Fishing at Cedar Lake, Addison County, Vermont

• Overview

  You will find Cedar Lake in Addison County, Vermont. The setting is rolling bush on every side. The water covers some 128 acres, so pick a bank rather than trying to cover it all. The bank runs about 1.7 miles all the way round, so one visit can cover most of it. By elevation it sits in the lower part of our Vermont listings. 4.1 miles away sits Starksboro, the nearest town. Hinesburg is 5.5 miles and Ferrisburgh 6.4 miles. The boundary is near enough that local access rules are worth double-checking.

• Where to Fish on Cedar Lake

  There is no recorded depth, so work from what you can see. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Records held for Addison County cover bluegill, largemouth bass and pumpkinseed. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. At Cedar Lake light and wind decide more than tackle does.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warm month here averages 69°F; the cold one sits at 17°F. Winter shuts the surface down for months. After early April the shallows warm and the fish move up. On average, early April opens the water and mid December closes it again. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. That is the shape of the year on Cedar Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. Boat Ramp is the mapped launch, some half a mile from here. Monkton Pond is the nearest mapped car park, half a mile out. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Where a permit is needed, the nearest town usually sells it. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. Bristol Pond sits 5.8 miles off and takes the overflow. Signs at Cedar Lake carry more weight than any list.