Dow Pond Fishing in Addison County, Vermont

• Overview

  Dow Pond belongs to Addison County, Vermont. It sits at 446 feet above sea level. About 11 acres of surface, which puts the far bank inside easy sight. By elevation it sits in the lower part of our Vermont listings. Start from Middlebury (village), 3.5 miles down the road. Lincoln follows at 8 miles, then Salisbury at 8.2 miles. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Dow Pond

  Our records hold no depth for this water. Held water runs deepest at the wall and shallows back to the inflow. Points where the flooded channel swings in are the reliable ones. County-wide records name bluegill, largemouth bass, pumpkinseed and brook trout. The county list is broader than any single water. Read Dow Pond for ten minutes before the first cast goes out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 69°F at the top of summer and 18°F at the bottom of winter. Fishing here follows the temperature more than the calendar. The open season starts with the thaw, near enough early April. Averages place the thaw at early April and the freeze at mid December. The strong weeks are the first after break-up and the last before the freeze. That is the shape of the year on Dow Pond.

• Tackle & Baits

  We hold no note on access for this one. A parking area is marked roughly half a mile out. 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. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. Abbey Pond, 2.3 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. For Dow Pond in particular, ask before you travel.