Lefferts Pond Fishing near Chittenden, Vermont

• Overview

  The Rutland County end of Vermont holds Lefferts Pond. Height above sea level is 1,503 feet. It measures about 59 acres, which is a comfortable size for bank fishing. Shoreline comes to about 1.6 miles, small enough to learn in a day. Head to Chittenden, 2.4 miles away, for anything you forgot. Beyond it, Mendon at 4.6 miles and Rutland at 8.1 miles. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Lefferts Pond

  There is no recorded depth, so work from what you can see. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Rutland County records list bluegill, brook trout and brown trout among the fish reported. The list covers the county rather than this water alone, so treat it as a guide. Lefferts Pond repays a walk before the first cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate records put July near 65°F and January near 15°F. A full turn of seasons, with the strongest sport on either side of summer. Firm cover through the cold months, then open water from mid April. Ice usually gives way near mid April, and forms again about early December. The strong weeks are the first after break-up and the last before the freeze. Plan any trip to Lefferts Pond around it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. You can park half a mile away and walk in from there. Mapping records toilets within half a mile. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Bank access can be seasonal on ground like this. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. Chittenden Reservoir at 1.2 miles is the sensible second choice. None of that is settled for Lefferts Pond in what we hold.