Ryegate, VT 05042 Fishing Report

Symes Pond Vermont

Its family vacation time!! This year was at Symes Pond Vermont. http://www.vermontproperty.com/detail/Vermont/northeast-kingdom-rentals/345/#.U_5WNY10zIU

Log cabin right on the pond, great weather, nice pond, mountains, nice relaxing trip. The cabin comes with 2 canoes and 2 kayaks. It was an extra $50 for the 2 kayaks. I know realize how nice my kayak is after fishing in a regular kayak with plastic seats and no rod holders! Cant fit my kayak with the cargo carrier on top, not sure I would bring it anyways.
Like all family vacation I dream of getting up early and fishing every day only to be reminded by my wife that is a family vacation and she made plans. With that said most of the fishing was done middle day or before sunset. Place was scary at night, no way was I going out! First 2 days of fishing sucked, no bites. Worms, cranks, jigs, spinners, top water.... Then the rest of the week went crazy! Cranks were catching the biggest perch I've ever caught. Not in weight but long, and of course some giant pickerel, this is always fun on your lap in a kayak! No senkos on this trip but the turtle back Gulp worms were a big hit for the SM. My PB SM 4.45! All the SM put up amazing fights. Not sure if that's the norm but its was fun. I caught a few LM, 2 and 3lbs on spinners and worm but SM dominated! Great time, great pond though not sure I would recommend it. Paid about $1200, cabin was nice but small, fairly new, pond was nice but if it was 90 hot and humid no AC and no Wi-Fi only a Wi-Fi hot spot.

• Added By: stump on 08/27/14 05:58 PM
• Location: Ryegate, VT 05042
• Report Date: 7/27/2014 - 8/2/2014
• # of Photos: 6
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