Clyde Pond Fishing near Newport, Vermont

• Overview

  You will find Clyde Pond in Orleans County, Vermont. The surface lies 873 feet up. Surface area is around 186 acres, which gives you real water without needing a boat. Shoreline comes to about 2.7 miles, small enough to learn in a day. Newport sits 1.6 miles from here and is the nearest stop. Stanstead is 6.8 miles and Ayer's Cliff 17 miles. Two sets of local rules meet not far from this water.

• Where to Fish on Clyde Pond

  Nothing we hold settles how deep this runs. Inflow corners move water, and moving water gathers fish. Levels move with the draw rather than the rain on water like this. Orleans County records list white sucker, pumpkinseed, brook trout and yellow perch among the fish reported. The county list is broader than any single water. On Clyde Pond the first feature you find is usually worth a session.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July runs about 67°F on average, January about 14°F. Spring and autumn carry the fishing; summer and winter test it. Break-up comes around mid April, and the run that follows is short and strong. Climate averages put the opening at about mid April and the closing near early December. The middle of summer slows a little, with dawn and dusk carrying it. Clyde Pond runs to that rhythm year in and year out.

• Tackle & Baits

  The paperwork position is blank for this one. The nearest car park we can see is 0.9 miles out, so expect a walk with your gear. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Sort the permit out before you load the car. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. Failing this one, try Lake Derby, 3 miles away. Nothing on Clyde Pond should be assumed from this page alone.