Fishing

Where To Go

Lake St. Catherine State Park offers fishing opportunities and provides complimentary fishing equipment through the REEL FUN loaner program. There's also camping, swimming, and a playground available with the purchase of an entrance fee. You can rent a boat at the park.

Where to Go

Lake Shaftsbury State Park offers shoreline fishing, camping, swimming, and a playground with the purchase of an entrance fee. You can also rent a boat there.

Where to Go

Lake Bomoseen State Park offers fishing opportunities and provides complimentary fishing equipment through the REEL FUN loaner program. The Bomoseen State Park day-use area is a good place to fish from shore, from the dock, or you could rent a boat.

Where to Go

The Vermont Fish & Wildlife access area provides opportunities to fish from shore or launch your own boat.

Fish You'll Find

Largemouth bass, chain pickerel, yellow perch, rock bass, and bullhead live in the pond.

Where to Go

Camp Plymouth State Park on Echo Lake offers shoreline fishing, camping (for large groups only), swimming, concession stand, and a playground with the purchase of an entrance fee. Boat rental is also available at the park.

Where to Go

The Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department land around the pond provides good opportunities for fishing from shore. There is no entrance fee.

Where to Go

Gardner Memorial Park offers great fishing access for families. The park is located at the mouth of the Clyde River on the shores of Lake Memphremagog and has a large mowed area which makes casting from shore easy.

Where to Go

Burton Island State Park, accessible by boat or ferry, offers fishing opportunities and provides complimentary fishing equipment through the REEL FUN loaner program. Even children that struggle with casting can catch fish by dropping a baited hook from the floating docks in the marina. But if you fish from the docks, remember boats have the right-of-way.

Where to Go

These two ponds are separated by less than a mile. There is a Vermont Fish & Wildlife access area at each pond. At Kent Pond, the best place to fish is along the dam breast, where you will find a shorefishing platform.