Fishing Ford Pond in Northwest Hills Planning Region, Connecticut

• Overview

  Set in Northwest Hills Planning Region, Connecticut, this is Ford Pond. The surface lies 978 feet up. Surface area runs to about 23 acres — small enough to read in one session. It sits higher than most water we list in Connecticut. Kent is the closest place, 8.9 miles off. Waterbury is the closest city, 29 miles away. The boundary is close enough to be worth checking before you fish.

• Where to Fish on Ford Pond

  Depth is unknown to us, and the shoreline is the better guide. Held water runs deepest at the wall and shallows back to the inflow. Levels move with the draw rather than the rain on water like this. Open biodiversity records for Northwest Hills Planning Region list bluegill, brown trout, largemouth bass, pumpkinseed and black crappie. Take it as the county picture rather than a promise for this water. Read Ford Pond for ten minutes before the first cast goes out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The year swings from about 22°F in January to roughly 70°F in July. Winter closes the water for a while, and the reopening is worth catching. Ice-out usually falls in late March, and the weeks after it fish hardest. Ice usually gives way near late March, and forms again about mid December. Fishing peaks soon after break-up and again before the cold returns. On Ford Pond the same rules apply, with local timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  There is no clear statement anywhere on who can fish it. There is recorded parking some half a mile off. Sharon Audubon Center takes in this water; protected-area rules will apply. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Season dates differ by species, so read the table. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. For a change of water, Bog Meadow Pond is 0.4 miles distant. Rules at Ford Pond are worth checking on the day.