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Best brown bullhead lakes in Vermont

67 Vermont waters hold brown bullhead, 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. Night-feeding catfish of weedy, mud-bottomed lakes — the classic after-dark shoreline bite across the east and Canada.

1. Moore Reservoir — 120 ft max · survey depth data · 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 max · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Northern Pike, CrappieWhy #2: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
3. Harriman Reservoir — 180 ft max · Smallmouth Bass, Bluegill, Rainbow Trout, Lake TroutWhy #3: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
4. Lac Wallace — 60 ft max · survey depth data · Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Northern Pike, Rainbow TroutWhy #4: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
5. Waterbury Reservoir — 100 ft max · Smallmouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill, Rainbow TroutWhy #5: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
6. Norton Pond — 30 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Northern Pike, BluegillWhy #6: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
7. Somerset Reservoir — 85 ft max · Smallmouth Bass, Bluegill, Yellow Perch, Brook TroutWhy #7: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
8. Green River Reservoir — 93 ft max · Smallmouth Bass, Northern Pike, Bluegill, Yellow PerchWhy #8: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
9. Seymour Lake — 167 ft max · Smallmouth Bass, Bluegill, Yellow Perch, Lake TroutWhy #9: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
10. North Hartland Reservoir — 36 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Northern Pike, Bluegill, Rainbow TroutWhy #10: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
11. Arrowhead Mountain Lake — 30 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Northern PikeWhy #11: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
12. Echo Lake — 129 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Bluegill, Rainbow TroutWhy #12: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
13. Great Hosmer Pond — 57 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Bluegill, Yellow Perch, Chain PickerelWhy #13: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
14. Lake Eden — 40 ft max · Smallmouth Bass, Bluegill, Rainbow Trout, Yellow PerchWhy #14: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
15. Shelburne Pond — 25 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Northern Pike, Crappie, BluegillWhy #15: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
16. Berlin Pond — 59 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Crappie, BluegillWhy #16: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
17. Wrightsville Reservoir — 19 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Bluegill, Yellow PerchWhy #17: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
18. Holland Pond — 39 ft max · Rainbow Trout, Brown Trout, Chain Pickerel, Brown BullheadWhy #18: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
19. East Long Pond — 105 ft max · Smallmouth Bass, Bluegill, Yellow Perch, Lake TroutWhy #19: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
20. Lake Elligo — 100 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Bluegill, Rainbow TroutWhy #20: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
21. Lake Derby — 19 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Bluegill, Yellow PerchWhy #21: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
22. Clyde Pond — 20 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, BluegillWhy #22: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
23. Glen Lake — 68 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Northern Pike, CrappieWhy #23: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
24. Lake Rescue — 95 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Crappie, BluegillWhy #24: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
25. Lake Ninevah — 12 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Bluegill, Yellow PerchWhy #25: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 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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