Fishing near Brattleboro in Windham County, VT

3.64 Rating based on 41 Reviews
  • Most Caught Species: Bluegill, Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Rainbow Trout, Brook Trout, Other (Freshwater)
  • # of fishing spots within 25 miles: 55
  • # of reports within 25 miles: 48
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Brattleboro Fishing Photos

Brattleboro fishing photo 1

Matts 5.3 lber 4th place
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1st place Kill'r Killam
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Pete's personal best for 2nd place 5.34lber
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Eds sms for 3rd place
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Lee's 1st Walleye
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Top Fishing Spots near Brattleboro

Ct River Setback
Ct River Setback

Avg. Rating: 3
# Reviews: 1
Views: 3380

Sunset Lake Reservoir
Sunset Lake Reservoir

Avg. Rating: 0
# Reviews:
Views: 756

North Round Pond
North Round Pond

Avg. Rating: 0
# Reviews:
Views: 555

Spofford Lake
Spofford Lake

Avg. Rating: 0
# Reviews:
Views: 3547

East Branch North River
East Branch North River

Avg. Rating: 0
# Reviews:
Views: 294

East Branch North River
East Branch North River

Avg. Rating: 3.5
# Reviews: 2
Views: 878

Brattleboro Area Fish Species

Recent Brattleboro Fishing Reports

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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Brattleboro Retreat Meadows 2010 Fishing Report Apr 24, 2010

Brattleboro Retreat Meadows 2010

West River/ CT. River Brattleboro, VT -

This is the earliest date I have ever caught anything in Vermont....

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Hinsdale Conn. River Fishing Report Jul 24, 2012

Hinsdale Conn. River

Conn. River Hinsdale N.H. -

Great fishery, great place to fish, could not prove it by my efforts! BVBA tourny to the Lower conn. river N.H. + Vt was really looked forward to, b...

Avg. Rating: 4
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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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Hinsdale setback Fishing Report Jun 06, 2008

Hinsdale setback

Ct. River, Hinsdale -

setback in hinsdale, nh...

Avg. Rating: 3
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Baits and Tackle used near Brattleboro

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  • Live Worms
    Live Shiners
  • Yamamoto 5" Double Curly Tail Grub
    Booyah Pad Crasher Hollow Body Frog
    KVD 5" Caffeine Shad Swimbait

Soft Swimbait Check Prices

  • 4" senkos watermellon gold
  • 4' senko daquiri
  • KVD 5" Caffeine Shad Paddletail Swimbait

Live Bait (Other) Check Prices

  • moussies and wax worms
  • Moussies and wax worms

    pond shiners once cought for tip ups
  • dilly worms

Nightcrawler Check Prices

  • Lures and live bait are good here but you have to be crafty and match the conditions.
  • 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 .
  • Live nightcrawlers dropping them off the canoe
  • Drop sinker with 2 ft leader gold hook.

Tube Check Prices

Frog Bait Check Prices

  • Rubber Frogs, Flukes, and This hybrid lizard/fish/tube bait sold at wal-mart

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.
  • Need to find calmer and slower moving water to get these results. I think any bass lure would do fine but this time topwater was hot.
  • jitterbug

Craw Check Prices

  • Yammamoto flippin hog

Lizard Check Prices

  • zoom 6 inch watermelon red flake

In-Line Spinner Check Prices

Worm Check Prices

  • wacky-rigged yum dinger
  • senko wacky rigged
  • Senko
    1st was 11-3/4in
    2nd was 6in on the inline spinner
  • wacky-rigged yum dingers

Crankbait Check Prices

  • Ripping a diving crankbait through and above developing weed beds.

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