Fishing at Black Pond, Rutland County, Vermont

• Overview

  Vermont holds Black Pond, in Rutland County. Country round the bank runs to pine and birch. About 24 acres of surface, which puts the far bank inside easy sight. Head to Castleton, 6.8 miles away, for anything you forgot. Albany sits 78 miles out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Black Pond

  Depth went unrecorded, which puts the reading back on you. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Fish documented in Rutland County include bluegill, brook trout and brown trout. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. At Black Pond the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Seasonal averages run from 18°F in January up to 69°F in July. Winter shuts the surface down for months. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about early April. On average, early April opens the water and mid December closes it again. Just after the ice goes and just before it returns, the fishing lifts. Expect Black Pond to follow that timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public data does not answer the access question here. Mapping shows a ramp about 0.9 miles from the shore. Expect a half a mile walk in from where the car goes. A campsite lies half a mile away for anyone staying over. There is a toilet block some half a mile out. A landowner's word beats anything printed elsewhere. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. For a change of water, High Pond is 0.6 miles distant. Confirm access to Black Pond locally before you travel.