Hartford Reservoir Number 2 Fishing in Capitol Planning Region, Connecticut

• Overview

  Hartford Reservoir Number 2 is one of the Capitol Planning Region listings for Connecticut. Beyond the shoreline you have farm and woodlot. Roughly 1.4 miles of bank means you can walk to a fresh area when one goes quiet. Size puts it in the front rank of our Capitol Planning Region list. West Hartford is the closest town at 2.2 miles. The nearest city of size is Hartford, 5 miles away. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Hartford Reservoir Number 2

  There is no recorded depth, so work from what you can see. Points where the flooded channel swings in are the reliable ones. Draw-down through summer strips the margins, so follow the water out. Public occurrence data for Capitol Planning Region names bluegill, pumpkinseed, yellow perch and chain pickerel. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. Read this water before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warmest month averages 72°F, the coldest about 25°F. Conditions shift steadily rather than sharply. In a normal year the cover is thin and short-lived. Spring and autumn carry the year; summer squeezes it into the ends of the day. This water runs to that rhythm year in and year out.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. A picnic spot sits half a mile from the bank. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. If the gate is shut, Hartford Reservoir Number 5 at 0.6 miles is the nearest alternative. Nothing here settles the position at this water for certain.