Dodge Pond covers 34 acres in the Southeastern Connecticut region. The verified maximum depth at Dodge Pond is 48 feet.
What to Expect at Dodge Pond
The verified 48-foot maximum gives Dodge Pond enough depth for fish to move away from the bank without turning the lake into a purely open-water fishery.
Fish and Useful Baits at Dodge Pond
Fish reported from Dodge Pond include alewife, american eel, banded killifish, black crappie, bluegill, brown bullhead, chain pickerel, channel catfish, common carp, golden shiner, largemouth bass, longear sunfish, swamp darter, and yellow perch. Rainbow trout is listed separately as stocked in Dodge Pond. The stocking entry is a management record for Dodge Pond, not a promise that those fish will be present at every spot or on every trip.
Bass
For Dodge Pond largemouth, use a shallow crankbait or swim jig to locate fish, then slow down with a jig or soft plastic.
Crappie, Perch and Sunfish
Crappie at Dodge Pond respond to a small jig or live minnow beside brush and suspended cover. Use a tiny jig or natural bait under a float when fishing Dodge Pond for bluegill and related sunfish. A small minnow or worm on a light rig fits yellow perch fishing at Dodge Pond.
Walleye and Larger Predators
For Dodge Pond pickerel, cover weed edges with a flashy moving lure and use a short leader when bite-offs become common.
A Simple Fishing Plan for Dodge Pond
Compare firm bottom with the nearest vegetation or wood on Dodge Pond. Then compare vegetation, shaded shoreline and firm-bottom changes around Dodge Pond before searching open water.
When to Fish Dodge Pond
A sunny spring afternoon can pull Dodge Pond fish toward dark bottom, wood and new vegetation. Summer fish in Dodge Pond may feed shallow at dawn before settling beside cover or deeper structure. Cooling water can bring Dodge Pond fish back to points and banks where bait gathers.
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