Fishing near Readsboro in Bennington County, VT

3.33 Rating based on 45 Reviews
  • Most Caught Species: Bluegill, Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Chain Pickerel, Sunfish, Brook Trout
  • # of fishing spots within 25 miles: 44
  • # of reports within 25 miles: 19
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Harriman Station, near Readsboro

Harriman Station,

Fishing Hole,
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Small mouth bass spot near Readsboro

Small mouth bass spot

A great little gem in southern Vermont. This body of water is a public water supply. The water is crystal clear, I could still see the bottom clearly at 12ft. The fish are spooky so use light gear and live bait.
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Pike near Readsboro

Pike

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Pickerel near Readsboro

Pickerel

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LMB2 near Readsboro

LMB2

Trolling middle of the lake.
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Top Fishing Spots near Readsboro

Harriman Reservoir
Harriman Reservoir

Avg. Rating: 3
# Reviews: 1
Views: 1522

Deerfield River
Deerfield River

Avg. Rating: 3.4
# Reviews: 5
Views: 3267

Dunbar Brook
Dunbar Brook

Avg. Rating: 3.333
# Reviews: 3
Views: 1552

Mauserts Pond
Mauserts Pond

Avg. Rating: 3
# Reviews: 1
Views: 1124

Adams Reservoir
Adams Reservoir

Avg. Rating: 3
# Reviews: 1
Views: 1874

Pelham Lake
Pelham Lake

Avg. Rating: 0
# Reviews:
Views: 1768

Readsboro Area Fish Species

Recent Readsboro Fishing Reports

Power Plant, Fishing Report Mar 30, 2009

Power Plant,

Harriman Station,VT -

Looking for smelt at the plant....

Avg. Rating: 3
# Reviews: 2 Views:
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Deerfield River  Fishing Report Mar 28, 2009

Deerfield River

"somewhere" western mass -

didnt have the chance to go there but i planned a weekend trip to do some survivalism some time in june... i will let you know the details ... when th...

Avg. Rating: 2
# Reviews: 5 Views:
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Sunset Lake reservoir Fishing Report Sep 06, 2009

Sunset Lake reservoir

West Dumerston , Vermont -

Beautiful small lake in southern Vermont. Good small mouth location. No motor boats of any kind are allowed not even a trolling motor. ...

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Derby day.  Cheshire Reservoir Fishing Report Mar 04, 2013

Derby day. Cheshire Reservoir

Cheshire Reservoir, MA -

Had a great day of fishing the R.O.P.E.S. derby in Cheshire. Caught 12 total fish. 11 slime darts and 1 Pike. The Pike was a personal best. We had...

Avg. Rating: 5
# Reviews: 4 Views:
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Brattleboro Retreat Meadows Fishing Report Jul 05, 2009

Brattleboro Retreat Meadows

West River/ CT. River Brattleboro, VT -

This is one of my favorite places to catch bass. I always catch at least one good fish every time I fish it.

The action lasts from lat...

Avg. Rating: 4
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Blue Gill Fest Fishing Report May 24, 2010

Blue Gill Fest

West River/ CT. River Brattleboro, VT -

Non stop Blue Gill...

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Baits and Tackle used near Readsboro

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Casting & Trolling Spoon;22 Check Prices

  • Spoon Gold with Rainbow Trout pattern (Pink)
  • Gold with Rainbow trout pattern (Pink)
  • Thomas or Spoon. Silver with Multi-colored Spots. Also Used Gold with Perch pattern(Green)and rainbow trout pattern(Pink).

Live Bait (Other) Check Prices

  • moussies and wax worms
  • Moussies and wax worms

    pond shiners once cought for tip ups

Nightcrawler Check Prices

  • Just used worms dug from my garden. The best result came from the largest worm on a gold eagle claw hook and no sinker no bobber .
  • Lures and live bait are good here but you have to be crafty and match the conditions.
  • Drop sinker with 2 ft leader gold hook.

Tube Check Prices

Minnow Check Prices

  • Large Shiner on a tip up.
  • Medium to large minnows on a tip up

Topwater Bait Check Prices

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

Stick Bait Check Prices

  • Green/White Strike Kings
  • Green/White Strike King

Worm Check Prices

  • Green/White 5" Senko Weedless rigged. 2/0 hook G-worm hook.

Crankbait Check Prices

  • Ripping a diving crankbait through and above developing weed beds.
  • Red/Black 8-12ft diving Crainkbait with dual Treble hooks.

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