Fishing at Tunbridge Trout Pond, Orange County, Vermont

• Overview

  Tunbridge Trout Pond is an Orange County water, in Vermont. Elevation runs to 1,381 feet. Surface area runs to about 7 acres — small enough to read in one session. Most waters listed here for Orange County are larger. Chelsea at 9.1 miles is the nearest place to stop. Randolph lies 11 miles off, Hanover another 14 miles. It sits near the edge of the county, so check which rules apply.

• Where to Fish on Tunbridge Trout Pond

  We hold no depth figure for this one. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. County-wide records name brook trout, rainbow trout and white sucker. Read it as a county summary, not a water-by-water list. Tunbridge Trout Pond repays a walk before the first cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Temperature averages peak at 66°F in July and bottom out at 16°F in January. The year runs cold to warm and back, with clear transitions. Firm cover through the cold months, then open water from mid April. On the long-run averages the water opens up around mid April and starts locking again about early December. June through September is the settled part of the year, with the shoulders busier for fish. That shapes the year on Tunbridge Trout Pond.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. No made access is recorded, so a short walk in is the likely arrangement. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Bank access can be seasonal on ground like this. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. McIntosh Pond sits 3 miles off and takes the overflow. Check the current arrangement for Tunbridge Trout Pond.