Duck Pond Fishing in Caledonia County, Vermont

• Overview

  Look for Duck Pond in the Caledonia County part of Vermont. The surface lies 1,693 feet up. The water measures roughly 7 acres, so nothing here is far from anything else. It is one of the smaller waters we list in Caledonia County. Lyndonville is the closest town at 12 miles. Then Lyndon, 14 miles, and Newport, 17 miles. A county line runs close by, so local bylaws can differ within a short drive.

• Where to Fish on Duck Pond

  Without a survey to go on, judge depth from how the bank falls away. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Caledonia County records list rainbow trout, brook trout, pumpkinseed and white sucker among the fish reported. The county figures include rivers and lakes alike. Fish Duck Pond to its features, not to its size.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is 13°F to 65°F. Fishing here follows the temperature more than the calendar. The lid arrives early and lasts until roughly late April. Averages suggest open water from about late April through to roughly early December. Late spring and early autumn carry the year between them. Duck Pond runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. Willoughby State Forest covers this ground, which means extra rules to check. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Some banks are open only from a marked point. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. Blake Pond, 0.4 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. Rules at Duck Pond are worth checking on the day.