Welcome to Northern Vermont 11 Introduction 11 Geography and Geology 14 Natural History 19 Northern Vermont History 27 General Topics 29 Parking and Access 29 Customs 29 Water Regime and Prediction 31 Water Quality 32 Fishing Pressure 34 Stocking 35 Regulations 36 Basic Equipment 38 Flies 38 The Fish 43 Landlocked Salmon 43 Brook Trout 48 Rainbow Trout 51 Steelhead 52 Brown Trout 55 Smallmouth Bass 57 Incidental Catches 59 Common Carp 59 Fallfish 61 Lake Trout 61 Walleye 62 Largemouth Bass 63 The Fishing Seasons 65 Spring Fishing 65 Summer Fishing 67 Fall Fishing 70 Winter Fishing 72

It Is Flooding! 75 Headwaters 77 Lake Outlets 77 Gihon River at Eden Mills 78 Outlet of Echo Lake at East Charleston 78 Green River at Garfield 78 Marginal Lake Outlets 79 Clyde River Lower Stem 79 Upper Stem of the Missisquoi River 80 Other Small Rivers to Do... Later 81 Two Big Rivers to Avoid... Until Much Later 81 Stream Gages 83 When Things Get Really Rough 83 Another Nice Day in Northern Vermont... Too Bad 85 Go for Gorges 85 Finding Shade 86 Lamoille Watershed 87 Memphremagog Watershed 87 Missisquoi Watershed 88 Lamoille River Watershed 91 Lamoille River Headwaters 95 Horse Pond, Long Pond and Flagg Ponds 96 Lamoille River at The Four Corners 97 Lamoille River at Greensboro Bend 98 Stannard Brook 100 Greensboro Brook 101 Lamoille River at East Hardwick 103 Haynesville Brook 107 Porter Brook 110 Nichols Brook 111 Cooper Brook 115 Lamoille River at Hardwick 116 Lamoille River Downstream of Hardwick 116

Main Stem of the Lamoille River 120 Lamoille River from Wolcott to Morrisville 122 Lamoille River at Wolcott 123 Elmore Branch 124 Wolcott Pond Brook 127 The Lamoille River Downstream of Wolcott 128 Lamoille River at Elmore Pond Brook 129 Elmore Pond Brook 131 Rodman Brook 133 Lamoille River at Morrisville 134 Lamoille River from Morrisville to Waterville 136 Lamoille River at Hyde Park – Cadys Falls and Ten Bends 137 Kenfield Brook 139 Centerville Brook 142 Waterman Brook 145 Lamoille River at Johnson 148 Foote Branch 150 Smith Brook 153 Lamoille River at Ithiel Falls 155 Lamoille River from Waterville to Fairfax Falls 157 Lamoille River at Jeffersonville 158 Brewster River 160 Lamoille River at Cambridge 163 Seymour River 165 Beaver Brook 169 Wild Branch 170 Headwaters 173 Lower Section 176 Baldin Brook and the Ponds 178 Tamarack Brook 180 Green River 183 Upper Section 186 Lower Section 187

Gihon River 191 Gihon River Headwaters 194 Dark Branch 197 Gihon River at Eden 197 White Branch 198 Stony Brook 199 Main Stem of the Gihon River 201 Gihon River at North Hyde Park 201 Wild Brook 202 Gihon River at Wilson Road 202 Gihon River at The Woodside Dam 203 Gihon River at East Johnson and Johnson 203 Bell Brook 205 North Branch Lamoille River 206 Calavale Brook 210 Belvidere Pond 210 North Branch Headwaters 211 Basin Brook 212 North Branch from Belvidere Center to Belvidere Junction 214 Streeter Brook 216 North Branch at Waterville 217 Lower Stem of the Lamoille River 221 Lamoille River at Fairfax 223 Stones Brook 225 Lamoille River From Fairfax to East Georgia 230 Arrowhead Mountain Lake 232 Lamoille River at Milton 233 Browns River 237 Browns River at Underhill Center 240 Browns River at Jericho 240 Lee River 241 Browns River at Westford 242 Browns River at the McNall bridge in Fairfax 243

Memphremagog Watershed 245 South Bay 247 Johns River 248 Black River Watershed 249 Black River Headwaters 253 Whitney Brook 255 Black River at Craftsbury 257 Lake Elligo 258 Whetstone Brook 259 Cass Brook 260 Black River Middle Section 261 Black River at Albany 261 Seaver Branch 263 Rogers Branch 265 Shalney Branch 265 McCleary Brook 266 Lamphear Brook 267 Black River at the Mouth of Lords Creek 269 Lords Creek 270 Black River Lower Stem 272 Black River at Irasburg 273 Black River Between Irasburg and Coventry 274 Black River at Coventry 276 Barton River Watershed 279 Barton River 281 Barton River Headwaters 283 Barton River at Glover 287 Roaring Brook 289 Lake Parker 291 Barton River at Barton 292 Hogtrough Brook 293 Barton River between Barton and Orleans 295 Barton River at Orleans 297 Day Brook 298 Brownington Pond 300

Crystal Lake Watershed 301 May Pond 302 May Pond Brook 302 Wheeler Pond 303 Wheeler Brook 304 Bean Pond 304 Willoughby Brook 305 Outlet of Crystal Lake 306 Duck Pond Brook 307 Willoughby River Watershed 309 Mill Brook 312 Willoughby River from Lake Willoughby to Evansville 314 Willoughby River at Evansville 315 Willoughby River from Evansville to Brownington Center 315 Willoughby River from Brownington Center to Orleans 315 Willoughby River at Orleans 316 Brownington Branch 317 Clyde River Watershed 323 Overview 323 Clyde River Headwaters 328 Pherrins River 329 Clyde River Upper Stem 333 Oswegatchie Brook 335 Cold Brook 337 Webster Brook 339 Mad Brook 340 Seymour and Echo Lakes Watershed 342 Sucker Brook 343 Valley Brook 344 Seymour Lake 345 Outlet Brook 345 Echo Lake 347 Echo Lake Outlet 347

Clyde River Lower Stem 350 Pensioner Pond 351 Charleston Pond 351 Clyde River at West Charleston 352 Lake Salem 356 Tributaries of Lake Salem 358 Coche Brook 358 Orcutt Brook 359 Greens Brook 359 Clyde River at Derby Center 360 Derby Pond 363 Clyde Pond 364 Clyde River at Newport 365 Missisquoi River Watershed 371 Overview 371 Missisquoi River Headwaters 379 Burgess Branch 379 East Branch 380 Upper Stem of the Missisquoi River and Tributaries 382 Missisquoi River at Lowell 383 Notch Brook 383 McCallister Pond 384 Snyder Brook 384 Taft Brook 385 Missisquoi River at Loop Road 386 Mineral Springs/Tamarack Brooks 387 Mill Brook 390 Missisquoi River Downstream of the Dam at Troy 391 Missisquoi River at Jay Branch 393 Missisquoi River at Big Falls 394 Missisquoi River at North Troy 395 Jay Branch Watershed 396 Jay Branch from Jay Peak to the Village of Jay 398 Shallow Brook 400 Crook Brook 401 Jay Branch Downstream of the Village of Jay 402 Main Stem of the Missisquoi River 405 Missisquoi River at East Richford 407 Lucas Brook 408 Stanhope Brook 410 Missisquoi River at Stevens Mills 411 Missisquoi River at Richford 414 Loveland Brook 415 Missisquoi River Downstream of Richford 417 Missisquoi River at Samsonville 420 Trout River Watershed 423 Jay and Wade Brooks 426 South Branch 428 Pacific Brook 431 Trout River at Montgomery Center 432 Trout River at Montgomery 433 Alder Brook 434 Trout River at the Two Covered Bridges 436 Trout River at East Berkshire 437 Black Falls Brook 438 West Hill Brook 440 Lower Stem of the Missisquoi River 443 Lake Carmi 446 Missisquoi River at Enosburg Falls 448 Missisquoi River at North Sheldon 450 Missisquoi River at Sheldon Springs 453 Missisquoi River at East Highgate 455 Missisquoi River at Highgate Falls 456 Missisquoi River at Swanton 457 Tyler Branch Watershed 460 Cold Hollow Brook 462 Tyler Branch Upstream Section 463 Beaver Meadow Brook 464 Tyler Branch Middle Section 464 Tyler Branch Lower Section 466 The Branch 467 Bogue Branch 469 Black Creek Watershed 472 Metcalf Pond 473 Fairfield Pond 473 Black Creek 474 Black Creek Downstream of Metcalf Pond 474 Black Creek at East Fairfield 475 Black Creek at Sheldon 475 Kings Hill Brook 475 Elm Brook 477