Warner Pond Fishing Guide, Western Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut

• Overview

  Within Western Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut, you have Warner Pond. The coast is 15 miles away. The water measures roughly 15 acres, so nothing here is far from anything else. Newtown lies 3.5 miles from the water. For a city, Waterbury is 15 miles off. Also on the doorstep: Wellgoto Pond at 0.6 miles, Curtis Pond 1.1 miles away, Rowledge Pond at 1.7 miles, Lake Zoar 2.5 miles away and Smith Pond at 3.2 miles. A border sits close enough to be relevant to the paperwork.

• Where to Fish on Warner Pond

  We hold no survey for this water; read the slope of the shoreline instead. A reservoir gives you a hard edge, a shelf, and not much else. Standing timber shows when the level drops, and fish sit against it. Records held for Western Connecticut Planning Region cover bluegill, brown trout, pumpkinseed and yellow perch. County data is a starting point rather than a guarantee. The near bank of Warner Pond is often the one people ignore.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Temperature averages peak at 72°F in July and bottom out at 27°F in January. Conditions shift steadily rather than sharply. It should never be assumed safe, whatever the month says. February into May fishes hardest as the water warms. The season on Warner Pond rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. Part of this sits inside or beside Town Open Space (High Rock Road), so read the notices. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. A phone call first saves an afternoon. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. Failing this one, try Wellgoto Pond, 0.6 miles away. The position on Warner Pond is worth confirming on the day.