Heart Pond Fishing Guide, Orleans County, Vermont

• Overview

  Orleans County in Vermont is where Heart Pond sits. The surface lies 1,181 feet up. Hardwick lies 13 miles from the water. Then Morrisville, 15 miles, and Morristown, 16 miles. Other water nearby: Great Hosmer Pond within 0.4 miles, Page Pond near enough 1 mile, Little Hosmer Pond within 1.7 miles, Duck Pond near enough 1.9 miles and Hartwell Pond within 3.5 miles. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Heart Pond

  The records we hold are silent on depth, so plan to find it yourself. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Survey and observation records for Orleans County include white sucker, pumpkinseed, brook trout and yellow perch. The county figures include rivers and lakes alike. Take Heart Pond a stretch at a time.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July to average close to 66°F, with January the cold end at about 14°F. The season turns properly here, and fish follow it closely. The freeze runs deep into the year, with break-up near mid April. Averages place the thaw at mid April and the freeze at early December. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. Heart Pond runs to that rhythm year in and year out.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing on record says whether the bank is open or closed. 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. Check whether a boat is allowed before you tow one. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. Failing this one, try Great Hosmer Pond, 0.4 miles away. Signs at Heart Pond carry more weight than any list.