Gardner Lake Fishing Spot

3.75 Rating based on 4 Reviews

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Comments

  • I like this lake. Caught plenty of bass and bluegill, a few pickerel and yellow perch, this year. Although there is a 16 inch minimum limit on bass and 18 inch minimum limit on walleye and a creel limit of two each.


  • I've heard mixed reviews about this lake but it is my favorite it never diappoints especially in the early morning hours.

Gardner Lake Baits and Tackle

Wet Fly Check Prices

  • purple and white fly to immitate bait fish

Lure (Other) Check Prices

  • Chatter bait, minnow/spinner

Lake Pattern Check Prices

  • Drop shot and finesse worms

Terrestrial Check Prices

  • Soft Plastic watermelon Creature slow retrieve

Crankbait Check Prices

  • Chubby bluegill crankbait
  • Chubby Bluegill crankbait

Stick Bait Check Prices

  • Green mini jerkbait 2-3 inches long caught most of the fish but no bass.

Lipless Bait Check Prices

  • Blaze Rattle Baits (Aqua/Chartreuse Belly and Firetiger)

Blade Bait Check Prices

Spinnerbait / Buzzbait Check Prices

  • Thomas double spinner w/a Berkley Gulp! 3” Smelt

In-Line Spinner Check Prices

Hard Swimbait Check Prices

  • floating Minnow

Worm Check Prices

  • Berkley - rubber worm w/ transparent sparkles
  • drop shot wacky style red black senko
  • 6" oxblood Roboworm
  • wacky rigged watermelon dinger
  • soft plastic worm, rigged weedless, purple with blue flecks in it
  • black blue worm

Gardner Lake Description

The lake is natural in origin, though a 168 foot long earthen dam raises the water level 4 feet, bringing the average depth to 14 feet and providing a surface area of 529 acres. It reaches its deepest point at 39 feet near Minnie Island.

Gardner Lake Airport (FAA LID: CT08) is a private airport located six miles (10 km) southeast of the central business district of Colchester, in New London County, Connecticut, United States.[1]

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