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Coventry Lake Fishing Report

Updated Mon, Sep 14, 2026 from live gauge and weather data

An eastern Connecticut lake: Coventry Lake holds trout, bass and perch in clear water.

2/5
Slow. Work for them.Conditions favor short windows and patient fishing.
Water temp
~73 F est.
Air / High
66 / 67 F
Wind
NW 11 mph

Sources: Open-Meteo, solunar calculated for these coordinates.

Satellite view
Monday
14
September 2026

Today's Fishing Report

Generated this morning from live readings: gauge, weather model, sun and moon. A fresh report is published here every morning.

2/5Slow. Work for them.Conditions favor short windows and patient fishing.

Coventry Lake offers the kind of conditions this water was made for. Today brings clear skies, wind NW around 11 mph, rising pressure near 1017 hPa and a high of 67. Water sits around 73 F for the season (estimated). With the waxing crescent, the solunar majors run 1:11 AM-3:11 AM and 1:11 PM-3:11 PM: the windows to build the day around.

The plan, species by species

Smallmouth bassGood

Peak season. Tubes, jerkbaits and swimbaits around gravel points, boulders and current seams.

Northern pikeGood

Weedline spinnerbaits, spoons and jerkbaits; bays with fresh green weed hold the active fish.

Rainbow troutGood

Prime dry-fly and hopper season. Match the hatch morning and evening; nymph the seams midday.

Largemouth bassFair

Prime chasing season. Work moving baits on points and pockets: spinnerbaits, chatterbaits and squarebills, with a stick worm behind for followers.

Tomorrow: Similar at 65 F. The solunar majors shift about 50 minutes later.Next report: Tue, Sep 15, 6:30 AMHow this report is made →

Before you go

Connecticut requires a fishing licence from age 16, from $28.00 for residents. What a Connecticut licence costs and where to buy it →

Chasing smallmouth bass here? Check the size and bag limits with CT DEEP before you keep anything. The season dates for Connecticut, read off the agency, are on the Connecticut seasons page.

Water and weather

Live readings.

No live gauge on this water

Conditions here are modeled from weather, season and the nearest stations. Water readings appear when a USGS gauge is available.

4050607080JanMarMayJulSepNovSep, ~73 F now

Right now

Latest readings

Air temp66 F
High / Low67 / 55 F
WindNW 11-18 mph
Pressure1017.0 hPa, rising
Sky / Rain0% cloud, 6%
Sunrise / Sunset06:28 / 19:00
MoonWaxing Crescent, 8%
Water temp (seasonal)~73 F est.

Bite planner

Hour-by-hour bite forecast for today. Tap a bar to see why.

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Next 7 days

Tap a day for the detailed outlook.

Mon Sep 14 · Showers, 67/55 F, wind 12 mph, rain 6%

Fair or better. A 12 mph breeze puts a working chop on the banks it hits: fish the wind-blown side.

Species guide

The species that matter on Coventry Lake: seasons, structure and how to fish each one. Today's ratings live in the report above.

Smallmouth bass illustration

Smallmouth bass

Best: May-Oct

Current and rock. Finds gravel flats, boulders and drop-offs, and fights far above its weight. Peak season. Tubes, jerkbaits and swimbaits around gravel points, boulders and current seams.

Largemouth bass illustration

Largemouth bass

Best: spring and fall

The headline act on most American reservoirs. Relates to cover: docks, brush, grass edges and points. Prime chasing season. Work moving baits on points and pockets: spinnerbaits, chatterbaits and squarebills, with a stick worm behind for followers.

Northern pike illustration

Northern pike

Best: spring, early winter

The ambush predator of weedbeds and cabbage edges. Aggressive, big and always worth a wire leader. Weedline spinnerbaits, spoons and jerkbaits; bays with fresh green weed hold the active fish.

Rainbow trout illustration

Rainbow trout

Best: Apr-Jun, Sep-Oct

The workhorse of western rivers: riffles, seams and dry-fly eats. Prime dry-fly and hopper season. Match the hatch morning and evening; nymph the seams midday.

When to come: the Coventry Lake calendar

Activity by species and month, and how the water warms through the year. Tap any cell.

Species activity by month

1 = slow, 5 = peak. Current month highlighted.

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Smallmouth bass
Largemouth bass
Northern pike
Rainbow trout
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Water temperature through the year

Typical surface temperature for this water type; today is around 73 F (estimated, not a reading).

4050607080JanMarMayJulSepNovSep, ~73 F now

Angler reports

Real reports from real anglers, reviewed before publishing. The water log below tracks each day automatically.

No angler reports yet this weekBe the first: your report helps every angler who checks Coventry Lake today, and we feature the best catch of the week.

Water log, last days

Auto-logged from live data
Sun, Sep 13

4/5 Good. Solid day ahead. Stable-to-falling pressure and workable wind line things up. Smallmouth bass led the card at excellent. High of 72 F, wind to 7 mph.

Sat, Sep 12

5/5 Excellent. Go now. Everything lines up: pressure, wind and light are in your favor. Smallmouth bass led the card at excellent. High of 74 F, wind to 8 mph.

Fri, Sep 11

4/5 Good. Solid day ahead. Stable-to-falling pressure and workable wind line things up. Smallmouth bass led the card at excellent. High of 74 F, wind to 9 mph.

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Before you go

License

Connecticut requires a valid fishing license for adults. Buy online from the state agency; one-day options exist for visitors.

Regulations

Connecticut license plus trout stamp for trout. Bass and panfish limits per current DEEP regulations.

Access

State boat launch and town beach access near Coventry village.

About this water

A 373-acre clear glacial lake, also called Lake Wangumbaug, in Tolland County, Connecticut.

Fishing Coventry Lake: the full guide

A clear glacial lake

Coventry Lake, also called Lake Wangumbaug, covers about 373 acres in Tolland County, eastern Connecticut, a clear, spring-fed glacial lake with a sandy and rocky bottom. It is stocked with trout and holds smallmouth and largemouth bass, yellow perch, chain pickerel, sunfish and catfish, making it one of the more varied small lakes in the state.

Trout in the cool months

Connecticut stocks trout in spring and fall, and the clear cool water holds them well into early summer before they retreat to the depths. Trolling small spoons and streamers, casting from the bank and fishing bait all produce. The clarity means lighter line and more natural presentations pay off here more than on stained water.

Bass and panfish

Smallmouth work the rocky drop-offs and points, taken on tubes and drop-shots. Largemouth hold the weedier shallows and the docks. Yellow perch and sunfish are abundant and provide steady action, and pickerel ambush from the vegetation. The lake produces a solid ice fishery for perch, pickerel and trout in winter.

Tolland County logistics

A state boat launch serves the lake with a town beach providing additional shoreline access, near Coventry village. Storrs and the University of Connecticut are ten minutes away and Hartford is thirty. Summer recreational use is significant on a lake this size: early mornings and weekdays fish far better.

Common questions

Is the water clear?

Yes, notably so: spring-fed and glacial, which means lighter line and more natural presentations pay off.

Are trout stocked?

Yes, in spring and fall, and the cool clear water holds them into early summer.

Is there ice fishing?

Yes: perch, pickerel and trout are the winter targets when conditions allow.

Is fishing good at Coventry Lake right now?

Check the daily report at the top of this page: it is regenerated every morning from live data. Today's read: Slow. Work for them. Conditions favor short windows and patient fishing.

Nearby waters

Mansfield Hollow Lake8 miGardner Lake20 miWestfield River30 miThames River30 miWebster Lake31 miFarmington River35 mi

Where this page's numbers come from

Weather and pressure
Open-Meteo forecast model
Queried at 41.7700, -72.3300 in this water's own timezone. A model, not an observation.
Moon and solunar windows
Calculated on this site
Astronomical calculation from these coordinates and the date, not a third-party feed. How much weight it deserves.
The written guide on this page
Pablo Ruiz Quintero
Written and reviewed by a person against the sources above. Errors are published in the verification log, not quietly corrected.

Readings refresh on a 30-minute window. The full method, with every figure and its source, is on how our reports are made. Something wrong here? Tell us and it goes in the log with the date.

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