Pelican Pond Fishing near Storrs, Connecticut

• Overview

  Pelican Pond is a Capitol Planning Region water, in Connecticut. The sea is 35 miles distant. This is a pocket water of some 4 acres, and every part of it is reachable from the bank. On size it sits at the modest end of our Capitol Planning Region list. Supplies mean a trip to Storrs, 3.9 miles off. For a city, Hartford is 22 miles off. The county line runs close by, so rules can change within a short drive.

• Where to Fish on Pelican Pond

  We hold no depth figure for this one. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Public occurrence data for Capitol Planning Region names bluegill, pumpkinseed, yellow perch and chain pickerel. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. On Pelican Pond the quiet end is the one worth the extra effort.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate records put July near 70°F and January near 24°F. Cold winters and warm summers give a wide working range. Ice is part of the season here, ending near late March. From about late March to around late December, expect open water on the long-run figures. Just after the ice goes and just before it returns, the fishing lifts. Pelican Pond fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. Parking sits half a mile out, which makes for a walk with tackle. A protected area covers this ground, which usually means restrictions on access. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Some banks are open only from a marked point. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. The nearest alternative is Deversky Pond, 1.4 miles out. Signs at Pelican Pond carry more weight than any list.