On South Pond, The Old Farmington Canal

In this outing, my first for bass of the 2025 Season, Tom and I hit a local pond with a lot of history, Congamond Lake's South Pond, where the old Hamden and Hampshire canal (known as the Farmington Canal in Connecticut) used to pass through. We have our trout gear, but are targeting bass in EXTREMELY cold water just after ICE OFF, WEARING OUR LIFE VESTS, which is the law, and shaking off the Winter Hands. Come on along!

[jeffduquette]

I lived just North of canal entrance for 50 years. (Small red house) The old channel they dug when building the canal made for wonderful fishing. Lots of interesting under water structures on the lakes, including glacial pot holes and mounds from the canal tow ramps.

[paulhowes]

I lived on Middle Pond South Pond used to suck for fishing way back because of the weeds

[paulhowes]

at Hampton Ponds there's a causeway that goes under Rt202 that even in the summer there are brown trout hanging around it. They're too spooky tho you'll never catch em