CTFishTalk.com: Hedgehog (Meadow) Pond 05/08 - Connecticut Lake Reports ( CT Lake Reports ) - A Community Built for Connecticut Fisherman.

Fishin'Fireman · Joined: 15 May 2012 Posts: 122 Location: Simsbury

Wanted to do some quick fishing before the B's game tonight, so I called poster AustinB at 5:30, who said he was heading to Hedgehog with a buddy, AKA Meadow Pond. It's a fun bigger pond in the area, where my PB LM is from at 5.1 lbs (caught about 7-8 years ago, still looking to beat it!). It's not far from my house, so I said sure, grabbed my stuff and headed out there.

Weather was cloudy with intermittent rain. Water level about average surprisingly.

The bass are surely active there. I fished around with a spinnerbait for around 30-45 minutes and ended up catching 3 LM's, the largest being a keep at 17"

AustinB and his friend were using Stanley Ribbit Frog's and Carolina rigs. Left around 6:45 to get home for puck drop. I'll let Austin continue if they ended getting more.

Didn't get any pictures of the fish while it was raining, but before I left I took some pictures of the beds, which were everywhere.

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AustinB · Joined: 10 Jan 2009 Posts: 120 Location: Simsbury

ended up catching some live frogs and the bass went crazy for them. Got several largemouths from 12-18 inches until i left. I would post some pictures but I don't know how.
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PECo · Joined: 06 Oct 2009 Posts: 5203 Location: Avon, CT

AustinB · Joined: 10 Jan 2009 Posts: 120 Location: Simsbury

I have a hell of a time trying to catch those little buggers, but it pays off once theyre on the hook
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PECo · Joined: 06 Oct 2009 Posts: 5203 Location: Avon, CT

Hey, Mark and Austin. I had to drop my daughter off at a friend's house, yesterday, so I drove up to Simsbury and checked out Meadow Pond (aka Hedgehog Pond). I ended up shore fishing it for an hour. Except for one spot that looks like it would be a nice channel for launching a small boat onto the pond Wink

, the walkable shore of the pond is totally covered with shallow lily pads that extend 40 to 60 feet toward the center. I caught a few small largemouth bass with a wacky Senko tossed through small openings in the pads on the shore side. I didn't get even a swipe at a Zoom Horny Toad dragged over them. I was there from about 3:00 pm to 4:00 pm, so the west shore was completely shaded by the woods on that side. If I were a decent size largemouth bass, that's where I'd be. . . .
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