Windsor Locks Reservoir is a reservoir in Connecticut, near Capitol County.
Windsor Locks Reservoir is a reservoir in Connecticut's Capitol region, but a dependable acreage figure was not found. A dependable maximum-depth figure was not found for Windsor Locks Reservoir, so it should not be guessed from a similarly named water.
Without trustworthy acreage or depth figures for Windsor Locks 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 reported from Windsor Locks Reservoir include black crappie, bluegill, brown bullhead, chain pickerel, channel catfish, common carp, largemouth bass, longear sunfish, and yellow perch.
When largemouth bass hold tight to cover on Windsor Locks Reservoir, a compact jig or weedless worm is more useful than repeated open-water casts.
A soft-plastic minnow or live minnow placed beside cover is a sound crappie approach on Windsor Locks Reservoir. For sunfish on Windsor Locks Reservoir, keep a cricket or tiny jig close to weed edges and shaded wood. For Windsor Locks Reservoir yellow perch, work a light jig slowly along the first firm-bottom break.
For Windsor Locks Reservoir pickerel, cover weed edges with a flashy moving lure and use a short leader when bite-offs become common.
Use the first hour to compare a protected bank with a windblown one on Windsor Locks Reservoir. Then compare incoming water, the old channel and a point leading toward the deeper end of Windsor Locks Reservoir.
On Windsor Locks Reservoir, spring fish often move onto protected banks before the open basin warms. Summer fishing on Windsor Locks Reservoir is usually best at low light, beside shade or along the outside edge of healthy cover. During fall at Windsor Locks Reservoir, revisit creek mouths and main points with baitfish-sized lures.
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Distances are straight-line estimates between mapped water locations.