Washining Lake Fishing Guide, Northwest Hills Planning Region, Connecticut

• Overview

  Washining Lake is a Northwest Hills Planning Region water, Connecticut side. The land about it is mixed forest. The edge covers about 4.8 miles, enough to hold several distinct areas. On our Northwest Hills Planning Region list it sits near the top for size. The closest town, Canaan, is 2.8 miles away. Further out sit Sheffield (5.8 miles) and New Marlborough (10 miles). The county line runs close by, so rules can change within a short drive.

• Where to Fish on Washining Lake

  Depth figures are not published for this one. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Species logged across Northwest Hills Planning Region include bluegill, brown trout and largemouth bass. County records show what lives in the area; the local agency holds the water-by-water list. On Washining Lake the obvious spot is not always the productive one.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Between January at about 22°F and July at about 70°F, the water has a wide range to work through. Spring and autumn carry the fishing; summer and winter test it. Count the season from break-up, usually early April. Ice usually gives way near early April, and forms again about mid December. Late spring and early autumn carry the year between them. Washining Lake runs to that rhythm year in and year out.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. Access is unmapped, which usually means a farm track and a walk. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Parking is often the real limit rather than the bank itself. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. Should this one be busy, Washinee Lake is 0.9 miles off. Nothing here settles the position at Washining Lake for certain.