Northfield Pond Fishing in Northwest Hills Planning Region, Connecticut

• Overview

  Northfield Pond sits within Northwest Hills Planning Region in Connecticut. This is rolling bush country. About 21 acres of surface, which puts the far bank inside easy sight. Some 2.5 miles away sits Thomaston, the nearest settlement. Plymouth is 3.4 miles away, with Terryville at 5.2 miles. Two sets of local rules meet not far from this water.

• Where to Fish on Northfield Pond

  Without a survey to go on, judge depth from how the bank falls away. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Species logged across Northwest Hills Planning Region include bluegill, brown trout, largemouth bass and pumpkinseed. Records at county level tell you what is around, not what is stocked here. Fish Northfield Pond to its features, not to its size.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Typical July readings run about 70°F; by January the average is down near 24°F. Hard water is a season in its own right here. Winter fishing happens on the ice here, with open water back around late March. Climate figures give an open season running late March to late December. Fishing peaks soon after break-up and again before the cold returns. Keep it in mind when planning a trip to Northfield Pond.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. A car park sits roughly half a mile away. Part of this sits inside or beside Humaston Brook State Park, so read the notices. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Where access is informal, keep it that way by behaving. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. For a change of water, Nystrom Pond State is 1.4 miles distant. Ask locally about Northfield Pond if anything is unclear.