Because Norwich Pond is well stocked with catchable trout each spring, fishing pressure during April and May is high. Although trout remain available throughout the seasons, fishing pressure tapers off during the summer because of conflicts with other users. With the development of safe ice, the anglers return in numbers to pursue the occasional large bass or leftover trout. Pan fishing is only fair, but perch jiggers sometimes have productive days here.
Description
Norwich Pond is a naturally occurring pond. Surrounded by homes and woods it is unlike the lakes in the Berkshires with a different character because the people in the area are not wealthy summer transplants from the greater NYC area.
The boat ramp is more a dirt road that ends at the lake. Most days it could use grading to make it easier to drive on. After unloading your boat, your best effort would be to find a place to park up the hill from the ramp. Two homes are very close so it would be good to be courteous and not intrude with noise until you are out on the lake.
Turn right, north, after launching and you will pass Camp Norwich. In the summer you will hear the activities of campers. This end has more woods along the shore unlike the rest of the pond, which is surrounded by homes with small beaches, boats, rafts, etc.
The west shore is lined with homes on a private road with a steep hill rising up. The southwest is characterized by bay. It is here that water exits out of the pond into a small impassable stream which later leads into wetlands.
After passing along the south shore you will find a small wetlands area where a brook enters the pond. The deepest part of the pond is about 100 yards off the south end where a hole reaches 53 feet deep.
Follow along the shore north along the east shore to finish your paddle at the boat ramp a little more than half way north.