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Black River is a public river in Orleans County, Vermont, managed by State of Vermont (public / navigable water). You can fish it on a Vermont fishing licence; bank access is at bridge crossings, VTFW access points and public parks. Vermont riverbeds are private property up to the ordinary high-water mark except on a few federally-declared-navigable reaches, so wading or bank fishing away from a public access point needs the landowner's permission. Public access confirmed via public-trust river.
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.
It runs roughly 42 miles through the Champlain Valley region. Anglers here mostly fish for smallmouth bass, largemouth bass, chain pickerel, yellow perch; common carp are also on record. Live flow and gauge height come from the Black River At Coventry, Vt USGS station shown below. The nearest other mapped waters on PiscaMaps are Black River and Lords Creek.
Species from PiscaMaps water-type profiles, VTFW trout designations and hand research.
Night fishing: Vermont allows night fishing on most waters, though some trout ponds and streams have seasonal or hours restrictions — check the current VT F&W fishing guide for this water.
Boats: Most Vermont rivers (the Winooski, White, Lamoille, Missisquoi and the Green Mountain trout streams) are waded or floated by canoe, kayak or drift boat; the Connecticut River takes larger boats in its lower, wider reaches.
Bank & bivvy camping: You can fish this river on a Vermont fishing licence; bank and wading access is at VT Fish & Wildlife fishing access areas, bridge crossings and public parks — check current signage for any water, as bank ownership and access rights vary by reach.
Tackle: Statewide bass limit is usually 2 (with a closed season in spring); trout limits vary widely and many streams are catch-and-release or artificial-lures-only; walleye, pike and panfish limits are more generous. Check the current VT F&W fishing regulations for this specific water.
Boat ramps: 3 mapped — Put-in, Put-in, Boat ramp.
Camping: 2 sites mapped nearby — River of Life Camp, Tree Corners Family Campground.
Source: OpenStreetMap contributors.
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Live from USGS gauge 04296000 — Black River At Coventry, Vt. Full gauge data →
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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