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Beach Pond, CT

Popular Fish Species Beach Pond, CT

Beach Pond Popular Fish - Chain Pickerel

Chain Pickerel Fishing

Chain pickerel prefer to weedy areas of lakes and rivers. They ambush baitfish and sunfish which requires cover for them to hide within. Submerged aquatic vegetation, brush, fallen tree limbs, or structures such as rock piles, bridge pilings, rip-rap, or debris. Beach Pond has a very healthy population of these toothy critters, many approaching 30 inches and exceeding 5 pounds. Unlike many freshwater fish species, chain pickerel do not school up. They tend to be loners. Once you catch one, find other, spots with similar cover and depth to fish. Flashy spoons, live minnows, and bait-imitating crankbaits all work well. For added excitement, try fishing topwater lures over vegetation areas. Topwater lures that mimic wounded baitfish are very tempting to these predators. When the lake freezes over, ice fishing can get very exciting with these big pike.

Beach Pond Popular Fish - Smallmouth Bass

Smallmouth Bass Fishing

Smallmouth bass are the most sought-after species at Beach Pond, with fish over 3 pounds very common. Largemouth bass also reside here in good numbers. Smallmouth bass fishing is particularly good when they move to shallow water. Use shallow spinnerbaits, buzzbaits, crankbaits, tube baits and jerkbaits around any sort of rip rap. Around grass, use worms, jigs, topwater and spinnerbaits. In winter, when the lake freezes over, consider ice fishing for smallies. Spend your time on deeper structure with drop-shot rigs, small worms, jigs and spoons. Rock piles and points are prime areas for smallmouth as these areas are also home to crawfish.

Yellow Perch Fishing

Yellow perch tend to spawn in the April to May timeframe, and the spawn has been strong for years at Beach Pond. As a result, the lake continues to maintain a very healthy population of yellow perch, which have been a mainstay in the fishery for decades. They are fun to catch in winter when ice fishing as well. Yellow perch are great table fare, and are a food source for many predator fish in the lake. Fishing for yellow perch is simple, their primary diet consists of minnows and other small fish, insects and worms. Yellow perch tend to gather in small groups and hang out on relatively deep structure, near cover and/or drop-offs. Use a small hook and sinker. Bait a small hook with minnows, worms or small jigs using 6 to 10 pound line.

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Guide to fishing for largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, white catfish, walleye, rainbow trout, brook trout, brown trout, bluegill, green sunfish, pumpkinseed sunfish, yellow perch, Atlantic salmon and chain pickerel at Beach Pond in Connecticut.

Thick forests line a good portion of the 6 miles of shoreline wrapped around Beach Pond, a 390-acre lake on the eastern CT border with RI, at Voluntown. Two- thirds of the lake is in CT, the other third in RI.

One of the most sought-after fish species in Beach Pond is the smallmouth bass. In addition to smallmouth bass, it is also home to other popular fish species, including largemouth bass, pickerel, and yellow perch.

The Beach Pond Boat Launch is operated by the state of CT and is open to the public with no boat motor restrictions. This is one of three lakes in the state offering Atlantic salmon fishing. Bass, trout and walleye are also popular. Catfish, numerous sunfish and chain pickerel also call these waters home.

Primary fish species residing in Beach Pond

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Beach Pond Amenities

Marina: NO
Boat Rental: NO
Boat Launch Ramp: YES
Campgrounds: YES
RV Hookups: NO
Lodging: YES
Convenience Store: NEARBY
Bait & Tackle: NO
Restaurant: NEARBY

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Beach Pond Boat Launch Ramp
Located mid lake, on the north side of the lake, off N Shore Road, this is a one-lane, concrete ramp with paved parking.