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Connecticut => Ice Fishing Connecticut => Topic started by: CaptainMike69 on Mar 08, 2019, 06:15 AM
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Has anyone ever fished? Every time I drive by it even after a really good cold streak it always looks unsafe or you can see open water. Does this thing ever freeze and if so is it any good to fish?
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Pocotopaug has no public access unless you are a East Hampton resident. My uncle lives in the town, the fishing is slow and the lake is full of springs.
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Caught some big Walleye out of there years ago. No public access.
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I know it has no public access. I know a few property owners. However, it seems like it never freezes.
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When I fished it in the past it was in March when the trout lakes closed. It does freeze up good some years.
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Plenty of monsters in there
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Plenty of monsters in there
yes there are!
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They used to put walleyes in there a while ago don't know if they still do. Due to the difficult access it does not get a lot of fishing pressure. Fishing was slow, but did get a few nice walleyes. I saw a head of an unlucky walleye sitting on the ice one night and it was the size of a large blue fish head. Had to be over a 10lb fish. That was over 5 years ago. Haven't fished it in a few years, lots of shallow areas with springs seem to keep areas open longer. Need to have a good cold few weeks for that lake to freeze
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The lake had a over abundance of stunted whites and yellows with fish kills common. The town started stocking Walleye to manage that problem. Pretty sure it worked. There is a 20 in size limit in there.