Candlewood Clash - Club Points Tournament
Type: Largemouth and smallmouth bass
Motor Size: Up to 250 horsepower
Size limit: 12 inches
Limit: 5 fish
Candlewood Lake
The largest lake in Connecticut and one of the largest man-made lakes in the United States. The Lake has a surface area of 8.4 square miles (5,420 acres / 21.8 km) with 86-miles (106 km) of shoreline. Most of the lake is approximately 40 feet (12m) deep and the lake has a maximum depth of just over 80 feet (24m). The visibility in the lake typically between 5-20 feet.
Candlewood Lake was created in the 1920s with water from the Housatonic River which is released from the dam built by Connecticut Light & Power. This facility is the first pumped-storage hydroelectric facility built in the U.S.
The lake is one of the most popular lakes in the area for boating, fishing (including ice fishing), waterskiing, wakeboarding, and jet-skiing. The lake is the summer social hub of the five communities that surround it and also assumes the additional identity of an idyllic weekend escape for many from Manhattan.
The largest lake in Connecticut and one of the largest man-made lakes in the United States. The Lake has a surface area of 8.4 square miles (5,420 acres / 21.8 km) with 86-miles (106 km) of shoreline. Most of the lake is approximately 40 feet (12m) deep and the lake has a maximum depth of just over 80 feet (24m). The visibility in the lake typically between 5-20 feet.
Candlewood Lake was created in the 1920s with water from the Housatonic River which is released from the dam built by Connecticut Light & Power. This facility is the first pumped-storage hydroelectric facility built in the U.S.
The lake is one of the most popular lakes in the area for boating, fishing (including ice fishing), waterskiing, wakeboarding, and jet-skiing. The lake is the summer social hub of the five communities that surround it and also assumes the additional identity of an idyllic weekend escape for many from Manhattan.
Where's Candlewood Lake?
How to Get There
From the West/New York area Take I-684 onto I-84 east toward Danbury. Take Exit 5 and go left at the traffic light onto Route 39 north, following the signs to Squantz Pond. The park is located off Route 39 approximately 4½ miles north of the center of New Fairfield.
From East on I-84 Take Exit 6 in Danbury. Take a right at the traffic light onto Route 37. Follow the signs on Route 37 until you arrive in New Fairfield Center. Take a right at the traffic light onto Route 39 traveling north for approximately 4½ miles to the park entrance.
From lower Fairfield County area Go north on Route 7 onto I-84 east to Danbury. Take Exit 5 and go left at the traffic light onto Route 39 north, following the signs to Squantz Pond. The park is located off Route 39 approximately 4½ miles north of the center of New Fairfield.
From Bridgeport area Go north onto Route 25 onto I-84 west. Take Exit 5 and go left at the traffic light onto Route 39 north, following the signs to Squantz Pond. The park is located off Route 39 approximately 4½ miles north of the center of New Fairfield.
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