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Lakes in Woodstock |
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Selected Lakes AND PONDS in Woodstock CT
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| NAME and Acreage |
Natural? |
ACCESS |
FISHING AND BOATING* |
ACRES |
| Black Pond |
Natural. Fed by bottom springs, two small
marshes and surface runoff. Drains into Black Pond Brook,
which flows south to Bungee Lake and Bungee Brook to the Still
River. |
State owned boat launch on the southern shore in
Nipmuck State Forest |
750 feet of shoreline around the boat ramp is open
for public fishing. Stocked spring and fall with catchable
size brown, brook and rainbow trout. Excellent for brown bullhead;
good for stocked trout, largemouth bass, crappie and perch; fair for
smallmouth bass, chain pickerel and sunfish.. |
72 - 73.4 |
| Chamberlain Lake
(Pond?) |
Connected to Redhead Meadow Brook |
Private. See Chamberlain Lake Campground |
Excellent bass fishing. Electric motors only |
50 |
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Crystal Pond
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Open to Woodstock and Eastford residents at Nahaco. See Camp Nahaco |
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45.5 (Woodstock
part) 99.2 (Eastford part) |
| Griggs Pond |
Connected to Lebanon Brook. |
Most within Nipmuck State Forest. |
Use of internal combustion engines prohibited. |
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| Hatchet Pond |
Flows into Southbridge reservoir system. |
Owned by Southbridge. |
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| Keach Pond |
Flows into Still River. |
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| Johnston Pond |
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Private? |
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Lake Bungee
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Constructed |
Private |
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111.2 |
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Muddy Pond AKA Pond
Factory AKA St. Mary's |
Constructed |
town resident only
beach |
5 HP limit |
38.3 |
| Potter Pond |
Connected to Lebanon Brook |
Private? |
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Roseland Lake
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Natural. Fed by Muddy Pond from north and two small
streams. Drains into Shephards Pond which flows into the Little
River and then the Quinebaug River. More info |
Access at
Roseland Park on western side of lake. Park donated to the people of Woodstock. |
Stocked each spring with catchable size brown and
rainbow trout. Reportedly good for black crappie; fair for
largemouth bass, chain pickerel, yellow perch and sunfish. Popular
ice fishing for panfish. |
96.4 |
| Sampson Pond |
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Private? |
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| Shepherds Pond |
Natural impoundment of Little River? |
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Wappaquasset Pond
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Private |
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88.2 |
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Witches Woods Lake
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Constructed |
Private |
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70.4 |
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*Fishing: Fishing for all species is Connecticut is
regulated. Refer to the Connecticut Angler's Guide for requirements. Boating regulations are covered in the Connecticut Boater's Guide.
Other named
lakes and ponds in Woodstock CT include: Aqua
Pond, Bonaventura Pond, Cedar Swamp Pond, Cemetery Pond, Center Road
Pond, Dickerson Pond, Hiscox Pond, Johnstone Pond, Kenyonville Pond,
Miner Morse Pond, Lower Miner Morse Pond ,Upper Morse Pond ,Morses Pond,
Neber Pond, Pout Pond, Prospect Street Pond, Sansoucy Pond Skinners
Pond,Turnpike Pond,Corbin Wildlife Marsh Dam, and Wellon Pond. |
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More Information:
Sources:
- "Selected Lakes in Woodstock" referencing the Windham County Soil and Water Conservation District
- A Fisheries Guide to Lakes and Ponds of Connecticut," CT DEP Bulletin 35
- CT DEP
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You know, Lake Eerie actually
caught on fire once from all the crap floating around in it. I wish I
could've seen that.
- T-Bird in the film The Crow, 1993
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