Coles Pond, Vermont: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  You will find Coles Pond in Caledonia County, Vermont. Height above sea level is 2,188 feet. Surface area is around 107 acres, which gives you real water without needing a boat. Shoreline comes to about 2.7 miles, small enough to learn in a day. By elevation it is in the upper part of our Vermont listings. The town to know is Hardwick, 7.5 miles out. Lyndon is 10 miles away, with Lyndonville at 11 miles. The boundary is close enough to be worth checking before you fish.

• Where to Fish on Coles Pond

  Our records hold no depth for this water. Built water gives depth close in, which suits a bank angler. Draw-down through summer strips the margins, so follow the water out. Open biodiversity records for Caledonia County list rainbow trout, brook trout, pumpkinseed, white sucker and yellow perch. Records at this level tell you what is in the area. The near bank of Coles Pond is often the one people ignore.

• Seasonal Patterns

  On the long-term average, July reads 64°F and January reads 13°F. The season turns properly here, and fish follow it closely. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about late April. The season between ice runs from about late April to late November. The first weeks of open water and the last are the ones to plan for. Expect Coles Pond to follow that timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. There is a slipway at Coles Pond Boat Access, roughly half a mile off. The water borders Steam Brook Mill Wildlife Management Area, so reserve rules are likely to apply. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Ask in the nearest town if you are unsure. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. For a change of water, Stannard Pond is 2.8 miles distant. Nothing here settles the position at Coles Pond for certain.