Lake Fairlee

VT · Orange

Stocked
462 acres mapped (USGS NHD)
7 miles of shoreline

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The pin marks the middle of the water, for directions. The shoreline on the map comes from USGS NHD.

At a glance

Acres: 462 acres
Shoreline: 7 miles of shoreline
County: Orange County
Last stocked: April 21, 2026
Species: Rainbow Trout, Brown Trout

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Stocking history

Species	Qty	Size	When
Rainbow Trout	1800	10.39" (YR)	04-21-2026
Brown Trout	1500	9" (YR)	04-13-2026
Rainbow Trout	260	18.5" (2YR)	10-15-2025
Brown Trout	1500	9.9" (YR)	04-14-2025
Rainbow Trout	1600	10.8" (YR)	04-14-2025

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

Full Rainbow Trout gear guide

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

Full Brown Trout gear guide

Gear for every species

Likely species (watershed)

Blacknose Dace, Blacknose Shiner, Bluntnose Minnow, Bridle Shiner, Brown Trout, Chain Pickerel, Creek Chub, Creek Chubsucker, Eastern Silvery Minnow, Golden Shiner, Longnose Dace, Mimic Shiner, Northern Redbelly Dace, Rosyside Dace, Spottail Shiner, Tessellated Darter

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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