Table 1: General Fishing Regulations

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Table 1: General Fishing Regulations for Vermont.

Note different regulation for River/Stream and Lake/Pond.

Regulations for all waterbodies NOT listed in Index of Rivers/Index of Lakes fall under this table.

Waterbody-specific regulations listed in Index of Rivers/Index of Lakes override the General Regulations

Species	Open Seasons for Harvest	Type of Water Body	Minimum Length	Daily Limit	Legal Methods
American Shad	All Year	All	NA	0	Catch and release open-water fishing
Anadromous Atlantic Salmon	No open season	All	NA	0	None
Bowfin, Mullet (Redhorse), Gar	All Year	River/Stream	None	No more than 5 of any one species	Open-water fishing
Bowfin, Mullet (Redhorse), Gar	All Year	Lake/Pond	None	No more than 5 of any one species	Open-water fishing, Ice fishing, Spear gun, Bow and crossbow all with line attached
Brook Trout and Brown Trout and Rainbow Trout	2nd Sat. in April to Oct. 31	River/Stream	None	Total of brook + brown + rainbow = no more than 8	Open-water fishing
Brook Trout and Brown Trout and Rainbow Trout	2nd Sat. in April to Oct. 31 and Jan 1 to March 15	Lake/Pond	None	Total of brook + brown + rainbow = no more than 6	Open-water fishing, Ice fishing
Carp, Suckers (Longnose and White), Cull Fish	All year	River/Stream	None	No limit	Open-water fishing
Carp, Suckers (Longnose and White), Cull Fish	All year	Lake/Pond	None	No limit	Open-water fishing, Ice fishing, Spear gun, Bow and crossbow all with line attached
Crappie	All Year	All	8”	25	Open-water fishing, Ice Fishing
Lake Sturgeon	No open season	All	NA	0	No fishing
Lake Trout	2nd Sat. in April to Oct. 31	River/Stream	18”	Total of lake trout + landlocked salmon = no more than 2	Open-water fishing
Landlocked Atlantic Salmon	2nd Sat. in April to Oct. 31	River/Stream	17”	Total of lake trout + landlocked salmon = no more than 2	Open-water fishing
Lake Trout	2nd Sat. in April to Oct. 31 and Jan 1 to March 15	Lake/Pond	18”	Total of lake trout + landlocked salmon = no more than 2	Open-water fishing, Ice fishing
Landlocked Atlantic Salmon	2nd Sat. in April to Oct. 31 and Jan 1 to March 15	Lake/Pond	17”	Total of lake trout + landlocked salmon = no more than 2	Open-water fishing, Ice fishing
Largemouth and Smallmouth Bass	2nd Sat. in June to March 15	All	10”	Total of largemouth + smallmouth = no more than 5	Open-water fishing, Ice fishing
Muskellunge	All Year	All	NA	0	Catch and release with artificial lures and flies only
Northern Pike	All Year	All	20”	5	Open-water fishing, Ice fishing
Rainbow Smelt	All Year	All	None	No limit	Open-water fishing, Ice fishing
Sauger	No open season	All	NA	0	None
Walleye	1st Sat. in May to March 15	All	18”	3	Open-water fishing, Ice fishing
Yellow Perch	All Year	All	None	50	Open-water fishing, Ice fishing
All Other Species	All Year	All	None	No limit	Open-water fishing, Ice fishing
Catch and Release: For species with defined harvest seasons, targeted catch and release angling can occur outside of harvest season, using artificial lures and flies except on those waters/areas that are closed to fishing. Note: Daily Limits cannot be combined between rivers/streams and lakes/ponds.