Fishing Stoughtons Pond in Capitol Planning Region, Connecticut

• Overview

  Stoughtons Pond is one of the Capitol Planning Region listings for Connecticut. It sits 38 miles in from the sea. It is pond-in-a-field scale, with the far bank a short lob away. Most waters listed here for Capitol Planning Region are larger. The town to know is East Windsor, 2.5 miles out. Windsor Locks is 2.9 miles and Windsor 4.2 miles. The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Stoughtons Pond

  Depth is unknown to us, and the shoreline is the better guide. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. County-wide records name bluegill, pumpkinseed, yellow perch and chain pickerel. County records show what lives in the area; the local agency holds the water-by-water list. The near bank of Stoughtons Pond is often the one people ignore.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate normals give 73°F for July and 26°F for January. Neither winter nor summer shuts things down for long. Cover comes and goes, so treat it with suspicion rather than trust. April and May are the settled weeks, with October close behind. Time your trip to Stoughtons Pond by conditions rather than dates.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether the bank is open is not something our records settle. Parking sits half a mile out, which makes for a walk with tackle. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. For a change of water, Cast and Blast Pond is 2.7 miles distant. What applies at Stoughtons Pond may have changed since it was mapped.