Cranberry Bog

Cranberry Bog is a reservoir in the Lower Connecticut River Valley region, but a dependable acreage figure was not found. A dependable maximum-depth figure was not found for Cranberry Bog, so it should not be guessed from a similarly named water.

What to Expect at Cranberry Bog

Without trustworthy acreage or depth figures for Cranberry Bog, 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 Cranberry Bog

Fish reported from Cranberry Bog include black crappie, bluegill, brown bullhead, chain pickerel, channel catfish, common carp, largemouth bass, longear sunfish, and yellow perch.

Bass

Begin the largemouth search on Cranberry Bog with a moving bait, then pick apart wood or weeds with a worm.

Crappie, Perch and Sunfish

For Cranberry Bog crappie, hold a 1/16-ounce jig or minnow beside wood instead of dragging it through snags. Bluegill in Cranberry Bog are practical targets with a worm or small jig suspended beside shallow cover. Yellow perch in Cranberry Bog are commonly caught with a small jig tipped with a minnow or worm near bottom.

Walleye and Larger Predators

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

A Simple Fishing Plan for Cranberry Bog

Compare firm bottom with the nearest vegetation or wood on Cranberry Bog. Then compare incoming water, the old channel and a point leading toward the deeper end of Cranberry Bog.

When to Fish Cranberry Bog

A sunny spring afternoon can pull Cranberry Bog fish toward dark bottom, wood and new vegetation. Summer fish in Cranberry Bog may feed shallow at dawn before settling beside cover or deeper structure. Cooling water can bring Cranberry Bog fish back to points and banks where bait gathers.