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Fishing near Peru 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: 24
# of reports within 25 miles: 5
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Trout Spot near Peru — 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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Small mouth heaven near Peru — 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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Biggest Rainbow to date near Peru — Biggest Rainbow to date
8-10 ft of water
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Top Fishing Spots near Peru

Batten Kill

Avg. Rating: 2
# Reviews: 1
Views: 1214

Mettawee River

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

West River

Avg. Rating: 3
# Reviews: 2
Views: 2229

Winhall River

Avg. Rating: 0
# Reviews:
Views: 572

Cole

Avg. Rating: 0
# Reviews:
Views: 594

East Branch Deerfield River

Avg. Rating: 0
# Reviews:
Views: 633

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Peru Area Fish Species

Smallmouth Bass Brook Trout Rainbow Trout

Recent Peru Fishing Reports

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...	No Reviews Views: Review Report	Created by: clo101886	Map It
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 # Reviews: 1 Views: Review Report	Created by: brettinbrookline	Map It
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 # Reviews: 2 Views: Review Report	Created by: brettinbrookline	Map It
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 . ...	Avg. Rating: 5 # Reviews: 1 Views: Review Report	Created by: brettinbrookline	Map It
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 # Reviews: 1 Views: Review Report	Created by: lundrunner	Map It

Baits and Tackle used near Peru

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

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Blue and white

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