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Author:
dave_376
Date:
May 17, 2010
Subject:
Batterson Questions
Message:
I am looking for info on Batterson. How is the launch, can you launch a bass boat there? I read that no gas motors but I want to know about first hand experience about having one on the boat, I tried to fish Crystal in Southington but they wouldn't let me launch. How is the shore fishing?
Author:
PECo
Date:
May 17, 2010
Message:
Here's a link to the DEP's page on Batterson Park Pond in Farmington: http://www.ct.gov/dep/cwp/view.asp?a=2686&q=382842&depNav_GID=1620 I ran into a couple of younger DEP guys there earlier this year. They told me that the DEP stocks it with walleye annually. They said an older guy told them that he pulls dozens of keepers out of there every year. There's a submerged island near the center of the pond. The DEP guys said a good spot for walleye is the deeper area to the south and west of it. Besides panfish, I've seen only largemouth bass and yellow perch in there. I've caught quite a few bass along the western and northeastern shores from my kayak, half of which were in the 14- to 16-inch range. You'll see people fishing from the shore of the pond on the south end adjacent to the boat ramp. I've read on this site that shore fishermen catch some monster catfish there, but I've never seen one. I've also read that there are pickerel or pike in there. I've seen evidence of predation on some of the bass I've caught, but I haven't seen the predators.
Author:
PECo
Date:
May 17, 2010
Message:
Oh, and the DEP guys were very clear about no engines on the pond. When I saw them, they had an aluminum outboard on a trailer behind their truck and pointedly mentioned that only the DEP and the town of Farmington could use engines on the pond. Trolling motors are OK, though.
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