Lidyhites Pond, Connecticut: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Lidyhites Pond is a South Central Connecticut Planning Region water, in Connecticut. It sits at 125 feet above sea level. About 12 acres of surface, which puts the far bank inside easy sight. Start from Branford, 2.4 miles down the road. New Haven is the closest city, 5.6 miles away. No boundary runs near, so the county rules hold throughout.

• Where to Fish on Lidyhites Pond

  No published figure covers depth, so learn it as you fish. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Across South Central Connecticut Planning Region, recorded fish include bluegill, American eel, pumpkinseed, white sucker and yellow perch. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. Lidyhites Pond repays a walk before the first cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate normals give 73°F for July and 29°F for January. Ice comes and goes from one year to the next. In a normal year the cover is thin and short-lived. April and May are the settled weeks, with October close behind. It sets the rhythm of the year at Lidyhites Pond. Late evening often out-fishes the whole afternoon.

• Tackle & Baits

  Our records carry no access rule either way. There is somewhere to leave the car, half a mile off. There are toilets half a mile off. Reserve land runs up to the bank here, so read the notices. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Ask in the nearest town if you are unsure. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. Foxon Pond, 1.2 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. Nothing here settles the position at Lidyhites Pond for certain.