Little Elmore Pond Fishing Guide, Lamoille County, Vermont

• Overview

  Little Elmore Pond sits in Lamoille County, out in Vermont. This is pine and birch country. It measures about 26 acres, which is a comfortable size for bank fishing. Some 5.5 miles away sits Morrisville, the nearest settlement. After that come Morristown at 6.1 miles and Stowe at 7.9 miles. Near neighbours: 2.5 miles away is Russ Pond, Lake Elmore 2.5 miles, 2.6 miles away is Hardwood Pond, Little Pond 3.2 miles and 4.9 miles away is Slayton Pond. The county edge is within a short distance of the bank.

• Where to Fish on Little Elmore Pond

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. County-wide records name pumpkinseed, brook trout and yellow perch. County records show what lives in the area; the local agency holds the water-by-water list. The shape of Little Elmore Pond decides where the fish sit.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is 14°F to 65°F. The middle months are generous; the ends are demanding. The lid usually sets by midwinter and gives way around mid April. Break-up near mid April, freeze-up near early December: that is the shape of an average year. Right after break-up, and again as the nights sharpen, is when to go. At Little Elmore Pond the season follows that pattern closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public data does not answer the access question here. Public data shows nothing built here, so treat the whole approach as informal. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. A landowner's word beats anything printed elsewhere. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. If the gate is shut, Russ Pond at 2.5 miles is the nearest alternative. For Little Elmore Pond in particular, ask before you travel.