Fishing Report For Bantam Lake, CT

By Rick Seaman

March 26, 2025

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Fishing Report Bantam Lake, CT

Fishing Reports

Popular Fish Species Bantam Lake, CT

Largemouth Bass

Current Report: Slow
Outlook: Good To Very Good

The ice is starting to melt as the weather is warming. In Spring, largemouth bass are being caught of an assortment of lures here, with spinnerbaits and vibrating jigs working well around vegetation in both the North Bay and the South Bay. On rocky areas crankbaits are catching both largemouth and smallmouth. Jerkbaits, and sticks worm rigged wacky style, are both catching bass when the bite gets tough.

Northern Pike

Current Report: Slow
Outlook: Good To Very Good

Northern pike are stocked in Bantam Lake to keep the population of sunfish in check. The ice is currently melting so locals are eager to get on the water after ice out. Once the ice is gone, these pike will work in the shallows, around weeds and vegetation in search of sunfish. Swimbaits, bright-colored lures and spoons all have been catching nice northerns for many years now. Surface lures often attract big pike to come out of the cover and smash the lures.

Yellow Perch

Current Report: Good
Outlook: Very Good To Excellent

Perch fishing through the ice was very good this Winter, and is expected to get even better as the ice melts and the water warms. Small jigs and underspins, tipped with minnows or worms catches a lot of perch here in the states' largest lake. A healthy population of yellow perch reside here, providing a steady food source for bass and pike, plus they provide great fun for anglers. Locals report they are very tasty table fare as well.

Fishing Video

Fish species to fish for...

Guide to fishing for largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, black crappie, rainbow trout, brown trout, bluegill, pumpkinseed sunfish, redbreast sunfish, rock bass, white perch, yellow perch, chain pickerel and northern pike at Bantam Lake in Connecticut.

Bantam Lake is a 950-acre, natural lake, with almost 10 miles of shoreline. It is an ideal location for the numerous bass tournaments held here annually. This is home to bass, crappie, trout, bluegill, sunfish, pike, and perch. Car toppers, canoes, kayaks and power boats are all popular here as well.

Primary fish species to catch

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Today's Weather & Forecast

Public Boat Launch Ramps & Landings

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Fishing License

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Rick Seaman is a fishing enthusiast with over five decades of fishing experience, a retired tournament fisherman, author of numerous published articles on fishing, and co-author of the book "Bass Fishing - It's not WHAT you throw, It's WHERE you throw it".