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Beaver Brook State Park is an undeveloped state park located in the towns of Windham and Chaplin, Connecticut.[1] The park encompasses Bibbins Pond and the acreage to its north.

History

The Beaver Brook State Park's name may derive from a beaver pond that was once present, but it now is the site of a concrete dam and spillway. According to Leary, "[t]he central feature of the park is Bibbins Pond, sometimes called Beaver Brook Pond."[2] In 1994, a Connecticut state record for Brook Trout was caught in Beaver Brook by Sean Wozniak.[3] As of 2014, the Brook Trout record was last surpassed in 1998 by David Andes in Blackwells Brook in Brooklyn, Connecticut.[4]

Activities

The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection notes that the Beaver Brook State Park is an undeveloped walk in park with hunting as an activity.[1] The Flyfisher's Guide to Connecticut states that the Beaver Brook is a class 1 Wild Trout Management Area and is described as having abundant wild trout with no-season, but is catch-and-release only.[5][6] The book further notes that only an artificial fly or lure with a single, barb-less free-swinging hook can be used in this area.[6] The Air Line State Park Trail goes through the Beaver Brook State Park.[7] The site also includes a geocache which can be accessed via three different routes.[8]

The park is accessible from the junction of Connecticut Route 203 and Connecticut Route 14 in Windham Center and by following Route 14 east for 0.7 miles and turning left onto Back Road. Proceeding down Back Road for 2.5 leads to the pond on the left, and there is no parking fee at the park.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Beaver Brook State Park". State Parks and Forests. Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection. Retrieved February 5, 2013.
  2. ^ Leary, Joseph (2004). A Shared Landscape: A Guide & History of Connecticut's State Parks & Forests. Friends of the Connecticut State Parks, Inc. p. 147. ISBN 0974662909.
  3. ^ "Redmoon's Connecticut Fishing Guide". Redmoon Guides. Retrieved 19 May 2014.
  4. ^ Connecticut Department of Energy & Environmental Protection. (2014). "2014 Angler's Guide - Inland & Marine Fishing". {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  5. ^ "Connecticut's Trout Management Progream" (PDF). Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection. Pre-July 2011. Retrieved 19 May 2014. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  6. ^ a b Merly, Ron (2011). Flyfisher's Guide to Connecticut. Wilderness Adventures Press. p. 288.
  7. ^ Mascott, Cynthia (2009). Best Rail Trails New England: More than 40 Rail Trails from Maine to Connecticut. Globe Pequot. p. 46.
  8. ^ "Beaver Brook Pond Cache". Geocaching.com. Retrieved 19 May 2014.
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