Fishing Halfmoon Pond in Franklin County, Vermont

• Overview

  Set in Franklin County, Halfmoon Pond is a Vermont water. It lies 915 feet above sea level. It covers about 22 acres, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. On size it sits at the modest end of our Franklin County list. Milton is the closest place, 9.7 miles off. Longueuil sits 62 miles out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. The county edge is within a short distance of the bank.

• Where to Fish on Halfmoon Pond

  No figure exists for depth, so let the water show you. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Public occurrence data for Franklin County names 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. Read Halfmoon Pond before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July near 68°F and January near 15°F on the long-run figures. The year runs cold to warm and back, with clear transitions. Ice is part of the season here, ending near mid April. Ice usually gives way near mid April, and forms again about early December. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. Halfmoon Pond runs to that rhythm year in and year out.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. There is no mapped parking or launch close by, which usually means walking in. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Where a permit is needed, the nearest town usually sells it. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. If the gate is shut, Metcalf Pond at 3.2 miles is the nearest alternative. What applies at Halfmoon Pond may have changed since it was mapped.