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Stratton Brook Park Pond

Stratton Brook Park Pond is a lake in Capitol County, Connecticut.

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Fish species in Stratton Brook Park Pond

Official stocking history

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.

Stratton Brook Park Pond covers 2.3 acres in Connecticut's Capitol region. A dependable maximum-depth figure was not found for Stratton Brook Park Pond, so it should not be guessed from a similarly named water.

What to Expect at Stratton Brook Park Pond

Because Stratton Brook Park Pond is only 2.3 acres, a careful bank-by-bank approach is more useful than constant moving.

Fish and Useful Baits at Stratton Brook Park Pond

Fish reported from Stratton Brook Park Pond include american eel, banded killifish, blacknose dace, bluegill, brook trout, brown bullhead, brown trout, chain pickerel, common shiner, creek chub, fallfish, fathead minnow, golden shiner, largemouth bass, longear sunfish, redfin pickerel, tessellated darter, and white sucker. Rainbow trout is listed separately as stocked in Stratton Brook Park Pond. The stocking entry is a management record for Stratton Brook Park Pond, not a promise that those fish will be present at every spot or on every trip.

Bass

Low light favors a topwater or spinnerbait for Stratton Brook Park Pond largemouth; brighter conditions call for a slower presentation beside cover.

Crappie, Perch and Sunfish

A small float, light line and a piece of worm are enough for Stratton Brook Park Pond bluegill around cover.

Walleye and Larger Predators

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

A Simple Fishing Plan for Stratton Brook Park Pond

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

When to Fish Stratton Brook Park Pond

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

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