Trading Cove Fishing near Norwich, Connecticut

• Overview

  Within Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut, you have Trading Cove. Tidal water begins 9.9 miles from here. The water covers some 95 acres, so pick a bank rather than trying to cover it all. Few waters listed in Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region are bigger. Norwich is the closest place, 2.1 miles off. For a city, Hartford is 36 miles off. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Trading Cove

  Depth went unrecorded, which puts the reading back on you. The mouth fishes hardest when the run is at its strongest. Tide runs this water, so time the session to the flow. County-wide records name bluegill, black crappie, striped bass, largemouth bass and chain pickerel. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. At Trading Cove the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 71°F at the top of summer and 28°F at the bottom of winter. Whether it freezes depends on the year. It should never be assumed safe, whatever the month says. Late winter often fishes better here than midsummer does. On Trading Cove that shapes the whole year. Long dry spells drop the level and concentrate them.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. Mapping shows parking within half a mile. Toilets are half a mile away, which matters on a long session. The water sits inside or beside a mapped nature reserve, so expect additional rules. Read any posted signs at the access point rather than assuming. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. For a change of water, State Hospital Pond is 1 mile distant. Confirm access to Trading Cove locally before you travel.