Vermont Fish & Wildlife Fishing Regulations
 
Winooski River
Section DescriptionTownCountyAquatic Nuisance
Winooski River in Duxbury and Waterbury, from the top of the Bolton Dam in Duxbury and Waterbury upstream to the Rt 2 Bridge (east side of Waterbury Village) Duxbury, Waterbury Washington, Washington 
General Regulations - Winooski River
SpeciesMinimum LengthDaily LimitLegal MethodsOpen Seasons for Harvest
American ShadNA0Catch and Release Open-water fishingAll Year
Anadromous Atlantic SalmonNA0NoneNo open season
Bowfin, Redhorse, GarNANo more than 5 of any one speciesOpen-water fishingAll Year
Brook Trout, Brown Trout, Rainbow TroutNATotal of Brook + Brown + Rainbow = no more than 2Open-water fishing2nd Sat in April to Oct. 31
Carp, Suckers (Longnose and White) , Cull fishNANo LimitOpen-water fishingAll Year
Crappie8"25Open-water fishing, Ice fishingAll Year
Lake SturgeonNA0No fishingNo open season
Lake trout and Landlocked Atlantic salmon18" Lake trout, 17" Landlocked Atlantic SalmonTotal of lake trout + landlocked salmon = no more than 2Open-water fishing2nd Sat in April to Oct. 31
Largemouth and Smallmouth Bass10"Total of largemouth + smallmouth = no more than 5Open-water fishing, Ice fishing2nd Sat in June to March 15
MuskellungeNA0Catch and release with artifical lures and flies onlyAll Year
Northern Pike20"5Open-water fishing, Ice fishingAll Year
Rainbow SmeltNoneNo LimitOpen-water fishing, Ice fishingAll Year
SaugerNA0NoneNo open season
Walleye18"3Open-water fishing, Ice fishing1st Sat in May to March 15
White PerchNANo LimitOpen-water fishing, Ice fishingAll Year
Rock BassNANo LimitOpen-water fishing, Ice fishingAll Year
Bluegill and PumpkinseedNANo LimitOpen-water fishing, Ice fishingAll Year
Yellow PerchNone50Open-water fishing, Ice fishingAll Year
All Other SpeciesNoneNo LimitOpen-water fishing, Ice fishingAll Year
Chain PickerelNoneNo LimitOpen-water fishing, Ice fishingAll Year

DISCLAIMER

This application is a guidance document.  The Vermont fishing regulations may be found at: 

http://legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/section/10APPENDIX/002/00122  

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