Hanover Pond

Hanover Pond covers 70 acres in the South Central Connecticut region. A dependable maximum-depth figure was not found for Hanover Pond, so it should not be guessed from a similarly named water.

What to Expect at Hanover Pond

At 70 acres, Hanover Pond is small enough to fish methodically but large enough for one shoreline to differ from another.

Fish and Useful Baits at Hanover Pond

Fish reported from Hanover Pond include american eel, banded killifish, black crappie, bluegill, brown bullhead, chain pickerel, channel catfish, common carp, fallfish, gizzard shad, golden shiner, largemouth bass, longear sunfish, rock bass, sea lamprey, smallmouth bass, spottail shiner, tessellated darter, white sucker, and yellow perch.

Bass

A spinnerbait, square-bill and Texas rig cover the most useful largemouth situations on Hanover Pond. Rocky points on Hanover Pond suit a grub, tube or compact crankbait when smallmouth are the target.

Crappie, Perch and Sunfish

A soft-plastic minnow or live minnow placed beside cover is a sound crappie approach on Hanover Pond. For sunfish on Hanover Pond, keep a cricket or tiny jig close to weed edges and shaded wood. For Hanover Pond yellow perch, work a light jig slowly along the first firm-bottom break.

Walleye and Larger Predators

A spoon or compact swimbait worked beside weeds is a practical chain pickerel choice on Hanover Pond.

A Simple Fishing Plan for Hanover Pond

Compare firm bottom with the nearest vegetation or wood on Hanover Pond. Then compare vegetation, shaded shoreline and firm-bottom changes around Hanover Pond before searching open water.

When to Fish Hanover Pond

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