Harriman Pond Fishing in Orange County, Vermont

• Overview

  Set in Orange County, Harriman Pond is a Vermont water. The country here is rolling bush. It measures about 25 acres, which is a comfortable size for bank fishing. For supplies, Woodsville is 4 miles out. Then Haverhill, 4.8 miles, and Orford, 14 miles. Water in the same corner: The Fish Pond near enough 1.1 miles, Halls Lake 2.5 miles off, Round Pond near enough 3.9 miles, Long Pond 4.3 miles off and Wood Pond near enough 4.3 miles. Local rules may differ a few miles either side of here.

• Where to Fish on Harriman Pond

  Depth is unknown to us, and the shoreline is the better guide. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. County-wide records name brook trout, rainbow trout and white sucker. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. Harriman Pond repays a walk before the first cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-run averages give July about 68°F and January about 16°F. Winter closes the water for a while, and the reopening is worth catching. Look for the thaw near early April; the fishing lifts straight after. Averages suggest open water from about early April through to roughly early December. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. It holds true on Harriman Pond more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether the bank is open is not something our records settle. No launch point is recorded nearby, so this is a bank water unless you carry a boat in. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Look for a notice board at the entrance. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. Should this one be busy, The Fish Pond is 1.1 miles off. Confirm before you fish Harriman Pond.