Fly fishing inVermont
Battenkill and other classic New England trout streams in a beautiful pastoral setting.
Vermont waters
21 rivers, lakes and creeks with fly picks and reports.
Batten Kill
A classic Vermont freestone renowned for wild brown trout and superb dry-fly action through its Manchester and Arlington stretches.
Flows, flies & reports→riverBlack River
A productive freestone river in southeastern Vermont, offering excellent opportunities for wild brown and rainbow trout, particularly in its upper and middle sections.
Flows, flies & reports→riverDog River
A tributary to the Winooski River, the Dog River is a smaller freestone stream known for its healthy populations of wild brook and brown trout, particularly in its upper reaches.
Flows, flies & reports→riverGreen River (Windham County)
A beautiful small freestone river in southeastern Vermont, offering excellent solitude and good numbers of wild brook trout in its pristine upper and middle sections.
Flows, flies & reports→lakeLake Bomoseen
Vermont's second-largest lake, offering excellent opportunities for warmwater species on the fly, including impressive bass and pike.
Flows, flies & reports→lakeLake Champlain
Vermont’s premier large-lake fishery for smallmouth bass, landlocked salmon and lake trout — excellent boat and shoreline fly-fishing opportunities.
Flows, flies & reports→riverLamoille River
One of northern Vermont’s primary trout rivers with long freestone runs, accessible public fishing, and good summer smallmouth options downstream.
Flows, flies & reports→riverMad River
A beloved central-Vermont freestone that produces strong wild brook and brown trout fisheries, with excellent insect hatches in summer.
Flows, flies & reports→riverMettawee River
A classic freestone river in southwestern Vermont, known for its healthy population of wild brown and brook trout, offering diverse water from riffles to pools.
Flows, flies & reports→riverMissisquoi River
A large northern river flowing to Lake Champlain that gives anglers options for trout in upper reaches and excellent smallmouth downstream.
Flows, flies & reports→riverNew Haven River
A beautiful freestone river flowing out of the Green Mountains, known for its pristine water and strong populations of wild brook and brown trout in a scenic setting.
Flows, flies & reports→riverNorth Branch Lamoille River
A productive tributary to the Lamoille River, offering excellent freestone fly fishing for wild brook and brown trout in a more intimate setting than its larger counterpart.
Flows, flies & reports→riverOttauquechee River
Famous for the Quechee Gorge section and productive trout water downstream of dams; offers pocket-water and run-and-pool trout habitat.
Flows, flies & reports→riverOtter Creek (Upper)
Vermont's longest river, its upper sections exhibit more freestone characteristics with strong populations of brown and rainbow trout, and even some warmwater species in slower parts. Focus on the trout waters for fly fishing.
Flows, flies & reports→riverPoultney River
Forming part of the border with New York, the Poultney River is a wild and scenic freestone river with good populations of brown and brook trout, particularly in its upper and middle sections.
Flows, flies & reports→riverSaxtons River
A charming freestone river in southeastern Vermont, providing good opportunities for wild brown and brook trout in a mix of riffles, runs, and pools.
Flows, flies & reports→riverWaits River
A beautiful and often overlooked freestone river in east-central Vermont, known for its healthy populations of wild brook and brown trout in a pastoral setting.
Flows, flies & reports→riverWalloomsac River
Located in southwestern Vermont, the Walloomsac River is a lesser-known freestone river that holds wild brown and brook trout, offering a more secluded fishing experience.
Flows, flies & reports→riverWest River
A significant freestone river in southern Vermont, offering diverse fly fishing for wild and stocked brown and rainbow trout, particularly below Ball Mountain Dam.
Flows, flies & reports→riverWhite River
A productive freestone with good runs of wild brook and brown trout, offering classic hatches and technical dry-fly opportunities.
Flows, flies & reports→riverWinooski River (Upper)
While the lower Winooski is larger, the upper reaches offer excellent freestone fly fishing for wild brown and rainbow trout, with good public access in certain areas.
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