Fishing Round Pond in Orange County, Vermont

• Overview

  Round Pond is set in Orange County, Vermont. The water sits 1,237 feet up. At about 30 acres, a day is enough to walk the shoreline properly. Some 6.8 miles away sits Haverhill, the nearest settlement. Further out sit Woodsville (6.8 miles) and Washington (14 miles). Other water nearby: Long Pond (0.4 miles), Halls Lake some 2.2 miles off, Harriman Pond (3.9 miles), Norwich Reservoir some 4.7 miles off and The Fish Pond (4.8 miles). Being near a boundary, it pays to know which side you are fishing.

• Where to Fish on Round Pond

  Open data we checked carries no depth for this water. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Fish documented in Orange County include brook trout, rainbow trout, white sucker, longnose sucker and redbreast sunfish. Species recorded across the county may be limited to a few waters. Round Pond repays a walk before the first cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Temperature averages peak at 67°F in July and bottom out at 15°F in January. The season turns properly here, and fish follow it closely. Hard water holds through the cold months, breaking up near mid April. The lid tends to go about mid April and return around early December. The middle of summer slows a little, with dawn and dusk carrying it. On Round Pond that shapes the whole year.

• Tackle & Baits

  No access rule appears in what we hold. There is no mapped parking or launch close by, which usually means walking in. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Season dates differ by species, so read the table. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. Should this one be busy, Long Pond is 0.4 miles off. Ask locally about Round Pond if anything is unclear.