Sarah Moores Pond in Caledonia County: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Look for Sarah Moores Pond in the Caledonia County part of Vermont. Elevation runs to 965 feet. The water measures roughly 9 acres, so nothing here is far from anything else. Saint Johnsbury sits 7.1 miles from the bank. For a city, Sherbrooke is 75 miles off. The boundary is near enough that local access rules are worth double-checking.

• Where to Fish on Sarah Moores Pond

  Depth is unknown to us, and the shoreline is the better guide. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Across Caledonia County, recorded fish include rainbow trout, brook trout, pumpkinseed, white sucker and yellow perch. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. Read Sarah Moores Pond for ten minutes before the first cast goes out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 67°F at the top of summer and 15°F at the bottom of winter. The freeze arrives properly here and holds. Winter fishing happens on the ice here, with open water back around mid April. On the long-run averages the water opens up around mid April and starts locking again about early December. September and October fish steadily right up to the freeze. Sarah Moores Pond runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether the bank is open is not something our records settle. Nothing built is recorded close to the bank here. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. Harvey Lake at 3.9 miles is the sensible second choice. Check the position at Sarah Moores Pond before loading the car.