Sabin Pond Fishing near Hardwick, Vermont

• Overview

  Vermont holds Sabin Pond, in Washington County. It sits at 922 feet above sea level. It runs to roughly 147 acres — big enough to hold fish away from the bank, small enough to learn. There is roughly 3.8 miles of bank, more than one visit can cover properly. Size puts it in the front rank of our Washington County list. Head to Hardwick, 7.5 miles away, for anything you forgot. Montpelier is 13 miles away, with Stowe at 14 miles. A county boundary sits nearby, which can matter for local access rules.

• Where to Fish on Sabin Pond

  Depth is not on record here, so the bank has to tell you. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Reported across Washington County: brook trout, rainbow trout, white sucker and brown trout. County data is a starting point rather than a guarantee. Fish Sabin Pond where the bottom changes rather than where it looks deep.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Temperature averages peak at 66°F in July and bottom out at 15°F in January. Seasons are distinct, and each one fishes differently. Count on hard cover from midwinter, and open water from mid April. In an average year the thaw lands around mid April and the freeze near early December. The weeks after the thaw and the ones before the freeze are the strongest. At Sabin Pond the season follows that pattern closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. A launch point is recorded some half a mile off. Expect a half a mile walk in from where the car goes. 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. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. For a change of water, Forest Lake is 1.3 miles distant. Confirm before you fish Sabin Pond.