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Fishing near Colchester in Chittenden County, VT

4.67 Rating based on 3 Reviews

Most Caught Species: Smallmouth Bass, Other (Freshwater), Largemouth Bass, Trout, Rock Bass, Yellow Perch
# of fishing spots within 25 miles: 21
# of reports within 25 miles: 8
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Biggest LM of the trip, 2lb 10oz near Colchester — Biggest LM of the trip, 2lb 10oz
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The Bowfin near Colchester — The Bowfin
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Colchester fishing photo 2 — Added by: tate
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7/28/13 - Bonus Fish near Colchester — 7/28/13 - Bonus Fish
My Largest Pictured Pike So Far
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7/26/13 - Practice Limit Smallmouth near Colchester — 7/26/13 - Practice Limit Smallmouth
3lb Champlain Smallie
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7/27/13 - 1st Tourney Keepers near Colchester — 7/27/13 - 1st Tourney Keepers
2-1/4lb. and 2-3/4lb Champlain Smallmouth
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Top Fishing Spots near Colchester

Winooski River

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# Reviews:
Views: 300

Muddy Brook

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# Reviews:
Views: 297

Arrowhead Mountain Lake

Avg. Rating: 4
# Reviews: 1
Views: 2278

Little Ausable River

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# Reviews:
Views: 300

Lamoille River

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# Reviews:
Views: 732

Shelburne Pond

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# Reviews:
Views: 484

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Colchester Area Fish Species

Smallmouth Bass Other (Freshwater)Largemouth Bass Trout Rock Bass Yellow Perch Northern Pike

Recent Colchester Fishing Reports

Aug 16, 2011	Lake Champlain Vacation Every year around the end of July my wife and I take a vacation. This year we ended up taking our newborn son to Burlington VT, on the shores of Lake ...	Avg. Rating: 5 # Reviews: 10 Views: Review Report	Created by: michaelk	Map It
May 17, 2016	Big Fishing Jourdan Rd, Hinesburg, VT - Either Bass etc....	No Reviews Views: Review Report	Created by: fishingkid802	Map It
Jun 17, 2013	Lake Champlain in June Lake Champlain - Fishing reports out of Champlain area have not been good due to the large amount of rain and cold water temps. I guess the bass were really confused ...	Avg. Rating: 5 # Reviews: 9 Views: Review Report	Created by: tate	Map It
Jul 31, 2013	7/26/13-7/28/13 - Avid Anglers @ Lake Champlain (St. Albans) Lake Champlain - St. Albans, VT - Finally...I can add Champlain to my resume! For 3 days(Friday pre-fishing, and Club Tourneys Saturday and Sunday) I mainly had two goals. 1st was to b...	Avg. Rating: 5 # Reviews: 7 Views: Review Report	Created by: meat7gtk	Map It
May 17, 2016	Trout Fishing Blackberry Hill, Rd Hinesburg, VT - Rainbow, Brook, or Brown trout...	No Reviews Views: Review Report	Created by: fishingkid802	Map It
Sep 02, 2012	2nd annual Lake Champlain trip Lake Champlain, Vermont - Got to spend 4 days last week fishing out of North Hero Island. Weather didn't cooperate with high winds and thunderstorms but we got a couple go...	Avg. Rating: 5 # Reviews: 7 Views: Review Report	Created by: tate	Map It

Baits and Tackle used near Colchester

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4lber on the drop shot
1-3/4lber on C-rig

Soft Baits Check Prices

6 Smallmouth in the 8"-12" range
Drop Shot
Half a dozen shorts in the 8" to 11-3/4" range
Dropshot
1st was 3lbs
2nd was 2-1/2lbs
3rd was 1lb
4th was 1-1/4lbs
Drop Shot, and Spider Grub
1st was 2-1/4lbs
2nd was 2-3/4lbs
3rd was 1-1/2lbs
4th was 1lb

Saltwater Baits Check Prices

10"-11" range

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Most fish came dragging a Zoom Speed Craw on a carolina rig in 15-25 feet of water.

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Senko

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