Saint Albans Reservoir South Fishing Guide, Franklin County, Vermont

• Overview

  The Franklin County end of Vermont holds Saint Albans Reservoir South. The water sits 712 feet up. It runs to roughly 25 acres — big enough to hold fish away from the bank, small enough to learn. For a base, Saint Albans sits 3.9 miles out. The big place round here is Longueuil, 56 miles distant. The boundary is near enough that local access rules are worth double-checking.

• Where to Fish on Saint Albans Reservoir South

  Nothing in our records gives a depth for this one. Levels move with the draw rather than the rain on water like this. Held water runs deepest at the wall and shallows back to the inflow. Open biodiversity records for Franklin County list white sucker, logperch, fantail darter, smallmouth bass and brown trout. The county figures include rivers and lakes alike. Fish Saint Albans Reservoir South to its features, not to its size.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Temperature averages peak at 68°F in July and bottom out at 15°F in January. The freeze arrives properly here and holds. The lid usually goes in mid April, which opens the strongest weeks of the year. In an average year the thaw lands around mid April and the freeze near early December. Right after break-up, and again as the nights sharpen, is when to go. At Saint Albans Reservoir South the season follows that pattern closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public data does not answer the access question here. Recorded parking is half a mile off, far enough to travel light. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Gates get locked out of season on water like this. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. For a change of water, Saint Albans Reservoir North is 0.5 miles distant. Check the current arrangement for Saint Albans Reservoir South.