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Fly Fishing in Vermont

50 featured rivers, lakes and streams in Vermont, each with target species, a hatch chart and a map of nearby access.

Barton River (Rainbow Trout, Brown Trout)
Northeast Kingdom stream connecting Crystal Lake to Lake Memphremagog. Rainbow and brown trout.
Battenkill River (Brown Trout, Brook Trout)
The most famous trout stream in the East. Wild brown trout in classic spring creek water with challenging technical fishing.
Black River (Brown Trout, Rainbow Trout)
Central Vermont stream with brown and rainbow trout. Good hatches and easy access points.
Browns River (Brown Trout, Brook Trout)
Northwestern Vermont stream in Jericho area. Brown and brook trout with good roadside access.
Clyde River (Brook Trout)
Northeast Kingdom stream with wild brook trout. Remote fishing in beautiful unspoiled country.
Cold River (Brook Trout, Brown Trout)
Southern Vermont stream near Shrewsbury. Wild brook and brown trout in Green Mountain headwaters.
Deerfield River (Brown Trout, Brook Trout)
Southern Vermont section above Somerset Reservoir. Wild brown and brook trout in remote waters.
Dog River (Brook Trout, Brown Trout)
Central Vermont stream with wild brook and brown trout. Scenic rural fishing through pastoral farmland.
First Branch White River (Rainbow Trout, Brown Trout)
Eastern Vermont stream with rainbow and brown trout. Classic New England freestone fishing.
Furnace Brook (Brown Trout, Brook Trout)
Southern Vermont stream near Dorset. Wild brown and brook trout in marble-bedded pools.
Gihon River (Brook Trout)
Northern Vermont tributary to the Lamoille. Wild brook trout in pristine mountain waters.
Green River (Guilford) (Brown Trout, Brook Trout)
Southern Vermont gem with wild brown and brook trout. One of the state's most scenic small streams.
Harriman Reservoir (Brown Trout, Rainbow Trout, Smallmouth Bass)
Large southern Vermont reservoir with brown and rainbow trout. Also known as Lake Whitingham.
Huntington River (Brook Trout, Brown Trout)
Green Mountain stream near Camel's Hump. Native brook trout in upper sections with browns below.
Lake Champlain - Salmon Hole (Steelhead, Landlocked Salmon, Smallmouth Bass)
Burlington's urban fishery at the mouth of the Winooski. Steelhead, salmon, and bass throughout the year.
Lake Willoughby (Landlocked Salmon, Lake Trout, Rainbow Trout)
Deep glacial lake in the Northeast Kingdom. Landlocked salmon, lake trout, and rainbow trout.
Lamoille River (Rainbow Trout, Brown Trout)
Northern Vermont river with rainbow and brown trout. Beautiful Green Mountain scenery and excellent hatches.
Lewis Creek (Brown Trout, Brook Trout)
Small Champlain Valley stream with wild brown trout. Technical fishing in pastoral Vermont countryside.
Little River (Waterbury) (Rainbow Trout, Brown Trout)
Below Waterbury Reservoir with consistent cold water releases. Good rainbow and brown trout throughout the season.
Mad River (Brown Trout, Brook Trout)
Central Vermont freestone stream near Sugarbush. Wild brown and brook trout in challenging pocket water.
Mettawee River (Brown Trout, Brook Trout)
Southern Vermont stream flowing to the Battenkill. Good brown and brook trout in less pressured waters.
Middlebury River (Brook Trout, Brown Trout)
Western Vermont stream flowing through Middlebury Gap. Native brook trout in upper reaches with browns below.
Mill River (Clarendon) (Brown Trout, Rainbow Trout)
Central Vermont stream with brown and rainbow trout. Good spring and fall fishing.
Missisquoi River (Rainbow Trout, Brown Trout)
Northern Vermont river with excellent rainbow and brown trout fishing. Beautiful mountain scenery near Jay Peak.
Moose River (Brook Trout)
Northeast Kingdom stream with wild brook trout. Remote fishing in Victory Basin Wildlife Management Area.
New Haven River (Brook Trout, Brown Trout)
Beautiful freestone stream in the Green Mountain National Forest. Wild brook and brown trout in scenic gorges.
North Branch Lamoille River (Brook Trout)
Northern Vermont stream near Eden Mills. Wild brook trout in secluded mountain waters.
Nulhegan River (Brook Trout)
Remote Northeast Kingdom stream with native brook trout. Pristine wilderness fishing in the Silvio O. Conte Wildlife Refuge.
Ompompanoosuc River (Brown Trout, Rainbow Trout)
Eastern Vermont stream with good brown and rainbow trout. Flows through Norwich and Union Village.
Ottauquechee River (Rainbow Trout, Brown Trout)
Flowing through Woodstock and Quechee Gorge. Rainbow and brown trout with dramatic scenery.
Otter Creek (Rainbow Trout, Brown Trout)
Longest river entirely in Vermont. Good populations of rainbow and brown trout with easy wading.
Passumpsic River (Rainbow Trout, Brown Trout)
Northeast Kingdom river with rainbow and brown trout. Good hatches and scenic mountain views.
Poultney River (Brown Trout, Brook Trout)
Western Vermont stream forming part of the NY border. Brown trout in pastoral Champlain Valley setting.
Queechee Gorge (Brown Trout, Rainbow Trout)
Dramatic section of the Ottauquechee River. Brown and rainbow trout in Vermont's deepest gorge.
Roaring Brook (Brook Trout)
Green Mountain National Forest stream with native brook trout. Small water requiring stealth and short casts.
Rock River (Newfane) (Brown Trout, Brook Trout)
Southern Vermont stream with brown and brook trout. Scenic fishing near historic villages.
Saxtons River (Brown Trout, Brook Trout)
Southern Vermont stream with good wild brown trout. Scenic fishing through covered bridge country.
Second Branch White River (Rainbow Trout, Brown Trout)
Flows through Randolph area with good rainbow and brown trout. Easy access along Route 14.
Seymour Lake (Landlocked Salmon, Lake Trout, Smelt)
Northeast Kingdom lake with landlocked salmon and lake trout. Remote location with excellent coldwater fishing.
Sleepers River (Brook Trout)
Northeast Vermont stream with wild brook trout. Quiet fishing away from the crowds.
Stevens Branch (Brown Trout, Rainbow Trout)
Central Vermont tributary to the Winooski. Good brown trout fishing near Barre.
Third Branch White River (Rainbow Trout, Brown Trout)
Central Vermont stream with wild trout populations. Scenic fishing through pastoral valley.
Trout River (Brook Trout, Brown Trout)
Northern Vermont stream near Montgomery. Aptly named with excellent wild trout populations.
Waits River (Brown Trout, Brook Trout)
Eastern Vermont stream with good brown trout. Flows through classic New England farmland.
Wells River (Brook Trout, Brown Trout)
Eastern Vermont stream near Groton State Forest. Good brook and brown trout in forested sections.
West River (Brown Trout, Rainbow Trout)
Southern Vermont stream with brown and rainbow trout. Popular for both fly fishing and kayaking.
White River (Rainbow Trout, Brown Trout)
Central Vermont stream with excellent rainbow and brown trout. Good access throughout with beautiful Green Mountain scenery.
Williams River (Brook Trout, Brown Trout)
Southern Vermont stream with good wild trout. Less pressured than famous waters with scenic pools.
Willoughby River (Brook Trout, Landlocked Salmon)
Northeast Kingdom stream draining Lake Willoughby. Brook trout and landlocked salmon in crystal clear water.
Winooski River (Rainbow Trout, Brown Trout, Steelhead)
Central Vermont river near Burlington. Rainbow and brown trout with occasional steelhead runs.

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