Hattertown Pond Fishing in Western Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut

• Overview

  Hattertown Pond is set in Western Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut. Tidal water begins 13 miles from here. Surface area runs to about 23 acres — small enough to read in one session. You are 4.8 miles from Newtown. Bethel is 6.1 miles and Easton 6.3 miles. A county boundary sits nearby, which can matter for local access rules.

• Where to Fish on Hattertown Pond

  There is no recorded depth, so work from what you can see. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Reported across Western Connecticut Planning Region: bluegill, brown trout, pumpkinseed, yellow perch and tessellated darter. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. On Hattertown Pond the first feature you find is usually worth a session.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July to average close to 72°F, with January the cold end at about 26°F. Neither winter nor summer shuts things down for long. Some winters give nothing at all, so plan for open water. Late winter often fishes better here than midsummer does. Hattertown Pond runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. There is recorded parking some half a mile off. Newtown Forest Association, Inc takes in this water; protected-area rules will apply. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Sort the permit out before you load the car. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. The nearest alternative is Myers Pond, 1.8 miles out. Treat access at Hattertown Pond as something to verify.