Lake Raponda, Vermont: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Look for Lake Raponda in the Windham County part of Vermont. Pine and birch runs right down to the water. It measures about 124 acres, which is a comfortable size for bank fishing. The whole outline is near 2.2 miles, and most of it is walkable. Size puts it in the front rank of our Windham County list. The nearest place of any size is Dover, 4.8 miles away. It is 50 miles to Albany, the nearest city. This one sits near enough to a boundary to be worth checking.

• Where to Fish on Lake Raponda

  Depth is not on record here, which means reading the ground instead. 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. Records held for Windham County cover brook trout, white sucker, brown trout, brown bullhead and Atlantic salmon. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. At Lake Raponda the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  In an average year July sits at 66°F and January at 18°F. Fishing here follows the temperature more than the calendar. The lid arrives early and lasts until roughly mid April. Ice usually gives way near mid April, and forms again about early December. Early summer and early autumn carry the open-water season. Keep it in mind when planning a trip to Lake Raponda.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether the bank is open is not something our records settle. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. 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. Bank access can be seasonal on ground like this. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. Failing this one, try Spruce Lake, 1.9 miles away. Confirm before you fish Lake Raponda.