Index of Lakes & Ponds

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Waters listed in this index have special regulations that override the general regulations and must be followed.

For lakes, ponds, reservoirs, and impoundments NOT LISTED in this index, see Table 1: General Fishing Regulations.

1 – S=State; M+Municipal; G=Federal; U=Utility; P=Private; f=foot or carry in; ud=underdeveloped; t=boats on trailer; c=cartop; r=regulated.

2 – EW=Eurasian Watermilfoil; Z=Zebra Mussel; WC=Water Chestnut; VL=Variable-leaf Watermilfoil; LBV=Largemouth Bass Virus; A=Alewife.

Aquatic Nuisance Species (ANS) spread prevention practices should always be employed when visiting ANY waterbody, regardless of whether a known infestation is present. Invasive species and/or fish diseases could be present but not yet detected. Please follow the recommendations in Aquatic Invasive Species Laws to help stop the spread of ANS.

Lakes and Ponds	Town	County	Table	Lake Area (acres)	Access1	Aquatic Nuisance Species2
Adams Reservoir	Woodford	Bennington	1	21
Adams Reservoir	Use of fish (alive or dead) as bait is prohibited
Austin Pond	Hubbardton	Rutland	1	33
Austin Pond	Bass Open Season for Harvest: Second Saturday in June through Nov. 30.
Bald Hill Pond	Westmore	Orleans	1	108	St
Bald Hill Pond	Only open to fishing from second Saturday in April to Oct. 31 (see table 1 for regulations on specific species)
Beaver Pond	Holland	Orleans	1	40	Sf
Beaver Pond	Only open to fishing from second Saturday in April to Oct. 31 (see table 1 for regulations on specific species) Use of fish (alive or dead) as bait is prohibited
Beck Pond	Newark	Caledonia	1	6	Sud
Beck Pond	Only open to fishing from second Saturday in April to Oct. 31 (see table 1 for regulations on specific species) Use of fish (alive or dead) as bait is prohibited
Beebe Pond	Sunderland	Bennington	1	10	Gf
Beebe Pond	Only open to fishing from second Saturday in April to Oct. 31 (see table 1 for regulations on specific species) Use of fish (alive or dead) as bait is prohibited
Berlin Pond	Berlin	Washington	1	256	Mc	EW
Berlin Pond	Yellow Perch: daily limit, 10 perch Largemouth and Smallmouth Bass: general fishing regulations (table 1)
Big Averill Lake (Great Averill Lake)	Norton/Averill	Essex	1	828	St
Big Averill Lake (Great Averill Lake)	Brook, Brown, Rainbow, and Lake Trout, and Landlocked Salmon: daily limit, total of brook trout, brown trout, rainbow trout, lake trout, and landlocked salmon must not be more than 2 in aggregate
Big Mud Pond	Mt. Tabor	Rutland	1	15
Big Mud Pond	Only open to fishing from second Saturday in April to Oct. 31 (see table 1 for regulations on specific species) Use of fish (alive or dead) as bait is prohibited
Big Salem Lake (Salem Lake)	Derby	Orleans	1	764	St	EW
Big Salem Lake (Salem Lake)	Catch and Release for salmon between Sept. 1 and Oct. 31
Black Pond	Hubbardton	Rutland	1	24	Sc	EW
Black Pond	Bass Open Season for Harvest: Second Saturday in June through Nov. 30.
Blake Pond	Sutton	Caledonia	1	8	Sf
Blake Pond	Use of fish (alive or dead) as bait is prohibited
Blueberry Lake (Warren Lake)	Warren	Washington	1	48
Blueberry Lake (Warren Lake)	Bass Open Season for Harvest: Second Saturday in June through Nov. 30.
Bourn Pond	Sunderland	Bennington	1	48
Bourn Pond	Only open to fishing from second Saturday in April to Oct. 31 (see table 1 for regulations on specific species) Use of fish (alive or dead) as bait is prohibited
Branch Pond	Sunderland	Bennington	1	44
Branch Pond	Only open to fishing from second Saturday in April to Oct. 31 (see table 1 for regulations on specific species) Use of fish (alive or dead) as bait is prohibited
Breese Pond	Hubbardton	Rutland	1	22
Breese Pond	Bass Open Season for Harvest: Second Saturday in June through Nov. 30.
Bullhead Pond	Manchester	Bennington	1	8	Sc
Bullhead Pond	Bass Open Season for Harvest: Second Saturday in June through Nov. 30.
Carmi, Lake (Franklin Pond)	Franklin	Franklin	1	1,402	St	EW, A
Carmi, Lake (Franklin Pond)	Walleye: open season, first Saturday in May to March 15; length limit, minimum length 15”, 17” to 19” protected slot (all walleye between 17” and 19” must be released); daily limit, 5 fish limit provided only 1 is over 19”
Cary Pond	Walden	Caledonia	1	4
Cary Pond	Only open to fishing from second Saturday in April to Oct. 31 (see table 1 for regulations on specific species) Use of fish (alive or dead) as bait is prohibited
Caspian Lake	Greensboro	Orleans	1	789	Mt
Caspian Lake	Brook, Brown, Rainbow, and Lake Trout, and Landlocked Salmon: daily limit, total of brook trout, brown trout, rainbow trout, lake trout, and landlocked salmon must not be more than 2 in aggregate
Champlain, Lake			2		Xt	EW, WC, Z, LBV, A, VL
Chittenden Reservoir (Including all tributaries to fist barrier)	Chittenden	Rutland	1	702	St
	Walleye: open season, June 1–March 15; Length limit: 18 to 20 inches. All walleye under 18 inches and over 20 inches must be released. Daily Limit: 1 walleye
Clyde Pond	Derby	Orleans	1	186	Uc	EW
Clyde Pond	Catch and Release for salmon between Sept. 1 and Oct. 31
Comerford Reservoir (CT River)	Waterford/Concord	Caledonia/ Essex	3	777	Ut
Cow Mountain Pond	Granby	Essex	1	10	Mf
Cow Mountain Pond	Only open to fishing from second Saturday in April to Oct. 31 (see table 1 for regulations on specific species) Use of fish (alive or dead) as bait is prohibited
Crystal Lake	Barton	Orleans	1	763	St	EW
Crystal Lake	Brook, Brown, Rainbow, and Lake Trout, and Landlocked Salmon: daily limit, total of brook trout, brown trout, rainbow trout, lake trout, and landlocked salmon must not be more than 2 in aggregate
Duck Pond	Sutton	Caledonia	1	8	Sc
Duck Pond	Only open to fishing from second Saturday in April to Oct. 31 (see table 1 for regulations on specific species)
Dunmore, Lake	Salisbury/Leicester	Addison	1	985	St	EW
Dunmore, Lake	Brook, Brown, Rainbow, and Lake Trout, and Landlocked Salmon: daily limit, total of brook trout, brown trout, rainbow trout, lake trout, and landlocked salmon must not be more than 2 in aggregate
East Long Pond	Woodbury	Washington	1	188	Pf
East Long Pond	Brook, Brown, Rainbow, and Lake Trout, and Landlocked Salmon: daily limit, total of brook trout, brown trout, rainbow trout, lake trout, and landlocked salmon must not be more than 2 in aggregate
Echo Lake	Charleston	Orleans	1	550	St
Echo Lake	Brook, Brown, Rainbow, and Lake Trout, and Landlocked Salmon: daily limit, total of brook trout, brown trout, rainbow trout, lake trout, and landlocked salmon must not be more than 2 in aggregate
Elligo, Lake	Craftsbury/ Greensboro	Orleans	1	174	St	EW
Elligo, Lake	Brook, Brown, Rainbow, and Lake Trout, and Landlocked Salmon: daily limit, total of brook trout, brown trout, rainbow trout, lake trout, and landlocked salmon must not be more than 2 in aggregate
Forest Lake	Averill	Essex	1	62
Forest Lake	Only open to fishing from second Saturday in April to Oct. 31 (see table 1 for regulations on specific species)
Forest Lake (Nelson Pond)	Calais/Woodbury	Washington	1	133	St
Forest Lake (Nelson Pond)	Brook, Brown, Rainbow, and Lake Trout, and Landlocked Salmon: daily limit, total of brook trout, brown trout, rainbow trout, lake trout, and landlocked salmon must not be more than 2 in aggregate
Gale Meadows Pond	Londonderry	Windham	1	195	St	EW
Gale Meadows Pond	Bass Open Season for Harvest: Second Saturday in June through Nov. 30.
Great Averill Lake (Big Averill Lake)	Norton/Averill	Essex	1	828	St
Great Averill Lake (Big Averill Lake)	Brook, Brown, Rainbow, and Lake Trout, and Landlocked Salmon: daily limit, total of brook trout, brown trout, rainbow trout, lake trout, and landlocked salmon must not be more than 2 in aggregate
Griffith Lake	Mt. Tabor	Rutland	1	15
Griffith Lake	Only open to fishing from second Saturday in April to Oct. 31 (see table 1 for regulations on specific species) Use of fish (alive or dead) as bait is prohibited
Half Moon Pond	Hubbardton	Rutland	1	26	St	EW
Half Moon Pond	Bass Open Season for Harvest: Second Saturday in June through Nov. 30.
Harveys Lake	Barnet	Caledonia	1	351	St
Harveys Lake	Brook, Brown, Rainbow, and Lake Trout, and Landlocked Salmon: daily limit, total of brook trout, brown trout, rainbow trout, lake trout, and landlocked salmon must not be more than 2 in aggregate
Holland Pond	Holland	Orleans	1	325	St
Holland Pond	Only open to fishing from second Saturday in April to Oct. 31 (see table 1 for regulations on specific species)
Jobs Pond	Westmore	Orleans	1	39	St
Jobs Pond	Only open to fishing from second Saturday in April to Oct. 31 (see below and table 1 for regulations on specific species) Use of fish (alive or dead) as bait is prohibited Brook, Brown, Rainbow, and Lake Trout, and Landlocked Salmon: daily limit, total of brook trout, brown trout, rainbow trout, lake trout, and landlocked salmon must not be more than 2 in aggregate
Levi Pond	Groton	Caledonia	1	22	Sf
Levi Pond	Only open to fishing from second Saturday in April to Oct. 31 (see table 1 for regulations on specific species)
Lewis Pond	Lewis	Essex	1	68	Gc
Lewis Pond	Only open to fishing from second Saturday in April to Oct. 31 (see table 1 for regulations on specific species) Use of fish (alive or dead) as bait is prohibited
Lily Pond	Vernon	Windham	1	41
Lily Pond	Bass Open Season for Harvest: Second Saturday in June through Nov. 30.
Little Averill Lake	Averill	Essex	1	467	Pt
Little Averill Lake	Brook, Brown, Rainbow, and Lake Trout, and Landlocked Salmon: daily limit, total of brook trout, brown trout, rainbow trout, lake trout, and landlocked salmon must not be more than 2 in aggregate
Little Rock Pond	Wallingford	Rutland	1	18
Little Rock Pond	Only open to fishing from second Saturday in April to Oct. 31 (see table 1 for regulations on specific species) Use of fish (alive or dead) as bait is prohibited
Little Salem Lake	Derby	Orleans	1	--	Sc
Little Salem Lake	Catch and Release for salmon between Sept. 1 and Oct. 31
Long Pond	Westmore	Orleans	1	90	St
Long Pond	Only open to fishing from second Saturday in April to Oct. 31 (see table 1 for regulations on specific species)
Lowell Lake	Londonderry	Windham	1	109	Sc
Lowell Lake	Bass Open Season for Harvest: Second Saturday in June through Nov. 30.
Maidstone Lake	Maidstone	Essex	1	745	St
Maidstone Lake	Brook, Brown, Rainbow, and Lake Trout, and Landlocked Salmon: daily limit, total of brook trout, brown trout, rainbow trout, lake trout, and landlocked salmon must not be more than 2 in aggregate
Marl Pond	Sutton	Caledonia	1	10	Sc
Marl Pond	Only open to fishing from second Saturday in April to Oct. 31 (see table 1 for regulations on specific species)
Martins Pond	Peacham	Caledonia	1	82	St
Martins Pond	Only open to fishing from second Saturday in April to Oct. 31 (see below and table 1 for regulations on specific species) Use of fish (alive or dead) as bait is prohibited Brook, Brown, Rainbow, and Lake Trout, and Landlocked Salmon: daily limit, total of brook trout, brown trout, rainbow trout, lake trout, and landlocked salmon must not be more than 2 in aggregate
Memphremagog, Lake (including South Bay)	Newport/Derby/ Coventry	Orleans	1	5,966	St	EW, Z
Memphremagog, Lake (including South Bay)	Brook, Brown, Rainbow, and Lake Trout, and Landlocked Salmon: daily limit, total of brook trout, brown trout, rainbow trout, lake trout, and landlocked salmon must not be more than 2 in aggregate
Mill Pond	Windsor	Windsor	1	80		EW
Mill Pond	Bass Open Season for Harvest: Second Saturday in June through Nov. 30.
Moore Dam Reservoir (Ct River)	Waterford	Caledonia	3	1,235	Ut
Morey, Lake	Fairlee	Orange	1	547	St	EW
Morey, Lake	Bass: length limit, minimum length 14”; daily limit, bag limit 5 bass
Mud Pond	Hyde Park	Lamoille	1	14
Mud Pond	Use of fish (alive or dead) as bait is prohibited
Nelson Pond (Forest Lake)	Calais/Woodbury	Washington	1	133	St
Nelson Pond (Forest Lake)	Brook, Brown, Rainbow, and Lake Trout, and Landlocked Salmon: daily limit, total of brook trout, brown trout, rainbow trout, lake trout, and landlocked salmon must not be more than 2 in aggregate
Nichols Pond	Woodbury	Washington	1	171	Pc
Nichols Pond	Brook, Brown, Rainbow, and Lake Trout, and Landlocked Salmon: daily limit, total of brook trout, brown trout, rainbow trout, lake trout, and landlocked salmon must not be more than 2 in aggregate
North Pond	Chittenden	Rutland	1	5
North Pond	Only open to fishing from second Saturday in April to Oct. 31 (see table 1 for regulations on specific species) Use of fish (alive or dead) as bait is prohibited
Notch Pond	Ferdinand	Essex	1	22	Pf
Notch Pond	Only open to fishing from second Saturday in April to Oct. 31 (see table 1 for regulations on specific species) Use of fish (alive or dead) as bait is prohibited
Noyes Pond (Seyon Pond)	Groton	Caledonia	1	39	Sr
Noyes Pond (Seyon Pond)	All Species: open season, second Saturday in April to last Sunday in Oct., between 6:00 a.m. and one hour after sunset. Access to waters controlled by Department of Forests, Parks & Recreation; legal method, open-water fishing, by fly casting or trolling with a fly rod and reel, using artificial flies with a single hook without a barb or with the barb crimped down or fled off, only from boats rented from the Department of Forests, Parks & Recreation (shore and tributary fishing are prohibited).
Perch Pond (Zack Woods Pond)	Hyde Park/Wolcott	Lamoille	1	30	Sc
Perch Pond (Zack Woods Pond)	Only open to fishing from second Saturday in April to Oct. 31 (see table 1 for regulations on specific species)
Pigeon Pond	Groton	Caledonia	1	69
Pigeon Pond	Only open to fishing from second Saturday in April to Oct. 31 (see table 1 for regulations on specific species)
Pleiad Lake	Hancock	Addison	1	6
Pleiad Lake	Only open to fishing from second Saturday in April to Oct. 31 (see table 1 for regulations on specific species) Use of fish (alive or dead) as bait is prohibited
Raponda Lake	Wilmington	Windham	1	121	St
Raponda Lake	Bass Open Season for Harvest: Second Saturday in June through Nov. 30.
Red Mill Pond	Woodford	Bennington	1	7	Sc
Red Mill Pond	Only open to fishing from second Saturday in April to Oct. 31 (see table 1 for regulations on specific species) Use of fish (alive or dead) as bait is prohibited
Retreat Meadows	Brattleboro	Windham	1	80
Retreat Meadows	Bass Open Season for Harvest: Second Saturday in June through Nov. 30.
Roach Pond	Hubbardton	Rutland	1	22
Roach Pond	Bass Open Season for Harvest: Second Saturday in June through Nov. 30.
Runnemede Lake	Windsor	Windsor	1	60
Runnemede Lake	Bass Open Season for Harvest: Second Saturday in June through Nov. 30.
Sadawga Pond	Whitingham	Windham	1	194	St	EW
Sadawga Pond	Bass Open Season for Harvest: Second Saturday in June through Nov. 30.
Salem Lake (Big Salem Lake)	Derby	Orleans	1	764	St	EW
Salem Lake (Big Salem Lake)	Catch and Release for salmon between Sept. 1 and Oct. 31
Seymour Lake	Morgan/ Charleston	Orleans	1	1,769	St
Seymour Lake	Brook, Brown, Rainbow, and Lake Trout, and Landlocked Salmon: daily limit, total of brook trout, brown trout, rainbow trout, lake trout, and landlocked salmon must not be more than 2 in aggregate
Seyon Pond (Noyes Pond)	Groton	Caledonia	1	39
Seyon Pond (Noyes Pond)	All Species: open season, second Saturday in April to last Sunday in Oct., between 6:00 a.m. and one hour after sunset. Access to waters controlled by Department of Forests, Parks & Recreation; legal method, open-water fishing, by fly casting or trolling with a fly rod and reel, using artificial flies with a single hook without a barb or with the barb crimped down or fled off, only from boats rented from the Department of Forests, Parks & Recreation (shore and tributary fishing are prohibited).
Shadow Lake	Glover	Orleans	1	210	St
Shadow Lake	Brook, Brown, Rainbow, and Lake Trout, and Landlocked Salmon: daily limit, total of brook trout, brown trout, rainbow trout, lake trout, and landlocked salmon must not be more than 2 in aggregate
Sherman Reservoir	Whitingham	Windham	1	112	Ut
Sherman Reservoir	Brook, Brown, Rainbow Trout: Open Season, second Saturday in April to Oct. 31, daily limit 6 trout
Silver Lake	Leicester	Addison	1	101	Sc	EW
Silver Lake	Only open to fishing from second Saturday in April to Oct. 31 (see table 1 for regulations on specific species)
South America Pond	Ferdinand	Essex	1	29	Pf
South America Pond	Only open to fishing from second Saturday in April to Oct. 31 (see table 1 for regulations on specific species) Use of fish (alive or dead) as bait is prohibited
South Pond	Marlboro	Windham	1	68	Str
South Pond	Only open to fishing from second Saturday in April to Oct. 31 (see table 1 for regulations on specific species)
Spring Lake	Shrewsbury	Rutland	1	66
Spring Lake	Only open to fishing from second Saturday in April to Oct. 31 (see below and table 1 for regulations on specific species) Brook, Brown, Rainbow, and Lake Trout, and Landlocked Salmon: daily limit, total of brook trout, brown trout, rainbow trout, lake trout, and landlocked salmon must not be more than 2 in aggregate
Stannard Pond	Stannard	Caledonia	1	25	Sf
Stannard Pond	Only open to fishing from second Saturday in April to Oct. 31 (see table 1 for regulations on specific species)
Sterling Pond	Cambridge	Lamoille	1	8
Sterling Pond	Only open to fishing from second Saturday in April to Oct. 31 (see table 1 for regulations on specific species) Use of fish (alive or dead) as bait is prohibited
Stiles Pond	Waterford	Caledonia	1	154	Sud
Stiles Pond	Yellow Perch: daily limit, 10 perch
Stoughton Pond	Weathersfield	Windsor	1	56	Gt	EW
Stoughton Pond	Only open to fishing from second Saturday in April to Oct. 31 (see table 1 for regulations on specific species)
Stratton Pond	Stratton	Windham	1	46
Stratton Pond	Only open to fishing from second Saturday in April to Oct. 31 (see table 1 for regulations on specific species) Use of fish (alive or dead) as bait is prohibited
Sunset Lake	Benson/Orwell	Rutland	1	202		EW
Sunset Lake	Brook, Brown, Rainbow, and Lake Trout, and Landlocked Salmon: daily limit, total of brook trout, brown trout, rainbow trout, lake trout, and landlocked salmon must not be more than 2 in aggregate
Unknown Pond	Averys Gore	Essex	1	19	Pf
Unknown Pond	Only open to fishing from second Saturday in April to Oct. 31 (see table 1 for regulations on specific species) Use of fish (alive or dead) as bait is prohibited
Unknown Pond	Ferdinand	Essex	1	12	Sf
Unknown Pond	Only open to fishing from second Saturday in April to Oct. 31 (see table 1 for regulations on specific species) Use of fish (alive or dead) as bait is prohibited
Vail Pond (Big Fish Pond)	Sutton	Caledonia	1	16	Sud
Vail Pond (Big Fish Pond)	Only open to fishing from second Saturday in April to Oct. 31 (see table 1 for regulations on specific species)
Vernon Hatchery Pond	Vernon	Windham	1	10	Sc
Vernon Hatchery Pond	Only open to fishing from second Saturday in April to Oct. 31 (see table 1 for regulations on specific species)
Weatherhead Hollow	Guilford	Windham	1	33	St
Weatherhead Hollow	Bass Open Season for Harvest: Second Saturday in June through Nov. 30.
West Mtn. Pond	Maidstone	Essex	1	60	Sc
West Mtn. Pond	Only open to fishing from second Saturday in April to Oct. 31 (see table 1 for regulations on specific species) Use of fish (alive or dead) as bait is prohibited
Wheeler Pond	Barton/Caledonia	Orleans	1	15	Sc
Wheeler Pond	Only open to fishing from second Saturday in April to Oct. 31 (see table 1 for regulations on specific species)
Willoughby, Lake	Westmore	Orleans	1	1,653	St	EW
Willoughby, Lake	Brook, Brown, Rainbow, and Lake Trout, and Landlocked Salmon: daily limit, total of brook trout, brown trout, rainbow trout, lake trout, and landlocked salmon must not be more than 2 in aggregate
Zack Woods Pond (Perch Pond)	Hyde Park/Wolcott	Lamoille	1	30	Sc
Zack Woods Pond (Perch Pond)	Only open to fishing from second Saturday in April to Oct. 31 (see table 1 for regulations on specific species)

Before You Back Down the Ramp:

“Load before you launch” — put all gear into your boat while in the parking lot, not on the ramp;
Loosen any tie-downs, insert plug;
Help STOP aquatic hitchhikers: CHECK, DRAIN, DRY. Make it a habit BEFORE launching and BEFORE leaving to carefully inspect and clean your vessel;
Back down ramp, launch and secure your boat to dock or on shore;
Immediately move and park your vehicle in the appropriate location.

Remember: SWIMMING OR SUNBATHING at access areas is prohibited.