Caspian Lake fishing: Atlantic Salmon, Rainbow Trout, Brook Trout

Target species: Atlantic Salmon, Rainbow Trout, Brook Trout, Brown Trout, White Sucker, Yellow Perch

The lake

Caspian Lake covers 793 acres in Vermont, across Orleans County. It is a lake: 92.7% of it is 110 feet deep or less; the deepest point measured is 142 feet (43.2 m). Our records hold 6 species for this water.

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Depth: down to 142 ft at the deepest measured point

Deepest measured point: 142 ft (43.2 m). 92.7% of the water is 110 feet or shallower. We hold 23 depth contours for this water, drawn from 51,690 soundings.

  • 0–10 ft: 8.7% of the water
  • 10–20 ft: 10.5% of the water
  • 20–30 ft: 11.5% of the water
  • 30–40 ft: 9.6% of the water
  • 40–50 ft: 8.3% of the water
  • 50–60 ft: 8.8% of the water
  • 60–70 ft: 8.5% of the water
  • 70–80 ft: 7.6% of the water
  • 80–90 ft: 7.3% of the water
  • 90–100 ft: 6.7% of the water
  • 100–110 ft: 5.2% of the water
  • 110–120 ft: 3.1% of the water
  • 120–130 ft: 2.2% of the water
  • 130–140 ft: 2.1% of the water

6 target fish, led by Atlantic Salmon

  • Atlantic Salmon — Feeding water: 45–60°F.
  • Rainbow Trout — Feeding water: 50–65°F.
  • Brook Trout — Feeding water: 50–65°F.
  • Brown Trout — Feeding water: 50–65°F.
  • White Sucker — Feeding water: 50–70°F.
  • Yellow Perch — Feeding water: 45–75°F.

Water and conditions

Water clarity runs 21.3–36.1 feet on our readings, averaging 28.1 feet, from 150 readings. Our water temperature readings average 58°F; they do not cover the whole year, so this is not a yearly average. pH averages 7.9. These readings span 2017–2025.

Stocking: 3,580 fish, 2009–2014

Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department records list 3,580 fish released into this water from 2009 to 2014. The latest stocking on record is from 2014, more than three years ago.

  • Rainbow Trout: 3,580 in 2009–2014

Where this data comes from

  • Vermont DEC — Vermont DEC: depth soundings: class A, a survey of the bottom.
  • EPA NLA — EPA National Lakes Assessment: class B, a depth figure measured and published by an agency, without a bottom map, 2007.
  • Webster, K.E., McCullough, I.M., Soranno, P.A. LAGOS-US DEPTH v1.0, EDI, doi:10.6073/pasta/64ddc4d04661d9aef4bd702dc5d8984f (CC BY 4.0); Cheruvelil et al. LAGOS-US LOCUS v1.0 (EDI) — LAGOS-US DEPTH v1.0: Lake depth for 17,675 lakes in the conterminous U.S.: class B, a depth figure measured and published by an agency, without a bottom map.