Guide To The Best Fishing Lakes In Vermont

Top places to fish for bass, catfish, crappie and more in VT.

Lake Bomoseen, Lake Champlain, Lake Dunmore, Lake Memphremagog, Lake St Catherine, Lake Willoughby and Seymour Lake are the most popular places for fishing in Vermont, offering anglers the chance to pursue a variety of fish species. In winter, ice fishing is an option on virtually all lakes and ponds across the state.

Bass Lakes
Catfish Lakes
Crappie Lakes
Sunfish & Perch Lakes
Walleye Lakes
Trout Lakes
Salmon Lakes

Bass

Lake Carmi, Lake Bomoseen, Lake Champlain, Lake Dunmore, Lake Memphremagog, Lake St Catherine, Seymour Lake and Somerset Reservoir are considered the best options for largemouth and smallmouth bass. More...

Catfish

Lake Champlain is the best option for channel catfish. More...

Crappie

Crappie are found in most large lakes ion thge state, including Lake Bomoseen, Lake Champlain, Lake Memphremagog, Lake St Catherine and Seymour Lake are the most popular for black and white crappie. More...

Sunfish, Perch & Panfish

Lake Bomoseen, Lake Champlain, Lake St Catherine, Seymour Lake and Somerset Reservoir are popular spots to fish for bluegill, rock bass, perch and other sunfish. More...

Walleye

Chittenden Reservoir, Lake Carmi, Lake Champlain and the Connecticut River are considered the top locations for walleye fishing. More...

Trout

Caspian Lake, Lake Bomoseen, Lake Champlain, Lake Dunmore, Lake Memphremagog, Lake St Catherine, Lake Willoughby, Seymour Lake and Somerset Reservoir are the favorite options for rainbow, brook, brown and lake trout. More...

Salmon

Harriman Reservoir, Lake Champlain, Lake Memphremagog, Lake Willoughby and Seymour Lake are the most popular for Atlantic landlocked salmon fishing. More...

Visit the Vermont fishing page for links to information covering a wide variety of fish species and destinations in the state. Visit the Vermont map to identify your best route to these top fishing locations. Look to our sister site for additional information about boating in VT at many of the most popular destinations in the state.