Bolton Lakes

Bolton Lakes is a reservoir in Connecticut's Capitol region, but a dependable acreage figure was not found. A dependable maximum-depth figure was not found for Bolton Lakes, so it should not be guessed from a similarly named water.

What to Expect at Bolton Lakes

Without trustworthy acreage or depth figures for Bolton Lakes, the safest approach is to read the water in front of you instead of assuming it fishes like another lake with the same name.

Fish and Useful Baits at Bolton Lakes

Fish reported from Bolton Lakes include american eel, banded killifish, black crappie, bluegill, brown bullhead, chain pickerel, channel catfish, common carp, golden shiner, green sunfish, largemouth bass, longear sunfish, smallmouth bass, white sucker, yellow bullhead, and yellow perch.

Bass

Largemouth bass in Bolton Lakes can be searched with a spinnerbait before a Texas-rigged worm is worked through the best cover. Use a tube, Ned rig or small swimbait for Bolton Lakes smallmouth where firm bottom meets deeper water.

Crappie, Perch and Sunfish

Crappie at Bolton Lakes 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 Bolton Lakes for bluegill and related sunfish. A small minnow or worm on a light rig fits yellow perch fishing at Bolton Lakes.

Walleye and Larger Predators

Chain pickerel in Bolton Lakes can be found with spoons, spinnerbaits and small swimbaits along vegetation.

A Simple Fishing Plan for Bolton Lakes

Choose a compact section and test it from shallow to deep on Bolton Lakes. Then compare incoming water, the old channel and a point leading toward the deeper end of Bolton Lakes.

When to Fish Bolton Lakes

Spring at Bolton Lakes favors warming coves, feeder mouths and protected spawning banks. Once summer heat settles over Bolton Lakes, work the deepest active cover instead of assuming every fish has moved to the bottom. Windblown points on Bolton Lakes become worth checking when autumn baitfish move shallow.