Island Pond
VT · Essex
- Stocked
- 614 acres mapped (USGS NHD)
- 5.4 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
- 614 acres
- Shoreline
- 5.4 miles of shoreline
- County
- Essex County
- Last stocked
- June 15, 2026
- Species
- Walleye, Brown Trout
Conditions
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Stocking history
| Species | Qty | Size | When |
|---|---|---|---|
| Walleye | 19930 | 1.7" (SF) | 06-15-2026 |
| Walleye | 53729 | 1.5" (SF) | 06-12-2026 |
| Brown Trout | 500 | 9" (YR) | 05-22-2026 |
| Brown Trout | 1000 | 9" (YR) | 04-28-2026 |
| Brown Trout | 1000 | 9.3" (YR) | 04-19-2025 |
Gear for the fish stocked here
Walleye
Rod: Medium action spinning rod, 6 to 7.5 feet, for jigs and live bait. Medium to medium-heavy, 6.5 to 9 feet, for crankbaits and trolling.
Line: 6 to 10 lb for jigs and bait, 10 to 12 lb for crankbaits and trolling. Mono, fluorocarbon or braid all work.
Baits: minnows, nightcrawlers, leeches
Lures: lead-head jigs with 3 to 4 inch curly tail grub or shad plastics, blade baits, deep diving crankbaits
Brown Trout
Rod: Light or ultralight spinning rod, about 4.5 to 8.5 feet.
Line: 4 to 8 lb monofilament.
Baits: worms and nightcrawlers, minnows, crayfish
Lures: inline spinners, minnow-imitating stickbaits, small spoons
Likely species (watershed)
Bridle Shiner, Brown Trout
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.