Shuttle Meadow Reservoir Fishing in Capitol Planning Region, Connecticut

• Overview

  Shuttle Meadow Reservoir sits in Capitol Planning Region, out in Connecticut. The surface lies 367 feet up. At about 200 acres, a day is enough to walk the shoreline properly. Roughly 2.5 miles of bank means you can walk to a fresh area when one goes quiet. It ranks high for size among our Capitol Planning Region listings. 2.9 miles away sits New Britain, the nearest town. Beyond it, Plainville at 2.9 miles and Kensington at 3 miles. The boundary is close enough to be worth checking before you fish.

• Where to Fish on Shuttle Meadow Reservoir

  Depth remains unrecorded, so treat the first session as a survey. The arms fish better than the open middle whenever the water is up. Points where the flooded channel swings in are the reliable ones. Open biodiversity records for Capitol Planning Region list bluegill, pumpkinseed and yellow perch. Take it as the county picture rather than a promise for this water. Fish Shuttle Meadow Reservoir to its features, not to its size.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages move between 27°F in January and 73°F in July. Neither winter nor summer shuts things down for long. It is not guaranteed from one year to the next. The cooler months are the comfortable ones to fish here. At Shuttle Meadow Reservoir the season follows that pattern closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. The nearest mapped parking is half a mile away, so the last stretch is on foot. The water borders Ragged Mountain Parcel, so reserve rules are likely to apply. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. State or provincial rules still apply whatever the bank status. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. Plainville Reservoir at 1 mile is the sensible second choice. Check the current arrangement for Shuttle Meadow Reservoir.