Beach Pond fishing: Rainbow Trout, Walleye, Brook Trout

Target species: Rainbow Trout, Walleye, Brook Trout, Brown Trout
Boat: 1 ramp or launch on file for this water.
Start here: Launch at Beach Pond Boat Launch.

The lake

Beach Pond covers 406 acres in Connecticut, across Northeastern Connecticut County. It is a lake: 90.2% of it is 42 feet deep or less; the deepest point measured is at least 60 feet (18.3 m). Our records hold 4 species for this water. 36% of the water lies in Rhode Island.

Depth and bottom

Deepest measured point: at least 60 ft (18.3 m). That is the deepest contour line: the bottom goes deeper. 90.2% of the water is 42 feet or shallower. We hold 33 depth contour lines for this water.

Pachaug Trail - Beach Pond, Hope Valley, RI.jpg
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  • 0–3 ft: 20% of the water
  • 3–6 ft: 10.2% of the water
  • 6–9 ft: 8% of the water
  • 9–12 ft: 8.3% of the water
  • 12–15 ft: 5.2% of the water
  • 15–18 ft: 4.6% of the water
  • 18–21 ft: 4% of the water
  • 21–24 ft: 3.9% of the water
  • 24–27 ft: 4.3% of the water
  • 27–30 ft: 6.7% of the water
  • 30–33 ft: 7.9% of the water
  • 33–36 ft: 2.9% of the water
  • 36–39 ft: 2.3% of the water
  • 39–42 ft: 1.9% of the water
  • 42–45 ft: 1.7% of the water
  • 45–48 ft: 1.6% of the water
  • 48–51 ft: 1.5% of the water
  • 51–54 ft: 1.5% of the water
  • 54–57 ft: 1.6% of the water
  • 57–60 ft: 2% of the water

Stocking: 87,308 fish in 2025

Connecticut DEEP Fisheries Division records list 87,308 fish released into this water in 2025.

  • Rainbow Trout: 2,450 in 2025
  • Walleye: 2,358 in 2025
  • Brown Trout: 2,120 in 2025
  • Brook Trout: 350 in 2025

2 more species on the stocking list.

Pachaug Trail - "Welcome to Rhode Island sign" at Beach Pond, Hope Valley, RI.jpg
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4 target fish, led by Rainbow Trout

  • Rainbow Trout — Feeding water: 50–65°F.
  • Walleye — Feeding water: 50–75°F.
  • Brook Trout — Feeding water: 50–65°F.
  • Brown Trout — Feeding water: 50–65°F.

1 ramp or launch on this water

On this water we hold 1 boat ramp.

  • Beach Pond Boat Launch — Voluntown, Beach Pond. 205 North Shore Road, Voluntown · website portal.ct.gov/DEEP/Boating/Boat-Launches/Beach-Pond-Boat-Launch

The place listed has no fee or opening hours on file: a blank means we hold no such field, not that it is free or always open, and this list may not be complete.

Pachaug Trail - "Welcome to Connecticut sign" at Beach Pond, Hope Valley, RI.jpg
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Water and conditions

pH averages 6.5. These readings span 2019–2024.

What is hard here

Only 1 public ramp is on file, so the launch decides where you fish.

Where this data comes from

  • Connecticut DEEP — Connecticut DEEP: depth contours: class A, a survey of the bottom.
  • EPA NLA — EPA National Lakes Assessment: class B, a depth figure measured and published by an agency, without a bottom map, 2007.
  • Webster, K.E., McCullough, I.M., Soranno, P.A. LAGOS-US DEPTH v1.0, EDI, doi:10.6073/pasta/64ddc4d04661d9aef4bd702dc5d8984f (CC BY 4.0); Cheruvelil et al. LAGOS-US LOCUS v1.0 (EDI) — LAGOS-US DEPTH v1.0: Lake depth for 17,675 lakes in the conterminous U.S.: class B, a depth figure measured and published by an agency, without a bottom map.