Author Topic: chittenden res. (Read 4442 times)

tomcatoak · « **on:** Jan 23, 2009, 10:28 PM »

what species is in the lake i read there cold water species and then i read there is not. i haven't had much luck, i would change lakes its just closer than any other.

slopoker · « **Reply #1 on:** Jan 24, 2009, 06:32 AM »

i know that people who fish it are targeting bass walleye and perch.... im not sure about anything else.

whipplebuck · « **Reply #2 on:** Jan 24, 2009, 10:47 AM »

The Res. has Largemouth Bass, Walleye, Rainbow and Brookies, a gazillions small perch. I have caught some big perch in the summer never targetted them on the hard water. That's pretty much whats in there and a whole lot of peace a quite and pretty mountains..

grasspikerel · « **Reply #3 on:** Jan 24, 2009, 12:36 PM »

They stocking reports I've seen list it as stocked with browns.

whipplebuck · « **Reply #4 on:** Jan 24, 2009, 04:11 PM »

yea I think you may be correct there are browns in there.

beaver1080 · « **Reply #5 on:** Jan 24, 2009, 10:37 PM »

where abouts is it located? i have heard some good things about the fishing there but not sure of where it is.

whipplebuck · « **Reply #6 on:** Jan 25, 2009, 09:30 AM »

Starting on RT 7 by CVPS go North Take Rt onto East Pittsford RD.

2: Stay STRAIGHT to go onto E PITTSFORD RD. 3.2 mi
3: E PITTSFORD RD becomes CHITTENDEN RD. 2.9 mi
4: CHITTENDEN RD becomes DAM RD. 1.6 mi
5: End at [142-199] Dam Rd Chittenden, VT 05737

B: [142-199] Dam Rd, Chittenden, VT 05737
Total Time: 17 minutesTotal Distance: 9.48 miles

jf5 · « **Reply #7 on:** Jan 26, 2009, 01:56 PM »

Usually there is enough parking. Place is real nice as its mostly wooded and the mountains make a good view. But quiet?? Nope..Lots of snow machines.

The place can be tough. I only caught one walleye there and that was it for fish besides runt perch, and I put in lots and lots of hours.

whipplebuck · « **Reply #8 on:** Jan 26, 2009, 01:57 PM »

well actually its a very big parking area you just get some people that take off with sleds from there, and they don't pay attention how they should park, but I think there is enough room up there.

Little Brown Dog · « **Reply #9 on:** Jan 26, 2009, 03:04 PM »

Parking can be a pain in the... on a nice sunny day. Don't park in the back or you may be spending a lot more time there then you wanted to. Been there!!! More snowmachine trailers than fishermen.

tomcatoak · « **Reply #10 on:** Jan 26, 2009, 09:22 PM »

fished there three days had two flags 2 big perch, 1/26 pulled up a 6lbs walleye jigging on the bottom(first walleye ever)

with a very small Swedish pimple and a tiny bit worm

thank you who ever owns that first green shanty got me out of cold

jf5 · « **Reply #11 on:** Jan 27, 2009, 09:44 AM »

Nice walleye. Thats the one I was looking for there!!!

So many perch, those eyes can get big! Getting them seems to be anotehr issue

icebeast · « **Reply #12 on:** Jan 27, 2009, 06:51 PM »

hey hey hey! i was in that shanty with you jiggin for an hour

gave u the pole u caught one in 15 min....my hard work and u got lucky!! my fish...o yea i got 5 perch on ya! haha just kidding learnin from the best

tomcatoak · « **Reply #13 on:** Jan 27, 2009, 07:18 PM »

Quote from: jf5 on Jan 27, 2009, 09:44 AM

Nice walleye. Thats the one I was looking for there!!!

So many perch, those eyes can get big! Getting them seems to be anotehr issue

pulled out 3 walleyes and two perch out of it stomach, one walleye was 10"

jf5 · « **Reply #14 on:** Jan 28, 2009, 10:54 AM »

Quote from: tomcatoak on Jan 27, 2009, 07:18 PM

pulled out 3 walleyes and two perch out of it stomach, one walleye was 10"

Pretty interesting. No wonder she was so fat!

When I was there, I did see a guy come off the ice with a nice one almost 5lbs. But man did I have a tough time.

DunmoreFAn · « **Reply #15 on:** Jan 30, 2009, 10:45 AM »

Do not know if any of you out there have heard but chittenden damn has the highest population of perch by density than any other waters in the U.S. You can catch them by the pail full but you very seldom get into any big ones. But hey it's a great place to take the kids if you want to make sure they catch something.

jf5 · « **Reply #16 on:** Jan 30, 2009, 11:41 AM »

Quote from: DunmoreFAn on Jan 30, 2009, 10:45 AM

Do not know if any of you out there have heard but chittenden d**n has the highest population of perch by density than any other waters in the U.S. You can catch them by the pail full but you very seldom get into any big ones. But hey it's a great place to take the kids if you want to make sure they catch something.

Never heard that, but I can beleive it. The perch there seems endless..and are all about the same small size.

maybe they need more predators in there.

DunmoreFAn · « **Reply #17 on:** Feb 02, 2009, 04:50 PM »

you know there are some nice bass but not enough to take out the perch population. It would be nice if they put in a couple thousand pike and knock down the perch. The walleye they put in a few years ago are now huge from eating those little perch can you imagine what would happen if there were pike in there...

tomcatoak · « **Reply #18 on:** Feb 02, 2009, 05:03 PM »

Quote from: DunmoreFAn on Feb 02, 2009, 04:50 PM

you know there are some nice bass but not enough to take out the perch population. It would be nice if they put in a couple thousand pike and knock down the perch. The walleye they put in a few years ago are now huge from eating those little perch can you imagine what would happen if there were pike in there...

thats what i was thinking, and the perch whould get bigger too.

whipplebuck · « **Reply #19 on:** Feb 02, 2009, 05:46 PM »

Northerns would do great in there. I would hate to see the Walleye have to compete with another top predator I think the state would do better to stock more walleye and give up on the trout, heck its only 20' in that lake at the deepest.

tomcatoak · « **Reply #20 on:** Feb 02, 2009, 06:24 PM »

Quote from: whipplebuck on Feb 02, 2009, 05:46 PM

Northerns would do great in there. I would hate to see the Walleye have to compete with another top predator I think the state would do better to stock more walleye and give up on the trout, heck its only 20' in that lake at the deepest.

i think it a waste of money stocking trout in the reservoir. i agree on Ur point of walleyes competing with another predator. theres enough lake with pike in the area. there are so many small perch,they need more walleyes.

jf5 · « **Reply #21 on:** Feb 03, 2009, 10:06 AM »

Is there really allot of pike habitat??

There are so many perch in there, the walleyes have plenty to eat.

seabass6 · « **Reply #22 on:** Feb 04, 2009, 03:23 PM »

hey is there some kind of secrect gov. cloning project going on in chittenden res. ? tuesday me and my friend pulled 70 perch out in like 2hrs and everyone of them was like 6" long, the size never varied not one single time we could have hit our limit but it was so cold up there. we had 2 of them follow the spoon up and jump out the hole and land on ice no kidding!! are there any larger perch there and how good is the walleye fishing ?

jf5 · « **Reply #23 on:** Feb 04, 2009, 03:37 PM »

Quote from: seabass6 on Feb 04, 2009, 03:23 PM

hey is there some kind of secrect gov. cloning project going on in chittenden res. ? tuesday me and my friend pulled 70 perch out in like 2hrs and everyone of them was like 6" long, the size never varied not one single time we could have hit our limit but it was so cold up there. we had 2 of them follow the spoon up and jump out the hole and land on ice no kidding!! are there any larger perch there and how good is the walleye fishing ?

From what I saw, they are all exactly like that. Too many perch to grow slabs. They are stunted..you can catch 50 of them and if one breaks 7" I would be shocked.

Walleye fishing is very, very slow. But some nice ones...

DunmoreFAn · « **Reply #24 on:** Feb 04, 2009, 08:41 PM »

I think the state is relying on the amount of walleye they put in there a few years ago to clean the perch up. they do need more walleye in there. Yes they will spawn but a yearly stalking would be good for the res. The more big fish there are the less dink perch there will be. This has to be the only place i know where you can leave a perm shanty and go there every weekend to jig for perch and catch your limit and then some in an hour.

grasspikerel · « **Reply #25 on:** Feb 04, 2009, 08:44 PM »

Last I checked those walleye don't spawn succesfully. I'm not sure why. I think they maintain the stocking program as the fish become available. It's not annual though, but in the very recnet past.

Little Brown Dog · « **Reply #26 on:** Feb 05, 2009, 09:24 AM »

Walleye are stocked in Chittenden to
a. Create a walleye fishery
b. To increase the size of the perch.

Walleye are stocked every other year to reduce cannibalism.

PLEASE... NO PIKE!

Once in a while you get one of these.

whipplebuck · « **Reply #27 on:** Feb 05, 2009, 09:36 AM »

Yes those are the size that I would get once in a while in the summer, but the most I have got was 4 in one day.. I agree NO PIKE if anything MORE WALLEYE..

Little Brown Dog · « **Reply #28 on:** Feb 05, 2009, 09:44 AM »

This was one of my better days.

DunmoreFAn · « **Reply #29 on:** Feb 05, 2009, 05:11 PM »

that had to be a pretty dang good day i have caught maybe one that size through the ice.

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Author Topic: chittenden res. (Read 4442 times)