Fishing at Spencer Pond, Capitol Planning Region, Connecticut

• Overview

  Spencer Pond is one of the Capitol Planning Region waters in Connecticut. The water sits 240 feet up. The water measures roughly 6 acres, so nothing here is far from anything else. Start from Southwick, 2.8 miles down the road. Springfield sits 9.9 miles out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. Local rules may differ a few miles either side of here.

• Where to Fish on Spencer Pond

  We hold no depth figure for this one. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Across Capitol Planning Region, recorded fish include bluegill, pumpkinseed, yellow perch and chain pickerel. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. On Spencer Pond the obvious spot is not always the productive one.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is 24°F to 71°F. Cold locks it up for a good stretch each year. Hard cover is dependable here; it goes around late March. Ice usually gives way near late March, and forms again about late December. Early summer and early autumn carry the open-water season. Keep it in mind when planning a trip to Spencer Pond.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. Saunders Boat Livery sits 0.9 miles away and handles boats. New Town Beach covers this ground, which means extra rules to check. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Parking space is the usual limit rather than the bank itself. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. Arnold Pond sits 0.6 miles off and takes the overflow. Treat access at Spencer Pond as something to verify.