Willimantic Reservoir Fishing in Capitol Planning Region, Connecticut

• Overview

  Capitol Planning Region in Connecticut is where Willimantic Reservoir sits. Around the bank it is open valley. There is roughly 1.9 miles of shoreline here, which is a short walk end to end. On our Capitol Planning Region list it sits near the top for size. Head to Willimantic, 2.6 miles away, for anything you forgot. For a city, Hartford is 25 miles off. A county line runs close by, so local bylaws can differ within a short drive.

• Where to Fish on Willimantic Reservoir

  We hold no depth figure for this one. Levels move with the draw rather than the rain on water like this. Held water runs deepest at the wall and shallows back to the inflow. Across Capitol Planning Region, recorded fish include bluegill, pumpkinseed and yellow perch. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. Willimantic Reservoir gives up its fish to patience rather than distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Between January at about 25°F and July at about 71°F, the water has a wide range to work through. Conditions shift steadily rather than sharply. In milder years the edges alone go, and the middle never sets. April and May are the settled weeks, with October close behind. At Willimantic Reservoir the season follows that pattern closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. You will be walking about half a mile from the nearest car park. Part of this sits inside or beside Willimantic Reservoir, so read the notices. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Sort the permit out before you load the car. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. Should this one be busy, Mansfield Hollow Dam is 0.8 miles off. What applies at Willimantic Reservoir may have changed since it was mapped.