Fishing Knapp Brook Pond Number 1 in Windsor County, Vermont

• Overview

  Set in Windsor County, Vermont, this is Knapp Brook Pond Number 1. The surface lies 1,280 feet up. It measures about 27 acres, which is a comfortable size for bank fishing. Head to Windsor, 9.2 miles away, for anything you forgot. For a city, Manchester is 64 miles off. No county line comes close, which keeps the paperwork simple.

• Where to Fish on Knapp Brook Pond Number 1

  Depth figures are not published for this one. The old creek line under the surface is the feature worth finding. A reservoir gives you a hard edge, a shelf, and not much else. Open biodiversity records for Windsor County list brook trout, rainbow trout, white sucker, brown trout and longnose sucker. Records at this level tell you what is in the area. This water fishes better once you know its edges.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warm month here averages 67°F; the cold one sits at 17°F. The middle months are generous; the ends are demanding. Ice is part of the season here, ending near mid April. In an average year the thaw lands around mid April and the freeze near early December. Just after the ice goes and just before it returns, the fishing lifts. Plan around that when you fish this water.

• Tackle & Baits

  Our records carry no access rule either way. A made slipway is half a mile from here, which settles the boat question. Parking is close: a car park sits half a mile from the bank. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. 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. Knapp Brook Pond Number 2, 0.4 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. Treat access at this water as something to verify.