Pico Pond Fishing Guide, Rutland County, Vermont

• Overview

  Within Rutland County, Vermont, you have Pico Pond. What surrounds it is mixed forest. At roughly 11 acres, the whole thing is within casting reach of a single walk. By elevation it is in the upper part of our Vermont listings. 5.8 miles away sits Mendon, the nearest town. After that come Chittenden at 7.9 miles and Rutland at 8.5 miles. Two sets of local rules meet not far from this water.

• Where to Fish on Pico Pond

  Depth figures are not published for this one. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Rutland County records list bluegill, brook trout, brown trout, white sucker and largemouth bass among the fish reported. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. On Pico Pond a short move beats a long cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate records put July near 64°F and January near 15°F. Winter closes the water for a while, and the reopening is worth catching. Look for the thaw near mid April; the fishing lifts straight after. Ice clears near mid April and comes back about early December in a typical year. Early summer and early autumn carry the open-water season. That shapes the year on Pico Pond.

• Tackle & Baits

  The paperwork position is blank for this one. There is no mapped parking or launch nearby, which keeps numbers down. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Where access is informal, keep it that way by behaving. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. If the gate is shut, Kent Pond at 2 miles is the nearest alternative. Treat Pico Pond as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.