🤫 Secret fishing spot
🎣 Huntington River
Cochran's Ski Area · 🌊 river near Richmond, VT
A cold, forested mountain river whose main stem runs 23 miles through Huntington and Richmond, minutes from Cochran's. A classic Vermont trout stream with rainbow, brown, and brook trout - and the dramatic Huntington Gorge reach is publicly accessible for fishing.
🐟 Fish you'll find: rainbow trout, brown trout, brook trout
🎣 Stocked by VT Fish & Wildlife: rainbow trout - general: stocked each spring, typically April-May; F&W crews filmed stocking rainbow trout in the Huntington River (https://www.921wvtk.com/2024/05/28/wildlife-watch-trout-stocking/), and it was included in the department's Eagle Lake rainbow strain program (https://www.sevendaysvt.com/news/vermont-is-stocking-a-new-strain-of-rainbow-trout-that-could-prove-hardier-36211213/)
🥾 Getting there: Small lot on Dugway Road with a short trail to the Huntington River bank upstream of the gorge head -- fishing is an allowed use on the Richmond Land Trust property, but do not fish or wade in the gorge itself, which has claimed 20+ lives since 1950.
Vermont fishing licenses are required for anglers 15 and older - check current regulations with Vermont Fish & Wildlife before you go.