Fishing at Griggs Pond, Orleans County, Vermont

• Overview

  Within Orleans County, Vermont, you have Griggs Pond. This is rolling bush ground. The water measures roughly 8 acres, so nothing here is far from anything else. It is a small entry by Orleans County standards. You are 13 miles from Newport. Montgomery lies 18 miles off, Hardwick another 19 miles. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Griggs Pond

  Without a survey to go on, judge depth from how the bank falls away. The old creek line under the surface is the feature worth finding. Points where the flooded channel swings in are the reliable ones. Fish documented in Orleans County include white sucker, pumpkinseed and brook trout. Take it as the county picture rather than a promise for this water. Read Griggs Pond for ten minutes before the first cast goes out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate records put July near 66°F and January near 14°F. The middle months are generous; the ends are demanding. Ice is part of the season here, ending near mid April. Break-up near mid April, freeze-up near early December: that is the shape of an average year. June through September is the settled part of the year, with the shoulders busier for fish. It holds true on Griggs Pond more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public data does not answer the access question here. No built facilities appear in mapping around this water. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Read any posted signs at the access point rather than assuming. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. Should this one be busy, Potters Pond is 0.4 miles off. None of that is settled for Griggs Pond in what we hold.