Fishing near Manchester in Bennington County, VT

2.9 Rating based on 11 Reviews
  • Most Caught Species: Smallmouth Bass, Brook Trout, Rainbow Trout
  • # of fishing spots within 25 miles: 23
  • # of reports within 25 miles: 5
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Trout Spot near Manchester

Trout Spot

Off of Rt. 30 . pass the main park entrnce , go past the diner on the left a Hidden drive takes you to this location. there is a series of yellow gates hopefully they are all open or you will have to park and hike. keep going till the road stops or you find a channel.
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Biggest Rainbow to date near Manchester

Biggest Rainbow to date

8-10 ft of water
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Small mouth heaven near Manchester

Small mouth heaven

Look for deep pools at bends or trees in the water. Kayak fishermen will have a better shot at the action.
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Top Fishing Spots near Manchester

Batten Kill
Batten Kill

Avg. Rating: 2
# Reviews: 1
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Cole
Cole

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East Branch Deerfield River
East Branch Deerfield River

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Deerfield River
Deerfield River

Avg. Rating: 4
# Reviews: 1
Views: 882

Mettawee River
Mettawee River

Avg. Rating: 5
# Reviews: 1
Views: 1152

Somerset Reservoir
Somerset Reservoir

Avg. Rating: 1
# Reviews: 1
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Manchester Area Fish Species

Recent Manchester Fishing Reports

Trip to Vermont  Fishing Report Jun 01, 2010

Trip to Vermont

jamacia, vermont -

Went to Vermont and stayed at my gfs vacation house for the weekend it was great had fun fishing and 4 wheeling and riding my dirt bike. the fishing w...

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Memerorial Day Trout Fishing Report Jul 02, 2009

Memerorial Day Trout

Towshend Dam, Townshend, VT. -

This is the first time I caught a Rainbow trout I ended up catching 3 of them in 2 hours.

If you like perch and small mouth bass then this ...

Avg. Rating: 4
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West River ,Townshend VT. Fishing Report Jul 24, 2009

West River ,Townshend VT.

West River , Townshend VT. -

Great for small mouth and trout. There are miles and miles of river to fish. Anywhere you see whirlpools or cover is good fishing. I fish my way home...

Avg. Rating: 4
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Lake Champlain,St.Cathereine, Boomasheen Fishing Report Nov 04, 2008

Lake Champlain,St.Cathereine, Boomasheen

Champlain,St.Catherine,Boomasheen VT -

Sat. found us at Katherine finding no takers and only a few in the channel, we headed for deepwater. We found them on drop offs of 10-12ft water. Bobs...

Avg. Rating: 5
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 May 2010 West River Fishing Report May 18, 2010

May 2010 West River

West River, Vermont -

Small mouth heaven . I can't stress it enough , the West River is full of smallies . ...

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Baits and Tackle used near Manchester

Nightcrawler Check Prices

  • Drop sinker with 2 ft leader gold hook.

Topwater Bait Check Prices

  • Rapala Jointed Floating Minnow. Cast upstream in a stillpocket with cover. Twitch baut once and wait. Then hold on.
  • Homemade jitter type lures

Crankbait Check Prices

  • Blue and white

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