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Where to Take Kid Freshwater Fishing in CT

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Nephew visiting Connecticut next week.  Wants to do freshwater fishing. He'll be in the Old Saybrook area. I can drive him around to wherever we need to go.

So I was hoping on some tips for a good place to take an 11 year old to catch some blue gills and such.

Thanks in advance!
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You can try some shore spots. The snappers may be big enough. And I'll look for some CT ponds with access for fishing.

I hit Lake Wauregan a couple weeks ago.Its a bit of a ride. But there are lots of perch, big channel cats. And shore access

Bit of a ride from Old SayBrook, In Killingly. About an hours drive.

 

Pataconk Lake has lots of access, but non res pays $15 to park.and its entirely within Cockaponsett State Forest. Big beach area and its supposed to rain all week, so you should have that area to yourself. Sunnies, Perch Bass.

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Just now, The TideRunner said:

You can try some shore spots. The snappers may be big enough. And I'll look for some CT ponds with access for fishing.

I hit Lake Wauregan a couple weeks ago.Its a bit of a ride. But there are lots of perch, big channel cats. And shore access

Bit of a ride from Old SayBrook, In Killingly. About an hours drive.

 

Pataconk Lake has lots of access, but non res pays $15 to park.and its entirely within Cockaponsett State Forest. Big beach area and its supposed to rain all week, so you should have that area to yourself. Sunnies, Perch Bass.

I forgot to add, its not to far away either. Up Rte 9 

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If you have a canoe, try Pickerel Lake in Colchester/East Haddam. There is a state owned boat launch with some parking, rarely anyone there. Heavily overgrown with weeds, loaded with crappies and panfish. Always an excellent chance of hooking into a pickerel or BIG bucket mouth.

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Check out Chatfield Hollow State Park in Killingworth. It's a stocked state trout pond with great shore fishing, picnic areas, hiking trails and biking. If you have access to a boat  Rogers Lake is in Old Lyme is a fun place to fish. 

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