Fishing Norton Pond in Orleans County, Vermont

• Overview

  Norton Pond stands in Orleans County, Vermont. Height above sea level is 1,339 feet. Surface area runs to roughly 659 acres, so plan for one area rather than the whole. The margin runs to about 8.2 miles in total. It is among the larger waters listed here for Orleans County. Head to Stanstead, 12 miles away, for anything you forgot. For a city, Sherbrooke is 32 miles off. A border sits close enough to be relevant to the paperwork.

• Where to Fish on Norton Pond

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. A reservoir gives you a hard edge, a shelf, and not much else. Held water runs deepest at the wall and shallows back to the inflow. Across Orleans County, recorded fish include white sucker, pumpkinseed and brook trout. Take it as the county picture rather than a promise for this water. Norton Pond gives up its fish to patience rather than distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages move between 12°F in January and 64°F in July. A solid cap is the normal state through winter. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about late April. Climate figures give an open season running late April to early December. The first weeks of open water and the last are the ones to plan for. Time your trip to Norton Pond by conditions rather than dates.

• Tackle & Baits

  The access position is unclear from public sources. A car park lies half a mile away, so the walk in is short. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Check whether a boat is allowed before you tow one. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. For a change of water, Unknown Pond is 2.1 miles distant. Confirm access to Norton Pond locally before you travel.