4 public waters in the Champlain Valley region — 3 lakes/reservoirs and 1 rivers. Every one is public water fishable on a Vermont licence.
See every public fishing venue in Vermont on the map, with boat ramps, camping, parking and full rules for each one.
Lake Champlain — Vermont's inland sea, shared with New York and Quebec. Walleye, smallmouth and Largemouth Bass, Lake Trout, Landlocked Salmon, Northern Pike and a strong Panfish fishery in the bays; one of the best bass fisheries in the Northeast.
Mud Creek Pond (318 acres) sits in Grand Isle County, Vermont, managed by Vermont Fish & Wildlife. A Vermont warmwater pond — largemouth and Smallmouth Bass, Yellow Perch, Black Crappie, Chain Pickerel, Bullhead and Panfish. Vermont's classic small-pond fishery, hundreds scattered across the state.
Grand Isle, Chittenden, Franklin and 1 more county in Vermont — Charcoal Creek Pond is a 10-acre lake, managed by Vermont Fish & Wildlife: A Vermont warmwater pond — largemouth and Smallmouth Bass, Yellow Perch, Black Crappie, Chain Pickerel, Bullhead and Panfish. Vermont's classic small-pond fishery, hundreds scattered across the state.
Grand Isle County, Vermont — Ausable River is a stream: A Vermont warmwater river or large brook — smallmouth and Largemouth Bass, Chain Pickerel, Yellow Perch and Carp. Wade or paddle; access at VT F&W fishing access areas and bridge crossings.
Across its mapped waters, Grand Isle County holds 24 species on PiscaMaps, including Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Yellow Perch, Common Carp, Chain Pickerel, Northern Pike, Black Crappie and Bowfin.
Ramps, put-ins and species for every water — plus the carp layer no other US app has.
Open the Vermont map Join PiscaMapsOne Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department fishing licence covers every public water in the state, Lake Champlain and every VTFW fishing access area included — the resident annual is about $28, the non-resident annual about $60, with non-resident 1-day (~$18) and 7-day (~$41) options. Vermont residents 66 and older, and legally blind residents, need no licence, but everyone else 15 or older does. Buy at vtfishandwildlife.com.