Lake Shaftsbury
VT · Bennington
- Stocked
- 23.7 acres mapped (USGS NHD)
- 1.2 miles of shoreline
The pin marks the middle of the water, for directions. The shoreline on the map comes from USGS NHD.
At a glance
- Acres
- 23.7 acres
- Shoreline
- 1.2 miles of shoreline
- County
- Bennington County
- Last stocked
- October 13, 2026
- Species
- Rainbow Trout
Conditions
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Stocking history
| Species | Qty | Size | When |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rainbow Trout | 264 | 15.4" (2YR) | 10-13-2026 |
| Rainbow Trout | 1600 | 16.8" (2YR), 11.1" (YR) | 04-07-2026 |
| Rainbow Trout | 250 | 14.8" (YR) | 10-14-2025 |
| Rainbow Trout | 1150 | 10.7" (YR), 15.9" (2YR) | 04-10-2025 |
Gear for the fish stocked here
Rainbow Trout
Rod: Light or ultralight spinning rod, about 4.5 to 8.5 feet; 5 to 6.5 feet suits stocked ponds.
Line: 4 to 10 lb monofilament, with 6 to 8 lb a good middle. Go lighter in clear water.
Baits: worms or cut nightcrawlers, salmon eggs, kernel corn
Lures: small inline spinners, small spoons, curly tail jigs and grubs
Likely species (watershed)
Blacknose Dace, Bluntnose Minnow, Brassy Minnow, Bridle Shiner, Brown Trout, Chain Pickerel, Channel Darter, Creek Chub, Eastern Silvery Minnow, Emerald Shiner, Fathead Minnow, Finescale Dace, Golden Shiner, Logperch, Longnose Dace, Mountain Redbelly Dace, Muskellunge, Northern Redbelly Dace, Rosyface Shiner, Sand Shiner, Satinfin Shiner, Silver Lamprey, Spotfin Shiner, Spottail Shiner, Swallowtail Shiner, Tessellated Darter, Trout-perch
Likely species come from USGS Aquatic GAP ranges for the whole watershed (HUC8). They show what may be here, not a count of this water.
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Some stocking records are adapted from LurePassion (formerly lurepassion.com) (normalized and matched to our waters), licensed CC BY 4.0. State agencies retain their own terms for the underlying records.