Fishing at Blodgett Pond, Orange County, Vermont

• Overview

  Set in Orange County, Vermont, this is Blodgett Pond. The water sits 653 feet up. About 15 acres of surface, which puts the far bank inside easy sight. Haverhill is the closest town at 2.1 miles. After that come Orford at 8.8 miles and Woodsville at 9.1 miles. You are close to a county edge here; who manages the access can change within a short drive.

• Where to Fish on Blodgett Pond

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. Points where the flooded channel swings in are the reliable ones. Standing timber shows when the level drops, and fish sit against it. Reported across Orange County: brook trout, rainbow trout, white sucker, longnose sucker and redbreast sunfish. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. Blodgett Pond gives up more to patience than to distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is 16°F to 67°F. A solid cap is the normal state through winter. Ice is part of the season here, ending near mid April. The open-water window runs from around mid April to about early December in an average year. The strong weeks are the first after break-up and the last before the freeze. That is the shape of the year on Blodgett Pond.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether the bank is open is not something our records settle. Mapping records no facilities at all near this water. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Bank access can be seasonal on ground like this. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. Halls Lake at 4 miles is the sensible second choice. Ask locally about Blodgett Pond if anything is unclear.