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Best walleye lakes in Connecticut

19 Connecticut waters hold walleye, 19 mapped with real state-agency depth surveys. Ranked below by size and depth-data quality — open any water to see exactly where to fish it: depth contours, scored spots with plain-English reasons, seasonal windows and bait picks. Low-light predator with reflective eyes. Feeds on structure edges at dawn, dusk and night.

1. Saugatuck Reservoir — 100 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Crappie
2. Lake Zoar — 64 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Northern Pike
3. Lake Saltonstall — 110 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Crappie
4. Coventry Lake — 36 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Crappie
5. Beach Pond — 60 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Bluegill
6. Squantz Pond — 40 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Rainbow Trout
7. Mashapaug Lake — 35 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Crappie
8. West Thompson Reservoir — 30 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Crappie
9. Gardner Lake — 36 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Crappie
10. Keeney Cove — 24 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Northern Pike
11. Long Pond — 66 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Crappie
12. Tyler Lake — 21 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Crappie
13. Batterson Park Pond — 18 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Walleye, Crappie, Bluegill
14. Park Pond — 15 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Northern Pike
15. Mount Tom Pond — 45 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Crappie
16. Cedar Lake — 40 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Walleye, Crappie, Bluegill
17. Crow Point Cove — 21 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Northern Pike
18. Wethersfield Cove — 15 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Northern Pike
19. Bigelow Pond — 15 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Walleye, Crappie, Bluegill

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When to fish walleye in Connecticut

• Spring 4–15 ft — Spawning runs to gravel shoals, rocky shorelines and inflows.
• Summer 15–35 ft — Deep humps and breaklines by day; edges and flats in low light.
• Fall 12–40 ft — Fish steep structure near deep basins; big fish move shallow at night.
• Winter 20–40 ft — Deep basin flats and humps; short dawn/dusk feeding windows.

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