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North Branch Winooski River is a public river in Washington County and Lamoille 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.
The Winooski River — Vermont's largest river entirely within the state, running from the Northeast Kingdom to Lake Champlain at Burlington. Smallmouth bass, walleye, stocked trout in the upper reaches, and northern pike near the mouth.
It runs roughly 16 miles through the Central Vermont region. Anglers here mostly fish for smallmouth bass, walleye, rainbow trout, brown trout; northern pike are also on record. Live flow and gauge height come from the North Branch Winooski River At Montpelier, Vt USGS station shown below. The nearest other mapped waters on PiscaMaps are Minister Brook and Worcester Ponds.
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.
Boat ramps: 2 mapped — Wrightsville Reservoir Boat Launch, Boat ramp.
Source: OpenStreetMap contributors.
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Live from USGS gauge 04285800 — North Branch Winooski River At Montpelier, 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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