[steven1smith]

I've heard some pretty good things from friends about the bass fishing at Mudge pond, and in the lakes and ponds book it says "Good spot to catch a lunker bass." I would be interested in going, but the only problem is, it's a 1.5 hour plus drive. That is a big hike for one day of fishing, so before I get on the road, I'd like to get a little more general information about Mudge pond to see if it is actually worth the trip. Any info would be greatly appreciated.
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[billybass]

never fished mudge pond but i have fished mohawk pond in goshen witch is on the way off of rt 4...and that place is awsome....no houses ,,all woods,,,and great fishing ,its a drive for me to ,but anytime i have gone to mohawk i catchem...you can almost see them ,,the waters real clear..plus they stock it with trout,,,but no moters just oars or trolling but thats good cause its only 16.2 acres

[Just4fun]

I've never fished it either,..but I do know a guy that fishes it all the time and he routinely pulls both quality and quantity out of there!
(To be fair,..he is an exceptional fisherman who does great at most places that he fishes tho....)
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[Bluegill Terminator]

I've never done well there but I do great just up the road at Wonoscompomuc or Lakeville which is just up the road. Then you got Twin lakes which is right around the corner. Also I never beleive that book about the lake being a good bass lake. I've noticed that lakes that have small bass according to the book are better lakes now then lakes that have trophy bass back then that I fish now according to the book.

[Just4fun]

Gotta keep in mind that those surveys that made the DEP book are from quite a while ago now!! Things can definitely change for a lake over time!

Other thing is that some lakes just fish hard,..regardless of what's in them! Case in point is Mansfield,..which according to the DEP is a tremendous fishery....but what you actually tend to catch from there is a differnt story!!
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[Bluegill Terminator]

Mansfeild is the King of all pike lakes in CT. I've plan on fishing it this year in the boat then all winter thru the ice for the "one".

[steven1smith]

[Rookie]

Ive fished mudge quite a few times over the years when i had my tracker, and a couple times with the little boat before the tracker. Launch sux, but possible to get in with just about anything if you are willing to get all four wheels very wet. Ive fished it at night even. Never had the time of my life in the place, but it is pretty good place and have had a good time fishing the padz with frogs in the summer. Night fishing is good there.
The drive for me was closer to 2 hours drive, milford, up 34 to 84 and north on 7.
It was only really worth it to me if it was a al day event
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[Bluegill Terminator]

I find the book very usefull for underwater ledges, mountains, and drop offs. I caught a nice walleye thru the ice at Gardner at 22 inches based on when Minnie island drops sharply into deep water. I lined up the spot in the book and it actually worked. I have never even seen the lake before. As the fish though I don't beleive until I go there myself and see.

[Bass Sniper]

I find the same thing with the book as BT. the fishing in the book is off now but i use it for depths and what not......Mansfield is the king pike place huh? I heard Bantam was, havent fished either of them yet, but this year im targeting Pike hard! maybe ill see ya out there...
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[Bluegill Terminator]

Hey BS take a look at the catch and release records for 2008 pike and see which lakes they all came out of. For pike your wasting your time after June but late fall is good and of course thru the ice is prime.

[MarkO]

Great lake...PM sent.