Little Averill Pond fishing: Atlantic Salmon, Rainbow Trout, Brook Trout

Target species: Atlantic Salmon, Rainbow Trout, Brook Trout, Lake Trout, Longnose Sucker, White Sucker

The lake

Little Averill Pond covers 464 acres in Vermont, across Essex County. It is a lake: the deepest point measured is 113 feet (34.5 m). Our records hold 6 species for this water.

Depth: down to 113 ft at the deepest measured point

Deepest measured point: 113 ft (34.5 m). We hold 11 depth contours for this water, drawn from 75,606 soundings.

Aerial imagery: USDA NAIP 2023
USDA Farm Service Agency, NAIP 2023 aerial imagery (USGS The National Map) · Public domain
  • 0–10 ft: 14.8% of the water
  • 10–20 ft: 10.3% of the water
  • 20–30 ft: 9.5% of the water
  • 30–40 ft: 8.9% of the water
  • 40–50 ft: 7.3% of the water
  • 50–60 ft: 6.5% of the water
  • 60–70 ft: 6.1% of the water
  • 70–80 ft: 6.2% of the water
  • 80–90 ft: 7.1% of the water
  • 90–100 ft: 13.2% of the water
  • 100–110 ft: 10% 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.
  • Lake Trout — Feeding water: 50–65°F.
  • Longnose Sucker — Feeding water: 50–70°F.
  • White Sucker — Feeding water: 50–70°F.

Water and conditions

Water clarity runs 14.4–23.7 feet on our readings, averaging 19.3 feet, from 30 readings. Our water temperature readings average 57°F; they do not cover the whole year, so this is not a yearly average. pH averages 7.1. These readings span 2017–2025.

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.
  • 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.