Waterbury Reservoir

[GrnMntBoy]

Wondering about the ice condition and how the smelt catch is?

[vtshantyman]

any info would be awesome please

[oldcatamount]

I was there last Friday (Jan. 13) and caught 75 - 100 smelt and had about 6 - 8' of ice. They were hitting good but I couldn't stay long (2 hours).

[thebigwiggle]

i really want to check this place out ..i did not get the chance to go up there this weekend. what are you useing for bait ? cut bait ? spikes? plastics? do you use hail jigs? is there any cheap motels in that area if i decided to stay? i am from rutland, Vt .  What else in that lake ? perch , trout, bass???

[GrnMntBoy]

Thank you oldcatamount for your reply.

[RipSomeLips22]

no cheap motels that i know of, trout, smelt, dink perch, bull pout would have to look in a F+W book to find the rest

[oldcatamount]

There's a Best Western right on the corner of Blush Hill road (kinda pricey though). Just up the road (rt 100 north) is the Thatcher Brook Inn which is nice and not as expensive as the Best Western. Downtown Waterbury is the Old Stagecoach Inn which is nice as well. You'll find 90% of the motels in that area are expensive because of there proximity to Stowe. There's a nice (and cheap) motel on the Barre-Montpelier road (rt. 302) called Twin City Motel. That's the most reasonable one around and is about 20 minutes from Waterbury Reservois. there's also a good resturant close to the Twin City called the Wayside (and it's open early in the morning to).

[Troutmagnet]

Twin City Motel will be your best no frills & inexpensive motel within 30 minutes of Waterbury Reservoir.

[thebigwiggle]

Thanks Guys for the info on the motels. hopefully i will get up there soon and catch some of those smelt.
Thanks Again