Ricker Pond Fishing Guide, Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, Connecticut

• Overview

  Ricker Pond sits in Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, out in Connecticut. The surface lies 276 feet up. At roughly 5 acres, the whole thing is within casting reach of a single walk. Head to Woodbury Center, 1.1 miles away, for anything you forgot. Further out sit Woodbury (1.1 miles) and Middlebury (4.6 miles). A county line runs close by, so local bylaws can differ within a short drive.

• Where to Fish on Ricker Pond

  We hold no depth figure for this one. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Records held for Naugatuck Valley Planning Region cover bluegill, white sucker, pumpkinseed and yellow perch. At least one recorded species is protected in parts of its range; read the local rules before targeting anything. On Ricker Pond the quiet end is the one worth the extra effort.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-run averages give July about 72°F and January about 26°F. Neither winter nor summer shuts things down for long. Some winters give nothing at all, so plan for open water. Autumn steadies things again once the heat lets go. Ricker Pond fishes to that pattern most years. Rain lifts the level and moves fish about.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public data does not answer the access question here. Public data has parking about half a mile from the shore. Facilities include toilets around half a mile from here. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Read any posted signs at the access point rather than assuming. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. Should this one be busy, Parkins Ponds is 0.8 miles off. Check the position at Ricker Pond before loading the car.