690 public fishing lakes and rivers in Vermont — Smallmouth Bass, Yellow Perch, Chain Pickerel, Largemouth Bass, Bullhead, Panfish, Black Crappie and Common Carp.
See every public fishing venue in Vermont on the map, with boat ramps, camping, parking and full rules for each one.
PiscaMaps covers 690 public fishing venues across Vermont in 5 regions — 379 lakes and reservoirs and 309 rivers. The largest is Lake Champlain, at 172,800 acres. Otter Creek is the longest mapped river, running 184 km. Central Vermont has the most venues on file, with 177. 168 venues are documented trout waters.
The most commonly recorded species across Vermont's public waters are Smallmouth Bass, Yellow Perch, Chain Pickerel, Largemouth Bass, Bullhead, Panfish, Black Crappie and Common Carp — the exact mix varies by water type and region. 190 venues have a real boat ramp on file, 141 have nearby camping, and 422 have mapped parking — sourced from OpenStreetMap and recreation.gov's federal facilities database (RIDB) where available.
Vermont's public fishing venues are spread across 5 regions on PiscaMaps:
The most frequently recorded species across Vermont's public venues on PiscaMaps:
Anyone 15 or older needs a Vermont fishing licence — the resident annual is about $28, the non-resident annual about $60, with non-resident 1-day (~$18) and 7-day (~$41) licences also sold. Vermont residents 66 and older, and legally blind residents, need no licence. Buy from VT Fish & Wildlife at vtfishandwildlife.com. A Vermont fishing licence covers this river under Vermont's public-trust doctrine for navigable waters.
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