Indian Heaven Pond Fishing near Terryville, Connecticut

• Overview

  Indian Heaven Pond lies in Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, Connecticut. It sits 24 miles in from the sea. Surface area runs to about 4 acres — small enough to read in one session. You are 2.6 miles from Terryville. Wolcott is 2.8 miles away, with Bristol at 3.3 miles. Being near a boundary, it pays to know which side you are fishing.

• Where to Fish on Indian Heaven Pond

  We hold no survey for this water; read the slope of the shoreline instead. Held water runs deepest at the wall and shallows back to the inflow. The old creek line under the surface is the feature worth finding. Survey and observation records for Naugatuck Valley Planning Region include bluegill, white sucker, pumpkinseed and yellow perch. Several of these carry legal protection or closed seasons; the rulebook comes before the rod. Anyone new to Indian Heaven Pond should walk it once before setting up.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warmest month averages 71°F, the coldest about 25°F. Ice comes and goes from one year to the next. In milder years the edges alone go, and the middle never sets. June to September is hot work, so the first and last hours are what count. It sets the rhythm of the year at Indian Heaven Pond.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. Nothing is mapped in the way of a ramp or car park within a short radius. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Some banks are open only from a marked point. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. Hidden Lake sits 0.4 miles off and takes the overflow. Nothing here settles the position at Indian Heaven Pond for certain.