Pitchers Pond near South Windham: Fishing Spots, Seasons and Access

• Overview

  Pitchers Pond is a Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region water, Connecticut side. It stands 312 feet above sea level. At 8 acres it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. Nearest place of any size is South Windham, 4.8 miles away. After that come Willimantic at 6.1 miles and Windham at 6.3 miles. Local rules may differ a few miles either side of here.

• Where to Fish on Pitchers Pond

  No figure exists for depth, so let the water show you. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Survey and observation records for Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region include bluegill, black crappie, striped bass, largemouth bass and chain pickerel. At least one recorded species is protected in parts of its range; read the local rules before targeting anything. Read Pitchers Pond before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July near 71°F and January near 26°F on the long-run figures. Some winters cap it and some do not. Cover comes and goes, so treat it with suspicion rather than trust. The hot months push the fishing to dawn and dusk. Pitchers Pond runs to that rhythm year in and year out. The first frost of the year slows things for a few days.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. Expect a half a mile walk in from where the car goes. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Sort the permit out before you load the car. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. Lockes Pond, 0.7 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. Check the current arrangement for Pitchers Pond.