Easton Reservoir is a reservoir in the Greater Bridgeport region, but a dependable acreage figure was not found. A dependable maximum-depth figure was not found for Easton Reservoir, so it should not be guessed from a similarly named water.
What to Expect at Easton Reservoir
Without trustworthy acreage or depth figures for Easton Reservoir, 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 Easton Reservoir
Fish reported from Easton Reservoir include american eel, black crappie, blacknose dace, bluegill, brown bullhead, chain pickerel, channel catfish, common carp, golden shiner, largemouth bass, longear sunfish, redbreast sunfish, rock bass, smallmouth bass, white perch, white sucker, yellow bullhead, and yellow perch.
Bass
Largemouth bass in Easton Reservoir can be searched with a spinnerbait before a Texas-rigged worm is worked through the best cover. A small paddletail or crayfish imitation fits the open, rocky water used by Easton Reservoir smallmouth.
Crappie, Perch and Sunfish
For Easton Reservoir crappie, hold a 1/16-ounce jig or minnow beside wood instead of dragging it through snags. Bluegill in Easton Reservoir are practical targets with a worm or small jig suspended beside shallow cover. Yellow perch in Easton Reservoir are commonly caught with a small jig tipped with a minnow or worm near bottom.
Walleye and Larger Predators
Chain pickerel in Easton Reservoir can be found with spoons, spinnerbaits and small swimbaits along vegetation.
A Simple Fishing Plan for Easton Reservoir
Let the first repeated bite identify the useful depth on Easton Reservoir. Then compare incoming water, the old channel and a point leading toward the deeper end of Easton Reservoir.
When to Fish Easton Reservoir
Early spring on Easton Reservoir calls for a slow presentation near the first break outside protected water. At midday in summer, Easton Reservoir anglers should slow down beside shade, weeds or a nearby depth change. Fall on Easton Reservoir is a good time for small crankbaits and swimbaits around moving forage.
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Distances are straight-line estimates between mapped water locations.