Local Waters

← Around Portland

Lake / pond Open — summer low water

Colton Pond

Killington, VT · about 4 hours from Portland (typical, off-peak)

A signed Killington-area state pond besides Kent.

Salt River / stream Lake / pond Shop (desk) Guide only Parking Stay State access Private — ask first

Season
Legal harvest season. Small streams get skinny. Official VT Fish & Wildlife wins. Official rule
License
Vermont fishing license
Park
VT F&W Colton Pond access. Kent Pond is the next lot over.
Walk in
Short walk from the signed public lot.
Wading
Confirm the bank and flow before you step in.
Usual window
Confirm the digest for this week.
Saturday conditions

W 2 mph around dawn. Fine to go.

Sky
☀️ 83° fair
Sun and moon
Rise 6:02 · 🌔 Waxing gibbous · Set 7:46
Wind at dawn
W 2 mph · Patchy Smoke · 58°F
Wind later
  • dawn: W 2 mph
  • 10am: W 2 mph
  • 2pm: W 2 mph
  • dusk: W 13 mph
A setup that belongs here
5- or 6-wt unless the water is bigger.
Notes
State fishing access. Confirm VT Fish & Wildlife.

Log this trip

Stays on this phone only. Nobody else sees it.

W 2 mph · Patchy Smoke

How did it go

Shops

Orvis Manchester

4180 Main St, Manchester Center, VT 05255
Call the store

The Battenkill door. Lessons and a full fly counter.

Guides

Shop desks, plus a few independents who fish public water. We do not take a cut. Call them.

Orvis Manchester — book a day

Manchester, VT · wade · Half or full day

Good for: Battenkill and southern Vermont public water

Shop desk. The Battenkill is crowded and technical. Ask them.

If this isn’t the day