Duck Pond Fishing Guide, Caledonia County, Vermont

• Overview

  Look for Duck Pond in Caledonia County, Vermont. Height above sea level is 981 feet. It covers about 5 acres, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. It is a small entry by Caledonia County standards. Nearest place of any size is Lyndonville, 5.4 miles away. Lyndon is 6.7 miles and St Johnsbury 13 miles. Rules can differ a short way off, since the county line is near.

• Where to Fish on Duck Pond

  No published figure covers depth, so learn it as you fish. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Across Caledonia County, recorded fish include rainbow trout, brook trout, pumpkinseed, white sucker and yellow perch. The county figures include rivers and lakes alike. Duck Pond fishes better once you know its edges.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Seasonal averages run from 13°F in January up to 66°F in July. A full turn of seasons, with the strongest sport on either side of summer. The lid arrives early and lasts until roughly mid April. The season between ice runs from about mid April to early December. Just after the ice goes and just before it returns, the fishing lifts. On Duck Pond the same rules apply, with local timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. Parking sits half a mile out, which makes for a walk with tackle. There is a campsite half a mile from the water. Public toilets are recorded roughly half a mile off. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. Failing this one, try Institute Pond, 5.5 miles away. Treat access at Duck Pond as something to verify.