Vermont Fishing Regulations
Are you familiar with the fishing regulation in Vermont?
It is never a bad idea to check it again before your next outing.
Vermont Fishing License
Purchasing a fishing license you are helping to preserve the environment and also ensure that future generations can enjoy fishing as you are.
Among other things, your fishing license fees support fisheries and hatcheries management, education programs about fishing and conservation, protection of endangered species.
Here it is where you can get your fishing license.
Links to Vermont Government Agencies
Here are a few websites of Vermont's agencies involved in regulation and conservation.
Vermont Fishing News
Check out what is the latest fishing buzz in Vermont.
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Vermont Fish & Wildlife to hold last 2 deer hearings
- MONTPELIER — The Vermont Department of Fish and Wildlife is preparing to hold its last two ... They will also cover last year’s deer harvest results and discuss the severity of the winter on the deer herd. It will also allow the public ...
- Burlington Free Press
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- 5/20/2013 2:26:21 PM
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Vermont board to hold meetings on fishing changes
- MONTPELIER — The Vermont Fish & Wildlife Board is holding three public hearings this month on proposed changes to trout and bass fishing regulations. The board proposes reducing the daily creel limit for brook trout by half and opening 11 new ...
- Burlington Free Press
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- 5/18/2013 12:55:40 PM
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Elmore fish access to be renamed
- ELMORE — The Vermont Department of Fish and Wildlife held a ceremony to rename the fishing access on Lake Elmore. On Friday, the Lake Elmore Access was renamed The Lake Elmore Vaughn M. Douglass Access Area. Vermont Fish & Wildlife ...
- Rutland Herald
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- 5/18/2013 7:26:23 AM
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Catalytic converters stolen from cars in fishing access lot
- On Sunday, a catalytic converter was taken from a car owned by John Accavallo, 67 of Rutland, police said. The theft from Accavallo’s car took place between 1 and 5 p.m. Sunday, police said. Anyone with information is asked to call Vermont ...
- Burlington Free Press
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- 5/13/2013 10:09:48 AM
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Got bats? Vermont Fish & Wildlife seeking help on colonies
- MONTPELIER — The Vermont Department of Fish and Wildlife is asking people to let biologists know if they spot bat colonies in buildings and other locations this summer. It’s part of an effort to monitor the health of the state’s bat ...
- Burlington Free Press
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- 5/13/2013 9:26:51 AM
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William E. Fish
- BARRE — William E. Fish, 80, of Daytona Beach, Fla., and formerly of Barre, died Jan. 26, 2013, at the Halifax Health Medical Center in Daytona Beach. He was born April 27, 1932, in Montpelier, the son of Joseph W. and Mildred (Brown ...
- Times-Argus
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- 5/9/2013 7:01:16 AM
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Walleye fishing season has begun
- MONTPELIER — The walleye fishing season is getting under way in much of Vermont this weekend. The walleye season on most Vermont waters began Saturday and will last through March 15, 2014. In all waters of Vermont except Lake Carmi, Chittenden ...
- Rutland Herald
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- 5/5/2013 10:33:36 AM
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Vermont walleye fishing season starts Saturday
- MONTPELIER — The walleye fishing season is getting underway in much of Vermont this weekend. The walleye season on most Vermont waters begins Saturday and will last through March 15, 2014. In all waters of Vermont except Lake Carmi, Chittenden ...
- Burlington Free Press
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- 5/4/2013 5:01:20 PM
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Utility proposes fishing pier
- ST. JOHNSBURY — A Planning Commission in St. Johnsbury has approved a power company’s proposal to build a fishing pier. Planners have recommended a review of Green Mountain Power’s offer. The Caledonian-Record reported that Green Mountain ...
- Times-Argus
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- 4/30/2013 7:04:47 AM
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Utility proposes fishing pier
- ST. JOHNSBURY — A Planning Commission in St. Johnsbury has approved a power company’s proposal to build a fishing pier. Planners have recommended a review of Green Mountain Power’s offer. The Caledonian-Record reported that Green Mountain Power in ...
- Rutland Herald
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- 4/30/2013 7:04:47 AM
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Power company proposes fishing pier in St. Johnsbury
- ST. JOHNSBURY — A planning commission in St. Johnsbury has approved a power company’s proposal to build a fishing pier. Planners have recommended a review of Green Mountain Power’s offer. The Caledonian-Record reports Green Mountain Power ...
- Burlington Free Press
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- 4/29/2013 1:32:31 PM
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Local waters, and fishing, heating up
- If you haven’t bought your fishing license yet — or taken a youngster fishing — you might want to do so soon. Fishing season has been underway for awhile now, but over the next week or so it promises to really bust wide open. Warming water ...
- Burlington Free Press
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- 4/28/2013 9:37:29 AM
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DNR: Michigan Fish Report
- Heavy rain has put a damper on fishing and more rain this week will lead to renewed flooding. Shore anglers will still need to use caution as banks and shorelines are saturated and unstable. Boats will need to watch for floating debris. Lake ...
- Burlington Free Press
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- 4/21/2013 4:19:29 PM
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Fishing season reels in the anglers
- The money raised funds conservation, youth, and other community education programming. “Fishing is a very important tradition in Vermont,” LaMontagne said. “It’s like the Patriots’ football, or the Red Sox baseball, to a lot of people.”
- Burlington Free Press
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- 4/14/2013 10:22:43 AM
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Vt. Fish & Wildlife moves license office
- MONTPELIER — The Vermont Department of Fish and Wildlife office that handles hunting and fishing licenses finally has a new home, 18 months after Tropical Storm Irene forced it out of Waterbury. Department officials say hunting and fishing ...
- Times-Argus
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- 4/10/2013 6:59:52 AM
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LCI announces new fishing derby
- Lake Champlain International announced on Monday a new derby, the Champlain Basin Derby that starts April 13 and lasts 50 weeks. There are 15 eligible species and more than $25,000 in cash prizes. The event covers any legal, public body of water ...
- Burlington Free Press
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- 4/8/2013 10:18:30 PM
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Vermont Fish & Wildlife moves license office
- MONTPELIER — The Vermont Department of Fish and Wildlife office that handles hunting and fishing licenses finally has a new home, 18 months after Tropical Storm Irene forced it out of Waterbury. Department officials say hunting and fishing ...
- Burlington Free Press
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- 4/8/2013 10:44:09 AM
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The trouble with plastic fishing bait
- During an electro-fishing survey on Lake Champlain last year, Vermont biologists made a shocking discovery: The bottom of the livewell that they used to hold bass until they could be weighed, measured and released was covered with more than a ...
- Burlington Free Press
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- 3/31/2013 7:00:24 PM
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FISH & WILDLIFE: Hunters set sights on Vt. deer issues
- ST. ALBANS TOWN –– Hunters killed more deer in Franklin County than in any other county of Vermont in 2012, according to the Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department’s (VFWD) latest white-tailed deer harvest report. More than 70 people heard the results of ...
- St. Albans Messenger
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- 3/29/2013 4:39:36 PM
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Comment and Debate: PETA seeks sports fishing ban
- That’s why I agree with PETA that we can start by setting a good example and teaching children to respect animals and not harm them for our amusement (“PETA to Vermont: End youth fishing program,” March 11). Fishing may appear to be a ...
- Burlington Free Press
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- 3/27/2013 12:28:27 AM
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Fish and Wildlife hearings this week
- MONTPELIER — The Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department continues to hold public hearings on the deer hunting season and its deer management plan. Department officials are sharing with the public last year’s hunting results and the prospects for ...
- Times-Argus
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- 3/26/2013 7:03:20 AM
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Maine fishing study suggests new management model is needed
- PORTLAND, Maine — A boom that saw Maine fishermen harvest millions of pounds of sea urchins for the lucrative Japanese market depleted the spiny sea creatures, turning the ecosystem upside-down and creating an ideal habitat for an urchin ...
- Times-Argus
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- 3/26/2013 6:56:11 AM
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Vt. Fish and Wildlife to discuss hunting results
- The Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department is holding three public hearings around the state this week on the deer hunting season and its deer management plan. Department officials will discuss last year's hunting results and the prospects for the ...
- Rutland Herald
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- 3/25/2013 3:39:55 PM
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New chapter of fish tales coming
- Never mind the snow that still blankets Vermont. With the start of the general open-water fishing season only three weeks away and counting, it’s hard not to daydream of lunker largemouths, big browns and even fat cats. And after reviewing the ...
- Burlington Free Press
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- 3/24/2013 11:44:53 AM
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Record fish caught in Vermont in 2012
- WASHINGTON (AP) — An exhausted Senate gave pre-dawn approval Saturday to a Democratic $3.7 trillion...- 7:21 am Sanders: Senate opposes cuts to Social Security, veterans' benefits The U.S. Senate voted Friday night to block cuts in Social ...
- Burlington Free Press
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- 3/23/2013 9:04:25 PM
Vermont Guides/Outfitters
Want to learn a new fishing technique or need some help for you next outing? Check out one of the guide/outfitter services listed below.
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Vermont Fishing Clubs
Want to join an interest group near you?
Look up the following list of fishing clubs in Vermont.
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