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Best chain pickerel lakes in Vermont

41 Vermont waters hold chain pickerel, 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 eastern esox — a lie-in-wait weed-bed assassin that bites all year, including through the ice.

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. Harriman Reservoir — 180 ft max · Smallmouth Bass, Bluegill, Rainbow Trout, Lake TroutWhy #2: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
3. Lac Wallace — 60 ft max · survey depth data · Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Northern Pike, Rainbow TroutWhy #3: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
4. Somerset Reservoir — 85 ft max · Smallmouth Bass, Bluegill, Yellow Perch, Brook TroutWhy #4: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
5. Green River Reservoir — 93 ft max · Smallmouth Bass, Northern Pike, Bluegill, Yellow PerchWhy #5: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
6. Seymour Lake — 167 ft max · Smallmouth Bass, Bluegill, Yellow Perch, Lake TroutWhy #6: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
7. Arrowhead Mountain Lake — 30 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Northern PikeWhy #7: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
8. Echo Lake — 129 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Bluegill, Rainbow TroutWhy #8: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
9. Great Hosmer Pond — 57 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Bluegill, Yellow Perch, Chain PickerelWhy #9: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
10. Lake Eden — 40 ft max · Smallmouth Bass, Bluegill, Rainbow Trout, Yellow PerchWhy #10: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
11. Berlin Pond — 59 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Crappie, BluegillWhy #11: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
12. Wrightsville Reservoir — 19 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Bluegill, Yellow PerchWhy #12: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
13. Holland Pond — 39 ft max · Rainbow Trout, Brown Trout, Chain Pickerel, Brown BullheadWhy #13: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
14. Lake Elligo — 100 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Bluegill, Rainbow TroutWhy #14: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
15. Lake Derby — 19 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Bluegill, Yellow PerchWhy #15: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
16. Clyde Pond — 20 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, BluegillWhy #16: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
17. Lake Rescue — 95 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Crappie, BluegillWhy #17: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
18. Lake Ninevah — 12 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Bluegill, Yellow PerchWhy #18: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
19. Sadawga Lake — 10 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Bluegill, Chain Pickerel, Brown BullheadWhy #19: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
20. Little Hosmer Pond — 9 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Bluegill, Yellow Perch, Chain PickerelWhy #20: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
21. Stiles Pond — 33 ft max · Smallmouth Bass, Bluegill, Yellow Perch, Chain PickerelWhy #21: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
22. Lake Parker — 45 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Bluegill, Yellow PerchWhy #22: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
23. Curtis Pond — 31 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Crappie, Yellow Perch, Chain PickerelWhy #23: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
24. Lake Raponda — 12 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Bluegill, Rainbow TroutWhy #24: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
25. Greenwood Lake — 41 ft max · Smallmouth Bass, Bluegill, Rainbow Trout, Yellow PerchWhy #25: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached

…plus 16 more Vermont waters holding chain pickerel.

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When to fish chain pickerel in Vermont

• Spring 2–10 ft — Early spawner: post-spawn fish prowl warming, weedy bays and eat everything that moves.
• Summer 3–15 ft — Classic ambush game: weed edges, pad fields and dock shade — flashy, steady retrieves.
• Fall 4–15 ft — Feeding hard around the last green weeds as water cools.
• Winter 5–18 ft — One of ice fishing's most reliable biters — shiners on tip-ups over weed flats.

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