Poole Pond Fishing near Storrs, Connecticut

• Overview

  Set in Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Poole Pond is a Connecticut water. The country here is rolling bush. Around 43 acres of surface means several distinct areas to work. There is roughly 1.1 miles of shoreline here, which is a short walk end to end. Storrs sits 8.5 miles from the bank. Springfield is the closest city, 29 miles away. Rules can differ a short way off, since the county line is near.

• Where to Fish on Poole Pond

  Our records hold no depth for this water. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Open biodiversity records for Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region list bluegill, smallmouth bass and yellow bullhead. County records show what lives in the area; the local agency holds the water-by-water list. Read Poole Pond for ten minutes before the first cast goes out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July to average close to 70°F, with January the cold end at about 24°F. Hard water is a season in its own right here. The freeze runs deep into the year, with break-up near late March. The open-water window runs from around late March to about late December in an average year. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. Plan around that when you fish Poole Pond.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether the bank is open is not something our records settle. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. There is a car park half a mile from the bank. A pier or jetty stands half a mile away, which helps on a crowded bank. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. Harakleys Pond sits 0.8 miles off and takes the overflow. Where Poole Pond is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.