warm summers give a wide working range. Winter locks it down, and late March brings it back. The open-water window runs from around late March to about late December in an average year. The strongest runs come at either end of the open season. That shapes the year on Case Pond Upper.

• Tackle & Baits

  There is no clear statement anywhere on who can fish it. There is somewhere to leave the car, 140 yards off. Part of this sits inside or beside Case Parklet, so read the notices. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. A landowner's word beats anything printed elsewhere. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. The nearest alternative is Case Pond, 0.2 miles out. Rules at Case Pond Upper are worth checking on the day.