Local Waters
Harriman Reservoir
Wilmington, VT · about 50 min from Greenfield (typical, off-peak)
Vermont's largest in-state lake with a named public ramp.
Salt River / stream Lake / pond Shop (desk) Guide only Parking Stay State access Private — ask first
- Season
- Legal harvest season. Small streams get skinny. Official VT Fish & Wildlife wins. Official rule
- License
- Vermont fishing license
- Park
- Public Fairview Avenue paved ramp and picnic area (Great River Hydro / town). Route 9 launch is a second named public site.
- Walk in
- Short walk from the signed public lot.
- Wading
- Confirm the bank and flow before you step in.
- Usual window
- Confirm the digest for this week.
- Sunday conditions
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SW 5 mph around dawn. Fine to go.
- Sky
- ⛅ 83° partly
- Sun and moon
- Rise 6:05 · 🌔 Waxing gibbous · Set 7:43
- Wind at dawn
- SW 5 mph · Mostly Clear · 51°F
- Wind later
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- dawn: SW 5 mph
- 10am: SW 3 mph
- 2pm: N 1 mph
- dusk: N 5 mph
- A setup that belongs here
- 5- or 6-wt unless the water is bigger.
- Notes
- Hydro public access, dawn to dusk. Gated hours. Salmon and lake trout. Confirm site signs / Fish & Wildlife.
Hydro land. Respect gates and posted hours.
Log this trip
Stays on this phone only. Nobody else sees it.
Shops
Guides
Shop desks, plus a few independents who fish public water. We do not take a cut. Call them.
No desk pinned yet. Ask the shop above who they trust here.