Squantz Pond Fishing Spot
- County: Fairfield
- Acreage: 270
- Elevation: 429'
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- Last Modified By: vinny60 on 09/06/09 06:37 PM
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I only went here once about 10 years ago with my popps and he had the biggest bass i have ever seen follow his 10 inch black worm to the boat then look at us and take off. It was a hell of a day but i will never forget it.
Squantz Pond Description
SQUANTZ POND, New Fairfield, Sherman (270 acres) TROPHY TROUT LAKE / WALLEYE LAKE Species: (CA WA T LMB SMB YP WP) Season: Open 6:00 am 3rd Saturday April-March 31. Trout: From March 1- March 31, 16” minimum length, daily creel limit-1. Other: Motors on boats launched at Squantz Pond State Park launch ramp limited to 25 hp. 45 mph daytime speed limit, 25 mph from 1/2 hour after sunset to 1/2 hour before sunrise.
Squantz Pond State Park is located approximately 8 miles (13 km) north of Danbury, Connecticut in the towns of Sherman, Connecticut and New Fairfield, Connecticut, in Fairfield County. It is part of Candlewood Lake but is separated from the main body of the lake by Route 39. Squantz Pond is natural in origin; however, its level was raised when Candlewood Lake was impounded in 1923. The lake has a surface area of approximately 288 acres (1.2 km²), a maximum depth of 47 feet (14 m), an average depth of 22.9 feet (7 m), and holds approximately 2 billion US gallons (7,600,000 m³) of water.