Jacksonville Pond in Windham County: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Look for Jacksonville Pond in the Windham County part of Vermont. Height above sea level is 1,450 feet. At 16 acres it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. Dover lies 9.9 miles from the water. After that come Colrain at 11 miles and West Brattleboro at 11 miles. Being near a boundary, it pays to know which side you are fishing.

• Where to Fish on Jacksonville Pond

  Depth is not on record here, which means reading the ground instead. Held water runs deepest at the wall and shallows back to the inflow. Look for where the old bank line still shows under the surface. Across Windham County, recorded fish include brook trout, white sucker and brown trout. Several of these carry legal protection or closed seasons; the rulebook comes before the rod. On Jacksonville Pond the obvious spot is not always the productive one.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate normals give 67°F for July and 18°F for January. A full turn of seasons, with the strongest sport on either side of summer. The lid usually sets by midwinter and gives way around mid April. The open-water window runs from around mid April to about mid December in an average year. The first weeks of open water and the last are the ones to plan for. It holds true on Jacksonville Pond more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. Formal access is not mapped, so the last stretch is likely on foot. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Some banks are open only from a marked point. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. Failing this one, try Laurel Lake, 1.2 miles away. What applies at Jacksonville Pond may have changed since it was mapped.