Don't get me wrong candlewood is great smb fishing but if you look into the Farmington river one check out colebrook river/lake it's off of rt 8 near the ...more mass border and you can put a bass boat on there if that's what your planning super rocky deep water 3-4 pounders not uncommon
Ok I'll check into those, I'm from jersey and every year I plan a camping trip Out of state and I came across candlewood because of the smallmouth, but thanks ...more for the tips.
I don't know of many around candlewood but when I go camping I leave the bass boat at home and bring the kayaks. I go around bantam lake which is excellent for ...more largemouth and pike and is 1/5 the size so easier to get around. The place I go to is called cozy hill campground. But I also like to go to American leigion state forest and camp it's right on the Farmington river which has the best trout fishing in the state and there is a 260-280acre lake called west hill lake/pond which has lmb and smb and since most people fish for the trout you can get some big ones.
Great catch bro.. Do you know of any campgrounds on the lake I am planning a camping/fishing trip and was just trying to figure some details about the lake