Fishing at Picketts Pond, Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, Connecticut

• Overview

  Look for Picketts Pond in Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, Connecticut. It sits 8.9 miles in from the sea. At 7 acres it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. For supplies, Derby is 1.2 miles out. For a city, New Haven is 9.3 miles off. If this one is busy: Lake Housatonic 0.8 miles, Shelton Reservoir at 1.3 miles, Fountain Lake Reservoir 1.3 miles, Coe Pond at 1.6 miles and Lower Ansonia Reservoir 1.9 miles. Being near a boundary, it pays to know which side you are fishing.

• Where to Fish on Picketts Pond

  Depth remains unrecorded, so treat the first session as a survey. Rip-rap along the wall holds fish that the open bank never does. Standing timber shows when the level drops, and fish sit against it. Open biodiversity records for Naugatuck Valley Planning Region list bluegill, white sucker, pumpkinseed and yellow perch. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. Work Picketts Pond in sections rather than trying to cover it.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July runs about 72°F on average, January about 27°F. Neither winter nor summer shuts things down for long. It is not guaranteed from one year to the next. June to September is hot work, so the first and last hours are what count. Anyone fishing Picketts Pond regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. A parking area is marked roughly 140 yards out. A platform or pier sits within half a mile. The water borders Osbornedale State Park, so expect the reserve rules to apply. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Parking is often the real limit rather than the bank itself. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. Should this one be busy, Lake Housatonic is 0.8 miles off. What applies at Picketts Pond may have changed since it was mapped.