Code of Vermont Rules › Agency 12 - AGENCY OF NATURAL RESOURCES › Sub-Agency 010 - DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE › Chapter 006 - BOUNDARIES AND DATES RESTRICTING FISHING IN SPAWNING AREAS › Section 12 010 006 - BOUNDARIES AND DATES RESTRICTING FISHING IN SPAWNING AREAS

Current through June,
				2024
The below listed waters are declared spawning grounds for
				  game fish and are hereby closed to the taking of fish from April 7 to June 1
				  annually:
ORLEANS COUNTY
Black River- From the top of falls at Old Harman Mill in
				  Coventry downstream to point 600 feet below said falls.
Ware Brook- From downstream end of bridge culvert under
				  Irasburg town Road #8 upstream approximately one mile to top of the
				  falls.
Alder (Stony) Brook- From its mouth at the Black River and
				  extending 3 1/2 miles upstream to outlet of Sargent Pond, in Coventry.
Willoughby River- From top of Whetstone dam in Evansville,
				  downstream to junction of Brownington Branch in Brownington; and from the
				  bridge on the highway from Orleans to Brownington and extending upstream to the
				  top of the natural falls, in Orleans Village.
Dorin, Wells, Myers, Mill and Schoolhouse Brooks- From mouth
				  of brooks at Lake Willoughby upstream approximately 3/4 mile in Dorin Brook,
				  all of Wells Brook, 1/2 mile in Myers Brook, 1/4 mile in the Mill Brook and
				  tributaries, and 1/4 mile in Schoolhouse Brook, all in Westmore.
Outlet Brook- From top of dam at outlet of Seymour Lake
				  downstream to highway bridge near Echo Lake, in Charleston.
Valley Brook- From its mouth at Seymour Lake extending
				  upstream to a point where it passes under the Valley Road, in Morgan.
ESSEX COUNTY
Lightning Brook- At the top of the natural falls and
				  extending downstream approximately 2 miles to its mouth, in Brighton.
Clyde River- From the outlet of Island Pond extending 1/8
				  mile downstream, in Brighton.
Back Pond- Southeasterly of a line from telephone pole #41
				  beside Lake St., to the second telephone pole northwest of the culvert, and
				  within 57 feet of its outlet, in Brighton.
CALEDONIA COUNTY
Jewett Brook- From its mouth at Harvey's Lake and extending
				  upstream to the first highway bridge, in Barnet.
The below named waters are closed from April 1 to June 1
				  annually:
ORLEANS COUNTY
Johns River- From the bridge on town highway #3 upstream
				  approximately two tenths of a mile to the bridge on town highway #5, in
				  Derby.
The below named waters are closed from March 16th to June
				  1st, both dates inclusive:
CHITTENDEN COUNTY
Lamoille River- From the Peterson Dam downstream to the side
				  of the first bridge referred to as the West Milton Bridge.
Winooski River- From the upstream side of Bridge #150 on U.S.
				  Route 2 and U.S. Route 7 in the cities of Winooski and Burlington and extending
				  downstream to the downstream side of the first railroad bridge referred to as
				  the Blue Bridge.
The below named waters are closed from March 16th to the
				  Friday before the 1st Saturday in May, both dates inclusive.
FRANKLIN COUNTY
Missisquoi River- From the top of the Mill Dam extending
				  downstream 5,120 feet to the Northwest corner (downstream) of the Riverside
				  Cemetery and across the river to a pole on the Northeast bank.
The below named waters are closed from April 7 to May
				  11:
ORLEANS COUNTY
Clyde River- From a point approximately 292 feet below the
				  so-called Clyde Street bridge upstream to the abandoned Mill Dam immediately
				  upstream of the Number 1, 2, 3, Powerhouse of Citizens Utilities Co., in
				  Newport.
The below named waters are closed from October 1 to October
				  31:
ORLEANS COUNTY
Johns River- From the bridge under town highway #6 upstream
				  to Route U.S. #5 in the town of Derby.
Statutory Authority:
					 10 V.S.A., §
												4140