Gale Meadows Pond Fishing near Londonderry, Vermont

• Overview

  Bennington County in Vermont is where Gale Meadows Pond sits. What surrounds it is lake country bush. Surface area is around 195 acres, which gives you real water without needing a boat. At about 3.9 miles of edge, most people work one arm at a time. By surface area it heads our Bennington County listings. The closest town, Londonderry, is 5.1 miles distant. Albany is the closest city, 57 miles away. Two sets of local rules meet not far from this water.

• Where to Fish on Gale Meadows Pond

  We hold no survey for this water; read the slope of the shoreline instead. A reservoir gives you a hard edge, a shelf, and not much else. Held water runs deepest at the wall and shallows back to the inflow. Public occurrence data for Bennington County names brook trout, brown trout, white sucker and brown bullhead. It is the county picture; the agency list is water-specific. Anyone new to Gale Meadows Pond should walk it once before setting up.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-run averages give July about 66°F and January about 17°F. A solid cap is the normal state through winter. The lid usually sets by midwinter and gives way around mid April. The water is typically free of ice between mid April and early December. From the thaw to midsummer the fishing improves week by week. Time your trip to Gale Meadows Pond by conditions rather than dates.

• Tackle & Baits

  The rules here are undocumented as far as public sources go. Boat access is recorded roughly half a mile away. You will be walking about half a mile from the nearest car park. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Some banks are open only from a marked point. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. The nearest alternative is Mud Pond, 3.5 miles out. None of that is settled for Gale Meadows Pond in what we hold.