Bliss Pond Fishing near Montpelier, Vermont

• Overview

  Bliss Pond is a Washington County water, in Vermont. The setting is lake country bush on every side. Around 32 acres of surface means several distinct areas to work. Nearest town is Montpelier, 7.4 miles off. Sherbrooke sits 78 miles out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. Others close at hand: Adamant Pond at 1.3 miles, Sodom Pond 1.9 miles away, Curtis Pond at 2.1 miles, Nelson Pond 2.6 miles away and Chapels Pond at 2.7 miles. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Bliss Pond

  We hold no depth figure for this one. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Reported across Washington County: brook trout, rainbow trout, white sucker and brown trout. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. Bliss Pond repays a walk before the first cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Average temperature peaks around 66°F in July and bottoms out near 15°F in January. A solid cap is the normal state through winter. Winter fishing happens on the ice here, with open water back around mid April. Break-up near mid April, freeze-up near early December: that is the shape of an average year. The strongest runs come at either end of the open season. Plan any trip to Bliss Pond around it.

• Tackle & Baits

  There is no clear statement anywhere on who can fish it. No made access is recorded, so a short walk in is the likely arrangement. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Bank access can be seasonal on ground like this. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. If the gate is shut, Adamant Pond at 1.3 miles is the nearest alternative. Check the current arrangement for Bliss Pond.