Crystal Pond Fishing near South Woodstock, Connecticut

• Overview

  Look for Crystal Pond in Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut. Everything around it is lake country bush. With some 144 acres of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. A shoreline of some 2.1 miles keeps the choices simple. Size puts it in the front rank of our Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region list. 7.3 miles away sits South Woodstock, the nearest town. Putnam is 9.8 miles and Holland 10 miles. The nearest edge is a long way off, so local rules apply throughout.

• Where to Fish on Crystal Pond

  Open data we checked carries no depth for this water. Held water runs deepest at the wall and shallows back to the inflow. Rip-rap along the wall holds fish that the open bank never does. Survey and observation records for Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region include bluegill, smallmouth bass, yellow bullhead and largemouth bass. It is the county picture; the agency list is water-specific. At Crystal Pond light and wind decide more than tackle does.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The year swings from about 23°F in January to roughly 69°F in July. Hard water is a season in its own right here. Once it clears, about early April, the fishing comes on quickly. The season between ice runs from about early April to late December. The strong weeks are the first after break-up and the last before the freeze. It holds true on Crystal Pond more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. Recorded parking is half a mile off, far enough to travel light. Part of this sits inside or beside Kenyon Woods, so read the notices. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. State or provincial rules still apply whatever the bank status. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. The nearest alternative is Kenyon Pond, 0.9 miles out. None of that is settled for Crystal Pond in what we hold.