Stony Batter Pond, Connecticut: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Stony Batter Pond lies in Northwest Hills Planning Region, in Connecticut. Country round the bank runs to lake country bush. At 9 acres it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. By elevation it is in the upper part of our Connecticut listings. You are 6.8 miles from Kent. Beyond it, New Preston at 7.5 miles and Litchfield at 9.7 miles. No county line comes close, which keeps the paperwork simple.

• Where to Fish on Stony Batter Pond

  We hold no survey for this water; read the slope of the shoreline instead. Draw-down through summer strips the margins, so follow the water out. Points where the flooded channel swings in are the reliable ones. Survey and observation records for Northwest Hills Planning Region include bluegill, brown trout, largemouth bass and pumpkinseed. Read it as a county summary, not a water-by-water list. Take Stony Batter Pond a stretch at a time.

• Seasonal Patterns

  In an average year July sits at 69°F and January at 22°F. A solid cap is the normal state through winter. The open season starts with the thaw, near enough late March. On the long-run averages the water opens up around late March and starts locking again about mid December. Late spring and early autumn carry the year between them. Anyone fishing Stony Batter Pond regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  There is no clear statement anywhere on who can fish it. No built facilities appear in mapping around this water. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. A phone call first saves an afternoon. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. The nearest alternative is Gritman Pond, 1.4 miles out. Confirm before you fish Stony Batter Pond.