Connecticut Water Trails Association
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Connecticut Water Trails Program Connecticut Water Trails Litchfield County Plymouth Hancock Brook Dam Lake
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Basic Information: Opportunities for recreation at Hancock Brook Lake includes a shallow 40-acre lake and streamside environment good for canoeing, fishing and hunting. The lake and its feeder streams are stocked with brown, brook, and rainbow trout. Bass and pan fish are also found in the lake. The reservoir is open from the third Saturday in April through Columbus from 8:00 a.m. to sunset. During the rest of the year visitors are invited to walk into the park during daylight hours.
Hancock Brook Lake has no developed recreation area. Hancock is managed by
the park rangers of Hop Brook Lake, located in Middlebury Connecticut. For
more information on Hancock Brook Lake please contact the
Park Rangers
Water Type: Fresh Season: Site Contact Information:
Longitude
73.036496 ºW Latitude
Location Map:
USGS Quadrangle: Waterbury
Driving Directions: Take Route 8 North from I-84. Exit 37 off of Route 8. Right off exit. At next stop sign take a right. Follow over railroad tracks and bridge to stop sign. Take right onto Thomaston Ave. Take next left onto Route 262 at Riders Restaurant. Follow Route 262 for 1 1/2 miles to Greystone Road (sign for Hancock Brook Lake on right). Take a right onto Greystone Rd. The dam is approximately 1/2 mile on your left. Todd Hollow Entrance:
Route 8 North from I-84. Exit 39 off of Route 8. Right off exit onto Route
6. Follow Route 6 t o first traffic light. At this light, take right onto
Route 262. Follow Route 262 to Keegan Rd (forks left). Follow appoximately
one mile to sharp turn/corner. The road then becomes Todd Hollow Rd. At
this corner the park's gate will be on your right hand side Boat Launch Information:
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