Kelley Pond

Kelley Pond is a reservoir in the Naugatuck Valley region, but a dependable acreage figure was not found. A dependable maximum-depth figure was not found for Kelley Pond, so it should not be guessed from a similarly named water.

What to Expect at Kelley Pond

Without trustworthy acreage or depth figures for Kelley Pond, 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 Kelley Pond

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

Bass

Largemouth bass in Kelley Pond can be searched with a spinnerbait before a Texas-rigged worm is worked through the best cover.

Crappie, Perch and Sunfish

Slow vertical presentations around wood and suspended cover are dependable for Kelley Pond crappie. Bluegill and other sunfish in Kelley Pond take worms, crickets and tiny jigs along shade and vegetation. Keep a small jig, minnow or worm close to the bottom when perch are the target on Kelley Pond.

Walleye and Larger Predators

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

A Simple Fishing Plan for Kelley Pond

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

When to Fish Kelley Pond

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