Best brook trout lakes in Vermont
18 Vermont waters hold brook trout, 2 mapped with real state-agency depth surveys. Ranked below by size and depth-data quality — open any water to see exactly where to fish it: depth contours, scored spots with plain-English reasons, seasonal windows and bait picks. The native char of cold ponds and streams. Needs the coldest, cleanest water in the lake.
- Maidstone Lake — 117 ft max · survey depth data · Smallmouth Bass, Yellow Perch, Lake Trout, Brook TroutWhy #1: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
- Lac Wallace — 60 ft max · survey depth data · Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Northern Pike, Rainbow TroutWhy #2: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
- Somerset Reservoir — 85 ft max · Smallmouth Bass, Bluegill, Yellow Perch, Brook TroutWhy #3: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
- Green River Reservoir — 93 ft max · Smallmouth Bass, Northern Pike, Bluegill, Yellow PerchWhy #4: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
- Batten Kill — 5 ft max · Brown Trout, Brook TroutWhy #5: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 2 public access sites, 2 carry-in or shore-oriented
- Silver Lake — 70 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Northern Pike, Bluegill, Rainbow TroutWhy #6: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
- Beebe Pond — 43 ft max · Rainbow Trout, Yellow Perch, Brown Trout, Brook TroutWhy #7: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
- Silver Lake — 32 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Northern Pike, Bluegill, Rainbow TroutWhy #8: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
- Turtlehead Pond — 16 ft max · Rainbow Trout, Yellow Perch, Brown Trout, Brook TroutWhy #9: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
- May Pond — 31 ft max · Brook TroutWhy #10: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
- Bald Hill Pond — 42 ft max · Bluegill, Rainbow Trout, Brook TroutWhy #11: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
- Spring Lake — 84 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Yellow Perch, Lake Trout, Brook TroutWhy #12: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
- Indian Brook Reservoir — 22 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Crappie, BluegillWhy #13: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
- Center Pond — 72 ft max · Lake Trout, Brook TroutWhy #14: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
- Miller Pond — 32 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Bluegill, Rainbow Trout, Brook TroutWhy #15: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
- Lewis Pond — 8 ft max · Smallmouth Bass, Brook TroutWhy #16: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
- West Mountain Pond — 12 ft max · Brook TroutWhy #17: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
- Jobs Pond — 17 ft max · Rainbow Trout, Yellow Perch, Brown Trout, Brook TroutWhy #18: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
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How to use this ranking
The order is a map-planning ranking, not a claim about today's fish population. It favors larger mapped waters and gives survey-backed contours a three-times data-quality boost. Agency population surveys, current regulations, access and recent conditions should make the final decision.
Compare maximum depth across 37,233 lake records · See Vermont waters with public access data
When to fish brook trout in Vermont
- Spring 2–15 ft — Ice-out scatters brookies along shorelines and inflow mouths, feeding on the first insect activity.
- Summer 10–30 ft — Brookies hold where the coldest water is — spring holes, deep basin edges and inflow plumes.
- Fall 2–15 ft — Fall is the show: brilliant spawning colors on gravel shoals and inflow gravel.
- Winter 3–20 ft — A classic ice-fishing target — active all winter in shallow to mid-depth water.
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