Mad River Reservoir is a reservoir in Connecticut, near Northwest Hills 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.
Mad River Reservoir covers 7.9 acres in the Northwest Hills region. A dependable maximum-depth figure was not found for Mad River Reservoir, so it should not be guessed from a similarly named water.
Because Mad River Reservoir is only 7.9 acres, a careful bank-by-bank approach is more useful than constant moving.
Fish reported from Mad River Reservoir include american eel, black crappie, blacknose dace, bluegill, bluntnose minnow, brown bullhead, chain pickerel, channel catfish, common carp, common shiner, creek chub, fallfish, golden shiner, largemouth bass, longear sunfish, longnose dace, redbreast sunfish, rock bass, smallmouth bass, tessellated darter, white sucker, and yellow perch. Atlantic salmon, brook trout, brown trout, and rainbow trout are listed separately as stocked in Mad River Reservoir. The stocking entry is a management record for Mad River Reservoir, not a promise that those fish will be present at every spot or on every trip.
Low light favors a topwater or spinnerbait for Mad River Reservoir largemouth; brighter conditions call for a slower presentation beside cover. For smallmouth bass on Mad River Reservoir, keep a bottom-contact bait ready for points and channel edges.
Slow vertical presentations around wood and suspended cover are dependable for Mad River Reservoir crappie. Bluegill and other sunfish in Mad River Reservoir 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 Mad River Reservoir.
A spoon or compact swimbait worked beside weeds is a practical chain pickerel choice on Mad River Reservoir.
Start with a moving lure, then slow down on the best feature on Mad River Reservoir. Then compare incoming water, the old channel and a point leading toward the deeper end of Mad River Reservoir.
On Mad River Reservoir, spring fish often move onto protected banks before the open basin warms. Summer fishing on Mad River Reservoir is usually best at low light, beside shade or along the outside edge of healthy cover. During fall at Mad River Reservoir, revisit creek mouths and main points with baitfish-sized lures.
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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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