Wood Pond in Capitol Planning Region: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Wood Pond stands in Capitol Planning Region, Connecticut. The surroundings are rolling hill. With some 26 acres of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. West Hartford sits 2.2 miles from here and is the nearest stop. Hartford is the closest city, 4.3 miles away. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end. One side gets the morning sun and the other the evening.

• Where to Fish on Wood Pond

  There is no published depth for this one, so start shallow and work out. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Capitol Planning Region records list bluegill, pumpkinseed, yellow perch, chain pickerel and brook trout among the fish reported. Records at this level tell you what is in the area. Fish Wood Pond to its features, not to its size.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warmest month averages 73°F, the coldest about 26°F. In milder years the surface never sets. Cover comes and goes, so treat it with suspicion rather than trust. Autumn steadies things again once the heat lets go. Keep it in mind when planning a trip to Wood Pond. Rain lifts the level and moves fish about.

• Tackle & Baits

  Our records carry no access rule either way. There is recorded parking some half a mile off. Mapping shows a jetty some 170 yards off. Facilities include toilets around half a mile from here. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Gates get locked out of season on water like this. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. The nearest alternative is Woodridge Lake, 0.3 miles out. Treat Wood Pond as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.