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Best brown bullhead lakes in Vermont

67 Vermont waters list brown bullhead (official records or labelled estimates), 27 mapped with survey or official-chart depth data. Ranked below by size and depth-data quality, leading with the waters in our reviewed search catalog — open any water to see exactly where to fish it: depth contours, scored spots with plain-English reasons, seasonal windows and bait picks. Night-feeding catfish of weedy, mud-bottomed lakes — the classic after-dark shoreline bite across the east and Canada.

1. Moore Reservoir — 120 ft · Survey depth data · real survey depth contours · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Northern Pike, CrappieWhy #1: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 5 public access sites
2. Lake Bomoseen — 65 ft · Survey depth data · real survey depth contours · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Northern Pike, CrappieWhy #2: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · no verified access record attached
3. Lac Wallace — 60 ft · Survey depth data · real survey depth contours · Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Northern Pike, Rainbow TroutWhy #3: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
4. Echo Lake — 121 ft · Survey depth data · 0% measured · real survey depth contours · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Bluegill, Rainbow TroutWhy #4: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · no verified access record attached
5. East Long Pond — 105 ft · Approximated contours · Smallmouth Bass, Bluegill, Yellow Perch, Lake TroutWhy #5: mapped size signal; check the water page for depth coverage · no verified access record attached
6. Lake Elligo — 101 ft · Survey depth data · 0% measured · real survey depth contours · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Bluegill, Rainbow TroutWhy #6: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · no verified access record attached
7. Lake Derby — 20 ft · Survey depth data · 0% measured · real survey depth contours · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Bluegill, Yellow PerchWhy #7: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · no verified access record attached
8. Glen Lake — 64 ft · Survey depth data · 0% measured · real survey depth contours · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Northern Pike, CrappieWhy #8: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · no verified access record attached
9. Miles Pond — 54 ft · Survey depth data · 0% measured · real survey depth contours · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Bluegill, Yellow PerchWhy #9: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · no verified access record attached
10. Little Hosmer Pond — 10 ft · Survey depth data · 0% measured · real survey depth contours · Largemouth Bass, Bluegill, Yellow Perch, Chain PickerelWhy #10: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · no verified access record attached
11. Lake Elmore — 16 ft · Survey depth data · 0% measured · real survey depth contours · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Northern Pike, BluegillWhy #11: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · no verified access record attached
12. Lake Parker — 44 ft · Survey depth data · 0% measured · real survey depth contours · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Bluegill, Yellow PerchWhy #12: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · no verified access record attached
13. Sunset Lake — 120 ft · Survey depth data · 0% measured · real survey depth contours · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Bluegill, Rainbow TroutWhy #13: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · no verified access record attached
14. Curtis Pond — 31 ft · Survey depth data · 0% measured · real survey depth contours · Largemouth Bass, Crappie, Yellow Perch, Chain PickerelWhy #14: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · no verified access record attached
15. Neal Pond — 33 ft · Survey depth data · 0% measured · real survey depth contours · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Northern Pike, BluegillWhy #15: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · no verified access record attached
16. Woodward Reservoir — 52 ft · Survey depth data · 0% measured · real survey depth contours · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Northern Pike, BluegillWhy #16: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · no verified access record attached
17. Forest Lake — 98 ft · Survey depth data · 0% measured · real survey depth contours · Brown Trout, Brown BullheadWhy #17: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · no verified access record attached
18. Coles Pond — 24 ft · Survey depth data · 0% measured · real survey depth contours · Smallmouth Bass, Yellow Perch, Chain Pickerel, Brown BullheadWhy #18: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · no verified access record attached
19. Spectacle Pond — 15 ft · Survey depth data · 0% measured · real survey depth contours · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Bluegill, Rainbow TroutWhy #19: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · no verified access record attached
20. Newark Pond — 30 ft · Survey depth data · 0% measured · real survey depth contours · Smallmouth Bass, Rainbow Trout, Yellow Perch, Brown TroutWhy #20: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · no verified access record attached
21. Amherst Lake — 94 ft · Survey depth data · 0% measured · real survey depth contours · Smallmouth Bass, Bluegill, Rainbow Trout, Yellow PerchWhy #21: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · no verified access record attached
22. Brownington Pond — 33 ft · Survey depth data · 0% measured · real survey depth contours · Smallmouth Bass, Bluegill, Yellow Perch, Chain PickerelWhy #22: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · no verified access record attached
23. Sunset Lake — 39.8 ft · Survey depth data · real survey depth contours · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Bluegill, Rainbow TroutWhy #23: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · no verified access record attached
24. Halls Lake — 28 ft · Survey depth data · 0% measured · real survey depth contours · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Bluegill, Yellow PerchWhy #24: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · no verified access record attached
25. Ticklenaked Pond — 49 ft · Survey depth data · 0% measured · real survey depth contours · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Bluegill, Yellow PerchWhy #25: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · no verified access record attached

…plus 42 more Vermont waters holding brown bullhead.

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When to fish brown bullhead in Vermont

• Spring 2–8 ft — First warm rains pull bullheads into black-bottomed bays and creek mouths — the classic spring shore bite.
• Summer 3–12 ft — Day fish hold on deeper mud and weed edges; after dark they spread across the shallows to feed by smell.
• Fall 5–15 ft — Fish slide toward deeper soft bottoms as the shallows cool — the evening bite shortens with the days.
• Winter 10–25 ft — Bullheads pod up half-dormant in the deepest mud basins; a long soak with bait on bottom is the lone play.

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