🤫 Secret fishing spot
🎣 Winooski River
Bolton Valley · 🌊 river near Bolton, VT
The Winooski's trophy trout section starts at Bolton Dam, practically in Bolton Valley's backyard. This stretch is managed under special regulations for large trout, with brook, brown, and rainbows plus seasonal runs of landlocked salmon from Lake Champlain. Big-river fishing minutes from the slopes.
🐟 Fish you'll find: brook trout, brown trout, rainbow trout, landlocked salmon
🎣 Stocked by VT Fish & Wildlife: rainbow trout, brown trout - 2026 planned stockings during the weeks of May 4 and May 18
🥾 Getting there: The trophy-trout section is on the Winooski River through Duxbury and Waterbury (not Bolton itself); the most formal public parking is the Green Mountain Power Bolton Dam recreation area off River Road, near the downstream end of the stocked section.
Vermont fishing licenses are required for anglers 15 and older - check current regulations with Vermont Fish & Wildlife before you go.