Hopper Pond, Vermont: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Hopper Pond belongs to Bennington County, Vermont. Elevation runs to 1,824 feet. The whole thing is a single swim; walk it in a minute. On size it sits at the modest end of our Bennington County list. Nearest town is Manchester Center, 5.1 miles off. Beyond it, Arlington at 5.2 miles and Pawlet at 14 miles. Rules here are straightforward: one county, one set of rules.

• Where to Fish on Hopper Pond

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Records held for Bennington County cover brook trout, brown trout, white sucker, brown bullhead and longnose sucker. Species recorded across the county may be limited to a few waters. On Hopper Pond that means starting tight and working out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is 18°F to 67°F. Winter closes the water for a while, and the reopening is worth catching. The open season starts with the thaw, near enough early April. Climate figures give an open season running early April to early December. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. That is the shape of the year on Hopper Pond.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. The nearest car park we can see is half a mile out, so expect a walk with your gear. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Season dates differ by species, so read the table. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. Should this one be busy, Barbos Lake is 0.4 miles off. Ask locally about Hopper Pond if anything is unclear.