Fishing Cole Pond in Windham County, Vermont

• Overview

  Windham County in Vermont is where Cole Pond sits. What surrounds it is rolling bush. Roughly 41 acres: a morning covers one end, an afternoon the other. Bank access stretches around 1.0 miles in total. Jamaica is the closest place, 3.5 miles off. Then Londonderry, 5.4 miles, and Townshend, 9.9 miles. The county line runs close by, so rules can change within a short drive.

• Where to Fish on Cole Pond

  Our records carry no depth, so judge it from the bank. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Across Windham County, recorded fish include brook trout, white sucker, brown trout and brown bullhead. At least one recorded species is protected in parts of its range; read the local rules before targeting anything. The shape of Cole Pond rewards a slow walk along one bank.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Typical July readings run about 67°F; by January the average is down near 18°F. Expect a real winter and a strong spring after it. Winter locks it down, and early April brings it back. Climate figures give an open season running early April to early December. The middle of summer slows a little, with dawn and dusk carrying it. It sets the rhythm of the year at Cole Pond.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. A ramp at Boat Launch is mapped half a mile away. Toilets show in mapping about half a mile away. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. For a change of water, Ball Mountain Lake is 2 miles distant. Check the current arrangement for Cole Pond.