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Best brook trout lakes in Vermont

14 Vermont waters hold brook trout, 1 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.

1. Maidstone Lake — 117 ft max · survey depth data · Smallmouth Bass, Yellow Perch, Lake Trout, Brook Trout
2. Somerset Reservoir — 85 ft max · Smallmouth Bass, Bluegill, Yellow Perch, Brook Trout
3. Green River Reservoir — 93 ft max · Smallmouth Bass, Northern Pike, Bluegill, Yellow Perch
4. Batten Kill — 5 ft max · Brown Trout, Brook Trout
5. Silver Lake — 70 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Northern Pike, Bluegill, Rainbow Trout
6. Silver Lake — 32 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Northern Pike, Bluegill, Rainbow Trout
7. May Pond — 31 ft max · Brook Trout
8. Bald Hill Pond — 42 ft max · Bluegill, Rainbow Trout, Brook Trout
9. Spring Lake — 84 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Yellow Perch, Lake Trout, Brook Trout
10. Indian Brook Reservoir — 22 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill
11. Center Pond — 72 ft max · Lake Trout, Brook Trout
12. Miller Pond — 32 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Bluegill, Rainbow Trout, Brook Trout
13. Lewis Pond — 8 ft max · Smallmouth Bass, Brook Trout
14. West Mountain Pond — 12 ft max · Brook Trout

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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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