Lost Pond Fishing near Arlington, Vermont

• Overview

  Lost Pond is a Bennington County water, in Vermont. Elevation runs to 2,661 feet. It is pond-in-a-field scale, with the far bank a short lob away. Our Bennington County list holds plenty of bigger water. Arlington is the closest place, 6.8 miles off. Then Manchester Center, 9.6 miles, and Dover, 13 miles. This one sits near enough to a boundary to be worth checking.

• Where to Fish on Lost Pond

  Depth here is unknown, so count the lead down before committing. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Open biodiversity records for Bennington County list brook trout, brown trout, white sucker and brown bullhead. Records at county level tell you what is around, not what is stocked here. At Lost Pond the water rewards a slow, careful approach.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Seasonal averages run from 16°F in January up to 64°F in July. Spring and autumn carry the fishing; summer and winter test it. Ice is part of the season here, ending near mid April. The open-water window runs from around mid April to about early December in an average year. Just after the ice goes and just before it returns, the fishing lifts. At Lost Pond the season follows that pattern closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Our records carry no access rule either way. The map shows no ramp or car park nearby, so this is a walk-in water. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Read any posted signs at the access point rather than assuming. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. If the gate is shut, Beebe Pond at 0.9 miles is the nearest alternative. For Lost Pond, the notice at the access point is the final word.