Cider Millpond Fishing near Tolland, Connecticut

• Overview

  Cider Millpond lies in Capitol Planning Region, Connecticut. The coast is 34 miles away. For a base, Tolland sits 0.4 miles out. Hartford is the closest city, 17 miles away. Within a short drive: Tolland Marsh Pond at 0.6 miles, Poehnerts Pond within 1.4 miles, Skungamaug Marsh at 2.4 miles, Shenipsit Lake within 3.2 miles and Walker Reservoir West at 3.5 miles. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Cider Millpond

  Without a survey to go on, judge depth from how the bank falls away. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Survey and observation records for Capitol Planning Region include bluegill, pumpkinseed, yellow perch, chain pickerel and brook trout. County data is a starting point rather than a guarantee. At Cider Millpond the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages move between 24°F in January and 70°F in July. Cold locks it up for a good stretch each year. Expect a solid lid for months and a thaw around late March. Averages suggest open water from about late March through to roughly late December. September and October fish steadily right up to the freeze. That is the shape of the year on Cider Millpond.

• Tackle & Baits

  Our records carry no access rule either way. Parking is close: a car park sits 110 yards from the bank. Part of this sits inside or beside Old Post Road Open Space, so read the notices. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Look for a notice board at the entrance. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. Should this one be busy, Tolland Marsh Pond is 0.6 miles off. For Cider Millpond in particular, ask before you travel.