Duck Pond Fishing near Lyndonville, Vermont

• Overview

  Orleans County in Vermont is where Duck Pond sits. The surroundings are pine and birch. It covers about 6 acres, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. On size it sits at the modest end of our Orleans County list. Supplies mean a trip to Lyndonville, 12 miles off. The nearest city of size is Sherbrooke, 52 miles away. This one sits near enough to a boundary to be worth checking.

• Where to Fish on Duck Pond

  No figure exists for depth, so let the water show you. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Survey and observation records for Orleans County include white sucker, pumpkinseed, brook trout and yellow perch. Records at county level tell you what is around, not what is stocked here. Anyone new to Duck Pond should walk it once before setting up.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July is the warm end of the year here, averaging about 65°F, while January sits near 13°F. Winter closes the water for a while, and the reopening is worth catching. The freeze runs deep into the year, with break-up near mid April. Average temperatures cross freezing around mid April in spring and again near early December in autumn. May into June fishes hardest, and September gives a second good stretch before the lid returns. Keep it in mind when planning a trip to Duck Pond.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. Perry Holbrook Memorial State Park takes in this water; protected-area rules will apply. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. For a change of water, Long Pond is 0.5 miles distant. The position on Duck Pond is worth confirming on the day.