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Author:
robromo1023
Date:
May 27, 2015
Subject:
Spots for Bass - New guy - Near Glastonbury/Manchester
Message:
Hey guys, New to the forum, to the area, and the fishing! I used to fish when I was younger - and I've gotten re-interested in it. With some help online - I picked up some average stuff to get me started - Berkley 6'6 M lightning Rod, Shimano Sienna reel, and the guy at Cabela's set me up with the right hooks to use for some Senkos he showed me to use. I picked up 2 packs (4in and 5in) of Green Pumpkin and Watermelon I think - 2 of the most common colors I hear about. I live in Glastonbury - and don't really know good spots to try. I live right by J.B. Williams Park (a small little park to hike) and it has a a tiny pond. I tried that yesterday - but I got nothing. I'm 100% blaming it on me - and not the pond being bad - but it was very small, I only really saw 3-4 tiny Sunnies the whole time I was there - and it was kind of dirty. It seems to not be taken care of, and in some corners there is stuff caught in the water like an overturned picnic table. It also looks kind of oily/greasy. Furthermore, I've never seen so many mosquitoes and gnats at a pond ever. So I'm trying to find some more places. Does anyone have some suggestions? Especially anything good for a beginner? I'm guessing I could use something smaller - a giant lake might be overwhelming/I wouldn't know what spot to pick etc. I am not concerned with catching the biggest fish - I just want to catch some. Would a smaller lake be better for that? If anyone is familiar with the area - Minnechaug Golf Course - has an Island hole, hole #8, and there is a pond there. Whenever I golf there, I can always see several fish swimming near the island green. Also, I saw 2 guys fishing there last week who said they caught 9 fish in 2 hours. All 1-3 lbs (LMB). Is fishing allowed there? I tried to contact them on their website but no answer. I asked those guys and they said it was - but I would like some more feedback. Any other spots in the Manchester Glastonbury area - that are pretty easy for a beginner to stand from shore and fish from?
Author:
AVec80X
Date:
May 27, 2015
Message:
Welcome! I'm not sure how far you're willing to travel, but Holbrook Pond is 15 minutes up Hebron Ave from you and has a few decent shore fishing spots. Plenty of Sunnys, Bass and Pickerel in there. http://ct.gov/deep/cwp/view.asp?a=2686&q=383856&deepNav_GID=1620 As for fishing golf courses...typically a big no, no, but I can't speak to that course specifically. The ones I've hit in the past have threatened to call the cops for trespassing. Good luck out there, have fun!
Author:
robromo1023
Date:
Jun 02, 2015
Message:
Thanks! I'll have to google Holbrook to check it out. Also, thanks for the warning. I saw people fishing at pond (Minnechaug) and they told me fishing was allowed, so maybe they weren't sure exactly. I think it will be best to call the place and see what they say - that will have to wait until I get a definite answer. I'm sure there must be other places? Is Eastbury Pond good? Anything else in Manchester/Hebron/Glastonbury or just the surrounding area? Hopefully less than 20 minutes away. I would like to be able to have time after work to get there reasonably.
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