Dodge Pond is a lake in Connecticut, near Southeastern Connecticut County.
Stocking records show that the following fish or strains were stocked here. A historical stocking does not by itself prove that a self-sustaining population remains today.
Dodge Pond covers 34 acres in the Southeastern Connecticut region. The verified maximum depth at Dodge Pond is 48 feet.
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 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.
For Dodge Pond largemouth, use a shallow crankbait or swim jig to locate fish, then slow down with a jig or soft plastic.
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.
For Dodge Pond pickerel, cover weed edges with a flashy moving lure and use a short leader when bite-offs become common.
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.
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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Distances are straight-line estimates between mapped water locations.
Source dates describe the evidence, not a live catch forecast. Check the managing authority before planning access or keeping fish.
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This is not a record catch or a measure of how many fish are there today. The source may describe an earlier period.
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This is not a record catch or a measure of how many fish are there today. The source may describe an earlier period.
The linked source supports this fish’s presence or stocking in this water.
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This is not a record catch or a measure of how many fish are there today. The source may describe an earlier period.
The linked source supports this fish’s presence or stocking in this water.
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This is not a record catch or a measure of how many fish are there today. The source may describe an earlier period.
The linked source supports this fish’s presence or stocking in this water.
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This is not a record catch or a measure of how many fish are there today. The source may describe an earlier period.
The linked source supports this fish’s presence or stocking in this water.
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This is not a record catch or a measure of how many fish are there today. The source may describe an earlier period.
The linked source supports this fish’s presence or stocking in this water.
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This is not a record catch or a measure of how many fish are there today. The source may describe an earlier period.
The linked source supports this fish’s presence or stocking in this water.
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This is not a record catch or a measure of how many fish are there today. The source may describe an earlier period.
The linked source supports this fish’s presence or stocking in this water.
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This is not a record catch or a measure of how many fish are there today. The source may describe an earlier period.
The linked source supports this fish’s presence or stocking in this water.
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This is not a record catch or a measure of how many fish are there today. The source may describe an earlier period.
The linked source supports this fish’s presence or stocking in this water.
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This is not a record catch or a measure of how many fish are there today. The source may describe an earlier period.
The linked source supports this fish’s presence or stocking in this water.
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This is not a record catch or a measure of how many fish are there today. The source may describe an earlier period.
The linked source supports this fish’s presence or stocking in this water.
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This is not a record catch or a measure of how many fish are there today. The source may describe an earlier period.
The linked source supports this fish’s presence or stocking in this water.
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This is not a record catch or a measure of how many fish are there today. The source may describe an earlier period.