Fishing Upper Pond in Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, Connecticut

• Overview

  Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, Connecticut, is where Upper Pond sits. Salt water lies 27 miles off. About 5 acres of surface, which puts the far bank inside easy sight. Some 0.8 miles away sits Terryville, the nearest settlement. Plymouth follows at 1.9 miles, then Thomaston at 2.8 miles. The county edge is within a short distance of the bank.

• Where to Fish on Upper Pond

  Depth figures are not published for this one. Look for where the old bank line still shows under the surface. The old creek line under the surface is the feature worth finding. Fish documented in Naugatuck Valley Planning Region include bluegill, white sucker, pumpkinseed, yellow perch and largemouth bass. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. Work Upper Pond in sections rather than trying to cover it.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July to average close to 71°F, with January the cold end at about 24°F. Winter shuts the surface down for months. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about late March. On average, late March opens the water and late December closes it again. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. The season on Upper Pond rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. The nearest mapped parking is half a mile away, so the last stretch is on foot. Part of this sits inside or beside Lake Winfield Recreation Area, so read the notices. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Where the road in crosses private land, ask first. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. Middle Pond, 0.2 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. Check the current arrangement for Upper Pond.