Fishing Bean Pond in Caledonia County, Vermont

• Overview

  Caledonia County in Vermont is where Bean Pond sits. Country round the bank runs to lake country bush. It measures about 36 acres, which is a comfortable size for bank fishing. Bank access stretches around 1.0 miles in total. Head to Lyndonville, 12 miles away, for anything you forgot. It is 49 miles to Sherbrooke, the nearest city. The line between counties passes nearby, which can change who manages the water.

• Where to Fish on Bean Pond

  There is no recorded depth, so work from what you can see. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Species logged across Caledonia County include rainbow trout, brook trout and pumpkinseed. The county figures include rivers and lakes alike. On Bean Pond that means starting tight and working out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Between January at about 13°F and July at about 65°F, the water has a wide range to work through. The year splits cleanly: hard water, then open water. Hard cover is dependable here; it goes around mid April. Break-up sits around mid April on average, with the water closing again about early December. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. Anyone fishing Bean Pond regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Mapping shows an empty shoreline: no ramp, no jetty, no marked entry. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Where access is informal, keep it that way by behaving. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. Vail Pond, 0.8 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. Where Bean Pond is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.