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Pachaug Pond, CT

Popular Fish Species Pachaug Pond, CT

Pachaug Pond Popular Fish - Northern Pike

Northern Pike Fishing

Northerns are very agile and powerful, plus they have big mouths with very sharp teeth. They are currently thriving in the cool waters of Pachaug Pond. This year they are being caught in good quantity and some mighty big sizes. Northern pike are voracious feeders and they have the tools necessary to catch and eat pretty much any food source in the lake. April and May are the best months of the year for northern pike fishing here. Summer is spotty but pike can be caught all summer long. Fall can also be good sometimes stretching into October. Large, flashy lures that mimic the bait they prey upon are great lures for northerns. Effective lures include spoons, spinners, and crankbaits, particularly those with bright colors or metallic finishes to attract the pike's attention. Additionally, big flies, soft plastic swimbaits and jerkbaits can be successful, especially when retrieved erratically to mimic wounded prey. Trolling along weed edges can often entice strikes. When the lake has safe ice in winter, ice fishing for northern pike can be quite thrilling. Use GPS to locate spots you normally find northern pike holding during summer. Portable fish finders can also be a big help.

Bluegill Fishing

Fishing for bluegill is thriving at Pachaug Pond. Young and old, beginners and seasoned anglers alike, all enjoy catching a bunch of fat bluegill. This year, much like recent years, the bluegill population is healthy and always looking for something to eat. Bluegill fishing is as basic as fishing gets. Any pole, reasonably small line and small hooks baited with anything edible, creates the ideal setup. Add a bobber and you can set the depth you prefer the bait to position. Bluegill hang around brush, rocks, vegetation or any cover available. When the lake freezes over, try your luck at ice fishing.

Pachaug 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. Pachaug 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.

Pachaug Pond Fishing Video

Fish species to fish for...

Guide to fishing for largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, white catfish, black crappie, bluegill, pumpkinseed sunfish, white perch, yellow perch, chain pickerel and northern pike at Pachaug Pond in Connecticut.

Bass are the big draw at Pachaug Pond, which is an 840-acre lake located in the southeast corner of the state at Griswold. Bass enthusiasts can enjoy working nearly 10 miles of shoreline, or fish the points, deeper ledges, and channels.

One of the popular fish species found in Pachaug Pond is largemouth bass. In addition to largemouth bass, it is also home to northern pike, chain pickerel, and various panfish species including yellow perch and sunfish.

There is shoreline available for fishing from the bank at Pachaug Marina and Campground and at Pachaug Pond Boat Launch.

Primary fish species residing in Pachaug Pond

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Pachaug Pond Amenities

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

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Pachaug Pond Boat Launch Ramp
Located in the northwest section of the lake, off Voluntown Road, this is a two-lane, concrete ramp with paved parking.

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Pachaug Marina and Campground
262 Shetucket Turnpike
Griswold, CT 06351
860 861-2722