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Lake Bomoseen Fishing Report

Updated Mon, Nov 9, 2026 from live gauge and weather data

Lake Bomoseen: the largest lake located entirely within Vermont, with bass, pike, perch and brown trout in the Taconic slate country.

3/5
Fair. Fish the windows.A steady pattern: dawn and dusk carry the day.
Water temp
~44 F est.
Air / High
45 / 52 F
Wind
WSW 5 mph

Sources: Open-Meteo, solunar calculated for these coordinates.

Satellite view
Monday
9
November 2026

Today's Fishing Report

Generated this morning from live readings: gauge, weather model, sun and moon. A fresh report is published here every morning.

3/5Fair. Fish the windows.A steady pattern: dawn and dusk carry the day.

Lake Bomoseen fishes cold and honest: earn your bites in the deep stuff. Today brings cloud cover, wind WSW around 5 mph, rising pressure near 1004 hPa and a high of 52. Water sits around 44 F for the season (estimated). With the new moon, the solunar majors run 11:17 PM-1:17 AM and 10:53 AM-12:53 PM: the windows to build the day around.

The plan, species by species

Brown troutExcellent

Below 50Β°F, fish slowly through the deeper pools; in early spring on the Great Lakes, Michigan DNR notes browns are often caught inshore before other species start biting.

Northern pikeGood

Ice season: tip-ups with live bait near weed beds; where water stays open, slow live-bait presentations.

Yellow perchGood

Ice season. Perch stay active under the ice in both shallow and deeper water, so small jigs or spoons tipped with live bait over known winter areas are the usual approach.

CrappieGood

Bites slow; a minnow or small jig fished slowly near deeper cover is the usual approach, and through the ice where lakes freeze.

Rainbow troutGood

In cold water rainbows use the deepest pools in rivers (Vermont), so slow, deep drifts there are the usual approach; Michigan DNR notes lake rainbows are also taken with bait or by jigging through the ice.

Smallmouth bassFair

Fish hold in slower, deeper water; fish slowly and expect fewer bites until spring warming.

Largemouth bassFair

Below about 50Β°F feeding slows sharply, Iowa DNR notes; use small, slow baits near deep cover and fish the warmest part of the day.

Tomorrow: Cooler at 47 F with a rain chance. The solunar majors shift about 50 minutes later.Next report: Tue, Nov 10, 6:30 AMHow this report is made β†’

Before you go

Vermont requires a fishing licence from age 15, from $28.00 for residents. What a Vermont licence costs and where to buy it β†’

Chasing smallmouth bass here? Check the size and bag limits with VTFW before you keep anything. The season dates for Vermont, read off the agency, are on the Vermont seasons page.

Water and weather

Live readings.

No live gauge on this water

Conditions here are modeled from weather, season and the nearest stations. Water readings appear when a USGS gauge is available.

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Right now

Latest readings

Air temp45 F
High / Low52 / 41 F
WindWSW 5-15 mph
Pressure1004.1 hPa, rising
Sky / Rain100% cloud, 36%
Sunrise / Sunset06:39 / 16:33
MoonNew Moon, 0%
Water temp (seasonal)~44 F est.

Bite planner

Hour-by-hour bite forecast for today. Tap a bar to see why.

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Which day to fish Lake Bomoseen this week

The best day on Lake Bomoseen this week looks like Thursday Nov 12, at 4 out of 5, against 3 today.

Best day this week: Thursday, Nov 12 β€” good at 4/5, falling pressure, usually the best window of a week.

Today, Nov 9 β€” Fair

A steady pattern: dawn and dusk carry the day.

Solunar majors
11:17 PM-1:17 AM and 10:53 AM-12:53 PM
Minor period
6:52 AM-7:52 AM
Sun
06:39 to 16:33
Moon
New Moon, 0% lit
Sky and wind
Rain, 7 mph
Rain chance
36%

Forecast-based scores, less reliable further out: how the score is built.

Species guide

The species that matter on Lake Bomoseen: seasons, structure and how to fish each one. Today's ratings live in the report above.

Smallmouth bass illustration

Smallmouth bass

Best: spring and fall, when bigger fish come shallow

A bronze-brown black bass of clear, cool streams and rocky lakes, with dark vertical bars instead of a side stripe. Michigan DNR says its southeastern coast, from Port Huron to Lake Erie, is known nationally for both the size and the number of its smallmouth. Fish hold in slower, deeper water; fish slowly and expect fewer bites until spring warming.

Northern pike illustration

Northern pike

Best: cool water, from ice-out through spring, in fall and under the ice

A long, duck-billed predator of weedy lakes, slow rivers and backwaters that ambushes fish from vegetation. Wisconsin DNR points out that, unlike most of the state's common game fish, pike do their best feeding in cool water. Ice season: tip-ups with live bait near weed beds; where water stays open, slow live-bait presentations.

Yellow perch illustration

Yellow perch

Caught all year, including under the ice through winter

Yellow perch are schooling panfish of the Great Lakes and northern lakes, and Michigan DNR calls them the game fish most often caught in that state. Ice season. Perch stay active under the ice in both shallow and deeper water, so small jigs or spoons tipped with live bait over known winter areas are the usual approach.

Largemouth bass illustration

Largemouth bass

Best: the spring pre-spawn and the fall feed

A warm-water sunfish of lakes, reservoirs, ponds and slow river backwaters that holds tight to cover: weeds, logs, rock ledges and docks. In Texas, TPWD surveys rank it "by far" the freshwater fish anglers most want to catch. Below about 50Β°F feeding slows sharply, Iowa DNR notes; use small, slow baits near deep cover and fish the warmest part of the day.

Crappie illustration

Crappie

Best: the spring spawn; summer around docks, brush and the thermocline

Two slab-sided panfish, the white crappie and the black crappie, that gather around submerged timber, brush piles, docks and bridge pilings in lakes, reservoirs and slow river backwaters. Texas Parks and Wildlife counts crappie as the state's most popular panfish. Bites slow; a minnow or small jig fished slowly near deeper cover is the usual approach, and through the ice where lakes freeze.

Rainbow trout illustration

Rainbow trout

Spring and fall in most lakes; rivers fish year-round while the water stays cool

A cold-water trout native to Pacific drainages from Alaska to Baja California, now stocked in most states and fished in rivers, tailwaters and lakes. In cold water rainbows use the deepest pools in rivers (Vermont), so slow, deep drifts there are the usual approach; Michigan DNR notes lake rainbows are also taken with bait or by jigging through the ice.

Brown trout illustration

Brown trout

Spring along Great Lakes shorelines; low light and overcast days in rivers; fall spawning runs

A European trout first stocked in the US in 1883 and now fished in rivers and lakes nationwide; it tolerates warmer water than other trout, and mature stream fish feed mostly at night. Below 50Β°F, fish slowly through the deeper pools; in early spring on the Great Lakes, Michigan DNR notes browns are often caught inshore before other species start biting.

When to come: the Lake Bomoseen calendar

Activity by species and month, and how the water warms through the year. Tap any cell.

Species activity by month

1 = slow, 5 = peak. Current month highlighted.

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Smallmouth bass
Northern pike
Yellow perch
Largemouth bass
Crappie
Rainbow trout
Brown trout
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Water temperature through the year

Typical surface temperature for this water type; today is around 44 F (estimated, not a reading).

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Angler reports

Real reports from real anglers, reviewed before publishing. The water log below tracks each day automatically.

No angler reports yet this weekBe the first: your report helps every angler who checks Lake Bomoseen today, and we feature the best catch of the week.

Water log, last days

Auto-logged from live data
Sun, Nov 8

3/5 Fair. Fish the windows. A steady pattern: dawn and dusk carry the day. Brown trout led the card at excellent. High of 52 F, wind to 8 mph.

Sat, Nov 7

3/5 Fair. Fish the windows. A steady pattern: dawn and dusk carry the day. Brown trout led the card at excellent. High of 51 F, wind to 9 mph.

Fri, Nov 6

3/5 Fair. Fish the windows. A steady pattern: dawn and dusk carry the day. Brown trout led the card at excellent. High of 65 F, wind to 5 mph.

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Before you go

License

Vermont requires a valid fishing license for adults. Buy online from the state agency; one-day options exist for visitors.

Regulations

Fish Bomoseen with a Vermont license. The lake is not in the guide's Index of Lakes and Ponds, so Vermont's statewide lake and pond table applies (updated Dec. 16, 2025): black bass 10-inch minimum, 5 combined, harvest from the second Saturday in June to March 15; northern pike 20-inch minimum, 5, all year; brook, brown and rainbow trout 6 combined; panfish 50 total with no more than 25 crappie (8-inch minimum).

Access

Two state access areas, Kehoe and Thomas Evanoika, for boats and shore fishing. Bomoseen State Park (22 Cedar Mountain Rd., Fair Haven): 55 tent/RV sites, 10 lean-tos, beach, and kayak, canoe, pedal-boat and rowboat rentals.

About this water

A 2,400-acre lake, 65 feet at its deepest, in Rutland County, Vermont, bordered by Bomoseen State Park.

Fishing Lake Bomoseen: the full guide

Vermont's largest in-state lake

Vermont State Parks calls Lake Bomoseen the largest lake located entirely within Vermont. Vermont Fish and Wildlife gives it 2,400 acres and a maximum depth of 65 feet, and lists largemouth and smallmouth bass, northern pike, yellow perch, rock bass, brown trout, rainbow smelt, bluegill, pumpkinseed, black crappie and brown bullhead among its fish.

Weedy ends, deep middle

The department describes aquatic plants, rock piles, underwater points and docks at the far north and south ends and in many main-lake coves, habitat for panfish, perch, pike and bass. Deeper, cooler water around Neshobe Island, along the locally known slate slide and in the middle and western parts of the lake holds smelt and trout.

From the state park shore

For anglers without a boat, Vermont Fish and Wildlife points to the point at the southeast corner of Bomoseen State Park, where deeper water holds panfish, bass, pike and pickerel. It suggests a bobber and worm, small spinners or plastic worms there, and floating topwater lures early and late in the day; the coldwater species need a canoe, kayak or boat.

Common questions

Where do the pike and bass hold?

In the weedy, rocky shallows of the far north and south ends and in the main-lake coves, according to Vermont Fish and Wildlife.

Are there trout in Lake Bomoseen?

The department lists brown trout and rainbow smelt, using the deep, cool water around Neshobe Island and in the middle and western sections.

Does Lake Bomoseen have walleye?

Walleye does not appear on Vermont Fish and Wildlife's species list for the lake.

Is fishing good at Lake Bomoseen right now?

Check the daily report at the top of this page: it is regenerated every morning from live data. Today's read: Fair. Fish the windows. A steady pattern: dawn and dusk carry the day.

Nearby waters

Lake George19 miOtter Creek26 miBattenkill40 miWhite River40 miConnecticut River45 miSomerset Reservoir48 mi

Where this page's numbers come from

Weather and pressure
Open-Meteo forecast model
Queried at 43.6400, -73.2100 in this water's own timezone. A model, not an observation.
Moon and solunar windows
Calculated on this site
Astronomical calculation from these coordinates and the date, not a third-party feed. How much weight it deserves.
Pages checked
The facts in the written guide were checked against these pages, from the agencies and operators that manage the water, on October 8, 2026. Anything we could not verify was taken out.
The written guide on this page
Pablo Ruiz Quintero
How this page was made. The daily report is computed by our scoring engine from live readings; nobody types it. The written text was drafted with AI assistance from the official pages listed above, and its facts were checked against those pages by automated verification on October 8, 2026; anything that could not be verified was taken out. Pablo Ruiz Quintero sets every guideline, the data-verification system and the minimum standards a page must meet to be published, reviews page structure and approves what goes live; the responsibility is his, and the AI carries out the work. We work this way because it is how one person can keep every page current with named sources. Errors are published in the verification log; the full policy is in the editorial policy.

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