Cow Hill Pond Fishing in Caledonia County, Vermont

• Overview

  Within Caledonia County, Vermont, you have Cow Hill Pond. Height above sea level is 1,706 feet. The water measures roughly 5 acres, so nothing here is far from anything else. Most waters listed here for Caledonia County are larger. The nearest town is Saint Johnsbury, 9.6 miles away. For a city, Sherbrooke is 72 miles off. Rules can differ a short way off, since the county line is near.

• Where to Fish on Cow Hill Pond

  We hold no survey for this water; read the slope of the shoreline instead. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Reported across Caledonia County: rainbow trout, brook trout, pumpkinseed, white sucker and yellow perch. Species recorded across the county may be limited to a few waters. On Cow Hill Pond the obvious spot is not always the productive one.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Average temperature peaks around 65°F in July and bottoms out near 13°F in January. Winter shuts the surface down for months. Look for the thaw near mid April; the fishing lifts straight after. Climate averages put the opening at about mid April and the closing near early December. The strongest runs come at either end of the open season. The season on Cow Hill Pond rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  The rules here are undocumented as far as public sources go. 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. A phone call first saves an afternoon. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. Should this one be busy, Mollys Pond is 1.9 miles off. Nothing here settles the position at Cow Hill Pond for certain.