The Walloomsac River is a freestone river in Vermont, listed as Trophy / quality trout water by Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department / Vermont Fish and Wildlife Board.
1 USGS gauge on the water reports flow. 2 guides nearby are listed here; the nearest destination hub is Manchester & the Battenkill.
The Walloomsac River at the Silk Road Covered Bridge, Bennington, Vermont. Photo: Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Walloomsac River is a freestone river in Vermont. Our destination hub Manchester & the Battenkill is 20 mi away in a straight line and lists it among its waters.
Pick one of its USGS gauges and hear from us when the flow moves into or out of its usual range for the date, or crosses a flow you set. We check the public USGS reading every 2 hours and email only when it crosses, at most once every 6 hours. Flow alone is not a fishing forecast or a safety call.
Signed in: one step. Otherwise we email a confirmation link first. Every alert has one-click links to stop it.
Start from the agency's public access map. Nothing on this page grants or implies access: check the agency map, posted signs and landowner permission before you fish.
Nothing on this page grants or implies access.
Gauges, shops and guides within 40 miles
Map of Walloomsac River: gauges, shops and guides
Map of Walloomsac River with 1 USGS gauge.
Restrooms within 2 miles of Walloomsac River in a straight line, nearest first, with what anglers found when they went. The map says a restroom is there, not whether it is clean or open today.
No restroom mapped within 2 mi yet — add one you know.
Campgrounds, fishing access sites and boat ramps often have one that isn't on the map yet.
Restroom locations and map details: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database License, read Oct 24, 2026. Ratings, answers and photos are members' own; who shared them is never shown, and every photo is reviewed before it appears. Visits older than 18 months no longer count. Distances are straight-line miles, not driving. Nothing here grants access to private land. Community guidelines.
Catch and releaseThe Battenkill in Arlington, Vermont. Photo: Gplefka, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Trophy / quality trout waterRepresentative photo · not Lake ParanMooselookmeguntic Lake from Oquossoc, Maine. Photo: Doug Kerr, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Lake Paran.
Vermont · about 2 mi
Trophy / quality trout waterRepresentative photo · not Lake ShaftsburyRangeley Lake, Maine. Photo: Manuel Velazquez, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Lake Shaftsbury.
Vermont · about 8 mi
Catch and releaseRepresentative photo · not Warm BrookThe Mettawee River near Whitehall, New York, from a canoe. Photo: MJPlante1, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Warm Brook.
Vermont · about 10 mi
Trophy / quality trout waterRepresentative photo · not Adams ReservoirLake Jocassee from a canoe, South Carolina. Photo: TimothyJ from Atlanta, USA, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Adams Reservoir.
Vermont · about 11 mi
Wild Trout WaterRepresentative photo · not Little Hoosic RiverEsopus Creek at Big Indian, New York. Photo: Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Little Hoosic River.
New York · about 14 mi
Seasons, limits, special regulations and closures for each reach are on the agency pages below. Read them before you go.
Each comes from the agency's own published list; where the list names a reach it is quoted. A designation applies to the listed reach, not necessarily the whole water. Listed in the finder under trout.
On the Trophy Trout Streams (10 App. V.S.A. §122, 7.6(c)) list (Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department / Vermont Fish and Wildlife Board, read 2026-10-16). All waters with this designation
Quoted word for word from the agency page on the date shown. Many quotes name the reach they cover and apply only to that part of the water. Rules change; the linked page is the authority.
“Season: 2nd Saturday in April through October 31 (same as statewide regulations)”
Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department · read 2026-10-14
Measured from the NHDPlus High Resolution (flowlines and waterbodies) (U.S. Geological Survey, read 2026-11-04) for this water’s own mapped feature. Rounded figures; they describe the channel, not today’s conditions.
From the agency’s own plan (Fish Stocking Plan (proposed, trophy trout waters), Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department, read 2026-11-04), listed as Walloomsac River (Bennington). Check the agency for this season.
Agency plan, not a schedule
2026 plan: Brown Trout (2-year), Rainbow Trout (2-year) in Apr, May, 1,000 fish.
Listings marked Unclaimed are built from open map records and the business's own website: confirm licensing, rates, dates and hours directly.
2 guides name it on their website
Pownal, VT · 9 mi
Float trips · Wade trips · Battenkill & Walloomsac
Names this water
Arlington, VT · 13 mi
Wade trips · Euro nymphing · Battenkill & Walloomsac
Names this water
No shop nearby yet.
What 2 nearby guide websites mention: what guides advertise, not a survey or a promise of what you will catch.
Named on 2 nearby guide websites
8 hatches charted for the region, not measured on this water. From Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission.
Blue Quill (April) · Hendrickson (April) · Quill Gordon (April) · Green drake (May) · Mayflies (best hatches) (May) · Mayflies, stoneflies and caddisflies (June to September) · and 2 more on the chart
Manchester sits in the valley of the Battenkill in southern Vermont, with the Mettawee and Walloomsac rivers and Otter Creek nearby and the West River over the mountains to the east.
Destination hub · 20 mi away in a straight line
A practical checklist for fly fishing small mountain trout streams: a short 3–4 weight rod, light line, a few buoyant dries and simple wet-wading gear, with estimated prices and where to buy.
7′6″–8′6″ rod, 3–4 weight, floating line · Brook, cutthroat, rainbow and brown trout
Open the checklistSeams, shelves and soft water, shown on real rivers.
Public YouTube videos from established channels, chosen by us to support this page. Not sponsored; the creators are not affiliated with Legendary Fly Gear.
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Indicator rigs, depth and detecting the take.
Public YouTube videos from established channels, chosen by us to support this page. Not sponsored; the creators are not affiliated with Legendary Fly Gear.
Not sponsored All videos on nymphing
Trip stories anglers chose to share publicly and tagged with Walloomsac River.
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Not a statement of access, fish presence or conditions.
A water page organises discovery. It does not assert public access, legal access, current fish presence, guide availability or fishing conditions.
Flows, gauge statistics and flood stages come from USGS and the National Weather Service when the page is shown. Regulations, stocking, species and season statements link to the agency that publishes them; this page copies only the species names and the quoted sentences. Guide and shop listings come from the Legendary directories. Position: the USGS gauge WALLOOMSAC RIVER NEAR NORTH BENNINGTON, VT. Water type is our own classification.
Warning: Rising fast: be careful, conditions are changing
No water temperature here.
At WALLOOMSAC RIVER NEAR NORTH BENNINGTON, VT (USGS 01334000) Provisional USGS data
USGS 01334000 · NWS BNTV1
What the agencies suggest
Stand back from the shoreline and be aware of surroundingsRhode Island Department of Environmental Management
Wading and boating should be avoided if waters are running high and muddy and the streambed is not visiblePennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission
General guidance from the readings and the published lines named above, not a fishing forecast. Local rules and closures come first.
Reading Nov 5, 6:15 PM EST · provisional USGS data
Normal for Nov 5 Rising · 24 h Below NWS action stage
Discharge, last 7 days: 169 readings from Oct 29, 7:15 PM EDT to Nov 5, 6:15 PM EST; ranging 44 to 127 ft³/s; latest 127 ft³/s.
USGS provisional data may be revised. Source: USGS instantaneous values.
| Time | Discharge (ft³/s) | Gauge height (ft) |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 5, 6:15 PM EST | 127 | 1.87 |
| Nov 5, 5:15 PM EST | 86.7 | 1.66 |
| Nov 5, 4:15 PM EST | 81.7 | 1.63 |
| Nov 5, 3:15 PM EST | 85 | 1.65 |
| Nov 5, 2:15 PM EST | 93.7 | 1.7 |
| Nov 5, 1:15 PM EST | 90.1 | 1.68 |
| Nov 5, 12:15 PM EST | 69.1 | 1.55 |
| Nov 5, 11:15 AM EST | 67.6 | 1.54 |
| Nov 5, 10:15 AM EST | 57.7 | 1.47 |
| Nov 5, 9:15 AM EST | 53.8 | 1.44 |
| Nov 5, 8:15 AM EST | 51.2 | 1.42 |
| Nov 5, 7:15 AM EST | 50 | 1.41 |
| Nov 5, 6:15 AM EST | 53.8 | 1.44 |
| Nov 5, 5:15 AM EST | 53.8 | 1.44 |
| Nov 5, 4:15 AM EST | 52.5 | 1.43 |
| Nov 5, 3:15 AM EST | 55.1 | 1.45 |
| Nov 5, 2:15 AM EST | 55.1 | 1.45 |
| Nov 5, 1:15 AM EST | 53.8 | 1.44 |
| Nov 5, 12:15 AM EST | 52.5 | 1.43 |
| Nov 4, 11:15 PM EST | 52.5 | 1.43 |
| Nov 4, 10:15 PM EST | 53.8 | 1.44 |
| Nov 4, 9:15 PM EST | 52.5 | 1.43 |
| Nov 4, 8:15 PM EST | 55.1 | 1.45 |
| Nov 4, 7:15 PM EST | 52.5 | 1.43 |
| Nov 4, 6:15 PM EST | 52.5 | 1.43 |
| Nov 4, 5:15 PM EST | 53.8 | 1.44 |
| Nov 4, 4:15 PM EST | 53.8 | 1.44 |
| Nov 4, 3:15 PM EST | 56.4 | 1.46 |
| Nov 4, 2:15 PM EST | 56.4 | 1.46 |
| Nov 4, 1:15 PM EST | 44 | 1.36 |
| Nov 4, 12:15 PM EST | 52.5 | 1.43 |
| Nov 4, 11:15 AM EST | 52.5 | 1.43 |
| Nov 4, 10:15 AM EST | 52.5 | 1.43 |
| Nov 4, 9:15 AM EST | 53.8 | 1.44 |
| Nov 4, 8:15 AM EST | 52.5 | 1.43 |
| Nov 4, 7:15 AM EST | 52.5 | 1.43 |
| Nov 4, 6:15 AM EST | 52.5 | 1.43 |
| Nov 4, 5:15 AM EST | 51.2 | 1.42 |
| Nov 4, 4:15 AM EST | 52.5 | 1.43 |
| Nov 4, 3:15 AM EST | 52.5 | 1.43 |
| Nov 4, 2:15 AM EST | 52.5 | 1.43 |
| Nov 4, 1:15 AM EST | 52.5 | 1.43 |
| Nov 4, 12:15 AM EST | 53.8 | 1.44 |
| Nov 3, 11:15 PM EST | 53.8 | 1.44 |
| Nov 3, 10:15 PM EST | 53.8 | 1.44 |
| Nov 3, 9:15 PM EST | 53.8 | 1.44 |
| Nov 3, 8:15 PM EST | 52.5 | 1.43 |
| Nov 3, 7:15 PM EST | 52.5 | 1.43 |
| Nov 3, 6:15 PM EST | 53.8 | 1.44 |
| Nov 3, 5:15 PM EST | 53.8 | 1.44 |
| Nov 3, 4:15 PM EST | 52.5 | 1.43 |
| Nov 3, 3:15 PM EST | 52.5 | 1.43 |
| Nov 3, 2:15 PM EST | 51.2 | 1.42 |
| Nov 3, 1:15 PM EST | 53.8 | 1.44 |
| Nov 3, 12:15 PM EST | 51.2 | 1.42 |
| Nov 3, 11:15 AM EST | 52.5 | 1.43 |
| Nov 3, 10:15 AM EST | 52.5 | 1.43 |
| Nov 3, 9:15 AM EST | 52.5 | 1.43 |
| Nov 3, 8:15 AM EST | 52.5 | 1.43 |
| Nov 3, 7:15 AM EST | 52.5 | 1.43 |
| Nov 3, 6:15 AM EST | 52.5 | 1.43 |
| Nov 3, 5:15 AM EST | 52.5 | 1.43 |
| Nov 3, 4:15 AM EST | 53.8 | 1.44 |
| Nov 3, 3:15 AM EST | 52.5 | 1.43 |
| Nov 3, 2:15 AM EST | 52.5 | 1.43 |
| Nov 3, 1:15 AM EST | 51.2 | 1.42 |
| Nov 3, 12:15 AM EST | 53.8 | 1.44 |
| Nov 2, 11:15 PM EST | 53.8 | 1.44 |
| Nov 2, 10:15 PM EST | 52.5 | 1.43 |
| Nov 2, 9:15 PM EST | 53.8 | 1.44 |
| Nov 2, 8:15 PM EST | 55.1 | 1.45 |
| Nov 2, 7:15 PM EST | 55.1 | 1.45 |
| Nov 2, 6:15 PM EST | 53.8 | 1.44 |
| Nov 2, 5:15 PM EST | 57.7 | 1.47 |
| Nov 2, 4:15 PM EST | 53.8 | 1.44 |
| Nov 2, 3:15 PM EST | 52.5 | 1.43 |
| Nov 2, 2:15 PM EST | 52.5 | 1.43 |
| Nov 2, 1:15 PM EST | 52.5 | 1.43 |
| Nov 2, 12:15 PM EST | 53.8 | 1.44 |
| Nov 2, 11:15 AM EST | 53.8 | 1.44 |
| Nov 2, 10:15 AM EST | 53.8 | 1.44 |
| Nov 2, 9:15 AM EST | 53.8 | 1.44 |
| Nov 2, 8:15 AM EST | 52.5 | 1.43 |
| Nov 2, 7:15 AM EST | 52.5 | 1.43 |
| Nov 2, 6:15 AM EST | 53.8 | 1.44 |
| Nov 2, 5:15 AM EST | 53.8 | 1.44 |
| Nov 2, 4:15 AM EST | 52.5 | 1.43 |
| Nov 2, 3:15 AM EST | 53.8 | 1.44 |
| Nov 2, 2:15 AM EST | 51.2 | 1.42 |
| Nov 2, 1:15 AM EST | 52.5 | 1.43 |
| Nov 2, 12:15 AM EST | 53.8 | 1.44 |
| Nov 1, 11:15 PM EST | 53.8 | 1.44 |
| Nov 1, 10:15 PM EST | 53.8 | 1.44 |
| Nov 1, 9:15 PM EST | 55.1 | 1.45 |
| Nov 1, 8:15 PM EST | 55.1 | 1.45 |
| Nov 1, 7:15 PM EST | 55.1 | 1.45 |
| Nov 1, 6:15 PM EST | 55.1 | 1.45 |
| Nov 1, 5:15 PM EST | 55.1 | 1.45 |
| Nov 1, 4:15 PM EST | 66.2 | 1.53 |
| Nov 1, 3:15 PM EST | 53.8 | 1.44 |
| Nov 1, 2:15 PM EST | 53.8 | 1.44 |
| Nov 1, 1:15 PM EST | 53.8 | 1.44 |
| Nov 1, 12:15 PM EST | 53.8 | 1.44 |
| Nov 1, 11:15 AM EST | 52.5 | 1.43 |
| Nov 1, 10:15 AM EST | 52.5 | 1.43 |
| Nov 1, 9:15 AM EST | 55.1 | 1.45 |
| Nov 1, 8:15 AM EST | 53.8 | 1.44 |
| Nov 1, 7:15 AM EST | 55.1 | 1.45 |
| Nov 1, 6:15 AM EST | 55.1 | 1.45 |
| Nov 1, 5:15 AM EST | 55.1 | 1.45 |
| Nov 1, 4:15 AM EST | 52.5 | 1.43 |
| Nov 1, 3:15 AM EST | 56.4 | 1.46 |
| Nov 1, 2:15 AM EST | 56.4 | 1.46 |
| Nov 1, 1:15 AM EST | 57.7 | 1.47 |
| Nov 1, 1:15 AM EDT | 55.1 | 1.45 |
| Nov 1, 12:15 AM EDT | 51.2 | 1.42 |
| Oct 31, 11:15 PM EDT | 56.4 | 1.46 |
| Oct 31, 10:15 PM EDT | 57.7 | 1.47 |
| Oct 31, 9:15 PM EDT | 52.5 | 1.43 |
| Oct 31, 8:15 PM EDT | 57.7 | 1.47 |
| Oct 31, 7:15 PM EDT | 56.4 | 1.46 |
| Oct 31, 6:15 PM EDT | 52.5 | 1.43 |
| Oct 31, 5:15 PM EDT | 57.7 | 1.47 |
| Oct 31, 4:15 PM EDT | 53.8 | 1.44 |
| Oct 31, 3:15 PM EDT | 57.7 | 1.47 |
| Oct 31, 2:15 PM EDT | 51.2 | 1.42 |
| Oct 31, 1:15 PM EDT | 53.8 | 1.44 |
| Oct 31, 12:15 PM EDT | 56.4 | 1.46 |
| Oct 31, 11:15 AM EDT | 55.1 | 1.45 |
| Oct 31, 10:15 AM EDT | 56.4 | 1.46 |
| Oct 31, 9:15 AM EDT | 56.4 | 1.46 |
| Oct 31, 8:15 AM EDT | 55.1 | 1.45 |
| Oct 31, 7:15 AM EDT | 55.1 | 1.45 |
| Oct 31, 6:15 AM EDT | 56.4 | 1.46 |
| Oct 31, 5:15 AM EDT | 55.1 | 1.45 |
| Oct 31, 4:15 AM EDT | 55.1 | 1.45 |
| Oct 31, 3:15 AM EDT | 59.1 | 1.48 |
| Oct 31, 2:15 AM EDT | 56.4 | 1.46 |
| Oct 31, 1:15 AM EDT | 56.4 | 1.46 |
| Oct 31, 12:15 AM EDT | 53.8 | 1.44 |
| Oct 30, 11:15 PM EDT | 55.1 | 1.45 |
| Oct 30, 10:15 PM EDT | 56.4 | 1.46 |
| Oct 30, 9:15 PM EDT | 56.4 | 1.46 |
| Oct 30, 8:15 PM EDT | 56.4 | 1.46 |
| Oct 30, 7:15 PM EDT | 57.7 | 1.47 |
| Oct 30, 6:15 PM EDT | 56.4 | 1.46 |
| Oct 30, 5:15 PM EDT | 55.1 | 1.45 |
| Oct 30, 4:15 PM EDT | 55.1 | 1.45 |
| Oct 30, 3:15 PM EDT | 55.1 | 1.45 |
| Oct 30, 2:15 PM EDT | 55.1 | 1.45 |
| Oct 30, 1:15 PM EDT | 56.4 | 1.46 |
| Oct 30, 12:15 PM EDT | 56.4 | 1.46 |
| Oct 30, 11:15 AM EDT | 57.7 | 1.47 |
| Oct 30, 10:15 AM EDT | 57.7 | 1.47 |
| Oct 30, 9:15 AM EDT | 56.4 | 1.46 |
| Oct 30, 8:15 AM EDT | 56.4 | 1.46 |
| Oct 30, 7:15 AM EDT | 57.7 | 1.47 |
| Oct 30, 6:15 AM EDT | 57.7 | 1.47 |
| Oct 30, 5:15 AM EDT | 56.4 | 1.46 |
| Oct 30, 4:15 AM EDT | 59.1 | 1.48 |
| Oct 30, 3:15 AM EDT | 55.1 | 1.45 |
| Oct 30, 2:15 AM EDT | 57.7 | 1.47 |
| Oct 30, 1:15 AM EDT | 57.7 | 1.47 |
| Oct 30, 12:15 AM EDT | 57.7 | 1.47 |
| Oct 29, 11:15 PM EDT | 57.7 | 1.47 |
| Oct 29, 10:15 PM EDT | 56.4 | 1.46 |
| Oct 29, 9:15 PM EDT | 57.7 | 1.47 |
| Oct 29, 8:15 PM EDT | 57.7 | 1.47 |
| Oct 29, 7:15 PM EDT | 59.1 | 1.48 |
Normal for Nov 5: 106–243 ft³/s (middle half of 95 years of record). Now: 127 ft³/s, normal.
Normal for this date. 127 ft³/s is between the 25th and 75th percentiles of daily mean flow for Nov 5 at this gauge over 95 years of record (1932–2026): 10th 71, 25th 106, median 160, 75th 243, 90th 328 ft³/s.
Daily means on record for Nov 5: lowest 31 ft³/s, highest 850 ft³/s.
Classes as USGS labels them (hyswap: flow categories (WDFN_stats schema) (U.S. Geological Survey) ); percentiles from the USGS daily statistics (U.S. Geological Survey) (approved daily means; the reading is provisional and instantaneous).
Rising over 24 hours: discharge up 141.9%, from 52.5 to 127 ft³/s. Rising or falling means a change of more than 10% in discharge (or 0.2 ft of gauge height) over 24 hours; our rule of thumb, not a USGS class.
Below NWS action stage. The National Weather Service reports this gauge below its action stage. That is not a statement that wading is safe.
NWS observed 1.87 ft stage, 126 ft³/s at Nov 5, 6:15 PM EST (NWS gauge BNTV1; its stage datum can differ from the USGS gauge height).
Forecasts are issued as needed during times of high water, but are not routinely available.
Open the NWS gauge page · What the categories mean (National Weather Service)
No current water-temperature reading at this gauge, so no temperature guidance is given. Take a stream thermometer: the trout lines Vermont Fish and Wildlife uses are 70°F.
This gauge is on our page for Walloomsac River, but no agency page we read lists its species.
Below NWS action stage. The National Weather Service reports this gauge below its action stage. That is not a statement that wading is safe.
Flood categories: action stage, minor, moderate and major flooding (National Weather Service)Rising water. Rising over the last 24 hours (discharge up 142%). Keep your way back to the bank in sight and watch the level while you fish. “Rising” is our rule of thumb: more than 10% in discharge or 0.2 ft of gauge height in 24 hours, not a USGS or NWS class.
Turn Around Don't Drown. “A mere 6 inches of fast-moving flood water can knock over an adult.” No flow number makes a crossing safe; if in doubt, stay out.
Turn Around Don't Drown (National Weather Service)Guidance from the readings above and the published thresholds named with each line; not a fishing forecast, a safety guarantee or a statement about access. Local rules and closures come first.
Checked Nov 5, 6:59 PM EST; readings refresh at most every 15 minutes and statistics daily. Provisional USGS data can be revised. Conditions change: re-check before you go. This is general guidance, not a fishing forecast, a safety guarantee or a statement about access.
Catch and releaseThe Battenkill in Arlington, Vermont. Photo: Gplefka, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Trophy / quality trout waterRepresentative photo · not Lake ParanMooselookmeguntic Lake from Oquossoc, Maine. Photo: Doug Kerr, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Lake Paran.
Vermont · about 2 mi
Trophy / quality trout waterRepresentative photo · not Lake ShaftsburyRangeley Lake, Maine. Photo: Manuel Velazquez, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Lake Shaftsbury.
Vermont · about 8 mi
Catch and releaseRepresentative photo · not Warm BrookThe Mettawee River near Whitehall, New York, from a canoe. Photo: MJPlante1, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Warm Brook.
Vermont · about 10 mi
Trophy / quality trout waterRepresentative photo · not Adams ReservoirLake Jocassee from a canoe, South Carolina. Photo: TimothyJ from Atlanta, USA, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Adams Reservoir.
Vermont · about 11 mi
Wild Trout WaterRepresentative photo · not Little Hoosic RiverEsopus Creek at Big Indian, New York. Photo: Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Little Hoosic River.
New York · about 14 mi
