Fishing Enosburg Falls Reservoir in Franklin County, Vermont

• Overview

  Franklin County in Vermont is where Enosburg Falls Reservoir sits. It stands 525 feet above sea level. Surface area runs to about 4 acres — small enough to read in one session. Our Franklin County list holds plenty of bigger water. For a base, Enosburg Falls sits 2.4 miles out. Then Richford, 6.8 miles, and Montgomery, 7.4 miles. The boundary is close enough to be worth checking before you fish.

• Where to Fish on Enosburg Falls Reservoir

  Depth is unmeasured here, so let the shoreline guide you. Rip-rap along the wall holds fish that the open bank never does. Draw-down through summer strips the margins, so follow the water out. Species logged across Franklin County include white sucker, logperch, fantail darter, smallmouth bass and brown trout. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. On Enosburg Falls Reservoir a short move beats a long cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 67°F at the top of summer and 14°F at the bottom of winter. Winter closes the water for a while, and the reopening is worth catching. Expect a solid lid for months and a thaw around mid April. Expect the water usable from around mid April until roughly early December. Right after break-up, and again as the nights sharpen, is when to go. Expect Enosburg Falls Reservoir to follow that timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  The paperwork position is blank for this one. Public data shows nothing built here, so treat the whole approach as informal. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Gates get locked out of season on water like this. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. Lake Carmi at 5.2 miles is the sensible second choice. What applies at Enosburg Falls Reservoir may have changed since it was mapped.