Print it. Bag it. Bring it.Phones die, screens crack, and most of this water has no signal. Print this map, fold it into a zip-top bag or dry bag with your license, and you have a backup your electronics can’t give you. Every marker is numbered so you can say exactly where you are.
| # | Point | Type | Lat, Lon | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vermont Route 16 Greensboro | Bridge crossing | 44.61537, -72.20880 | |
| 2 | Gonyaw Road | Bridge crossing | 44.57023, -72.24856 | |
| 3 | Shepherds Road | Bridge crossing | 44.56416, -72.25359 | |
| 4 | Vermont Freedom Campground Hardwick | Campsite | 44.55269, -72.24807 | |
| 5 | The Bend Road | Bridge crossing | 44.54799, -72.26431 | |
| 6 | East Main Street Hardwick | Bridge crossing | 44.54182, -72.26758 | Closed to traffic in OSM. |
| 7 | Riverside Farm Lane | Bridge crossing | 44.50953, -72.31755 | |
| 8 | Pumpkin Lane | Bridge crossing | 44.50548, -72.31852 | |
| 9 | Main Street Hardwick village | Bridge crossing | 44.50489, -72.36589 | |
| 10 | Hardwick Lake Dam | Dam / hazard | 44.51687, -72.37755 | |
| 11 | Vermont Route 15 West | Bridge crossing | 44.51682, -72.37852 | |
| 12 | McAllister Farm Road | Bridge crossing | 44.51520, -72.39468 | |
| 13 | Kate Brook Road | Bridge crossing | 44.52232, -72.41567 | |
| 14 | Fisher Covered Railroad Bridge Covered railroad bridge, Wolcott | Bridge crossing | 44.53231, -72.42773 | |
| 15 | Fisher Bridge Vermont F and W, Wolcott | Access / boat ramp | 44.53260, -72.42780 | Shore-fishing access at the Fisher covered railroad bridge. |
| 16 | Wolcott Dam | Dam / hazard | 44.53735, -72.44301 | |
| 17 | Wolcott Field Wolcott | Park / conservation area | 44.54008, -72.45661 | |
| 18 | School Street Wolcott | Bridge crossing | 44.54633, -72.45797 | |
| 19 | Upper Lamoille River Vermont F and W, Wolcott | Access / boat ramp | 44.55160, -72.47870 | Steps down to the water at the Elmore Pond Road crossing. |
| # | Point | Type | Lat, Lon | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | Corley Road | Bridge crossing | 44.55957, -72.49717 | |
| 21 | Mountain View Campground Morristown | Campsite | 44.56828, -72.53386 | |
| 22 | Lamoille River - Rotary Vermont F and W, Morristown | Access / boat ramp | 44.56740, -72.54950 | Shore-fishing access. |
| 23 | Park Street Morrisville | Bridge crossing | 44.56435, -72.56616 | |
| 24 | Oxbow Riverfront Park Morrisville | Park / conservation area | 44.56661, -72.59868 | |
| 25 | Morrisville Dam | Dam / hazard | 44.56182, -72.60181 | |
| 26 | Bridge Street Morrisville | Bridge crossing | 44.56532, -72.60748 | |
| 27 | Cadys Falls Dam | Dam / hazard | 44.57419, -72.61120 | |
| 28 | Cadys Falls Road Trestle | Bridge crossing | 44.57771, -72.61209 | |
| 29 | USGS gauge - Lamoille River at Johnson Live flow and stage | USGS gauge | 44.62286, -72.67633 | |
| 30 | Lamoille River - Dog Head Falls Vermont F and W, Johnson | Access / boat ramp | 44.62180, -72.67860 | Steps down to the water at Dog Head Falls. |
| 31 | Railroad Street Johnson | Bridge crossing | 44.63240, -72.68493 | |
| 32 | The Old Mill Park Johnson | Park / conservation area | 44.63260, -72.69109 | |
| 33 | Cambridge Junction Road Covered bridge | Bridge crossing | 44.65110, -72.81460 | |
| 34 | Lamoille River - Dorothy Smith Vermont F and W, Cambridge | Access / boat ramp | 44.64980, -72.82980 | Boating and fishing access at the VT 108 crossing. |
| 35 | Vermont Route 15 | Bridge crossing | 44.64773, -72.87257 | |
| 36 | Cambridge State Forest | Park / conservation area | 44.65339, -72.87648 | |
| 37 | Krusch Nature Preserve | Park / conservation area | 44.65805, -72.87594 | |
| 38 | River Road Fairfax Falls | Bridge crossing | 44.65010, -72.98849 |
| # | Point | Type | Lat, Lon | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 39 | Fairfax Falls dam Two reach limits meet here | Regulation section limit | 44.65109, -72.98970 | Top of the dam is the upstream limit of the Lamoille trophy trout section in Fairfax and of the named special regulation trout stream reach running to Lake Champlain. Portage. |
| 40 | Route 104 bridge, Fairfax village Trophy trout section limit | Regulation section limit | 44.66269, -73.00834 | Downstream limit of the Lamoille River trophy trout section in Fairfax, whose upstream limit is the top of the Fairfax Falls dam. OSM names the crossing Main Street and refs it VT 104. |
| 41 | Fairfax Recreational Trail Fairfax | Park / conservation area | 44.66127, -73.01247 | |
| 42 | Arrow Head Lake Road | Bridge crossing | 44.67937, -73.08190 | |
| 43 | Boat launch on Arrowhead Mountain Lake Unnamed slipway in OSM | Access / boat ramp | 44.68214, -73.08698 | On the impoundment above Clark Falls. |
| 44 | Clark Falls Dam Milton | Dam / hazard | 44.64133, -73.11327 | |
| 45 | U.S. Route 7 North Milton | Bridge crossing | 44.64086, -73.11389 | |
| 46 | River Street Park Milton | Park / conservation area | 44.63736, -73.11412 | |
| 47 | Milton Dam | Dam / hazard | 44.63661, -73.11756 | |
| 48 | Boat launch at Milton Unnamed slipway in OSM | Access / boat ramp | 44.63553, -73.12188 | |
| 49 | Peterson Dam Lake Champlain boundary | Regulation section limit | 44.63838, -73.16274 | Top of the dam is the Lake Champlain boundary, the downstream limit of the named special regulation trout stream reach, and the upstream limit of the spring closure reach below it. Portage. |
| 50 | Bear Trap Road bridge, Milton Spring closure reach limit | Regulation section limit | 44.63178, -73.17192 | Downstream limit of the Lamoille spring closure reach whose upstream limit is the top of Peterson Dam. The regulations gloss this crossing as the West Milton bridge. |
| 51 | The Tackle Box Tackle shop, Milton | Bait, tackle & fly shop | 44.59542, -73.18748 | |
| 52 | U.S. Route 2 Milton | Bridge crossing | 44.60323, -73.20452 | |
| 53 | Lamoille River - Sears Vermont F and W, Milton | Access / boat ramp | 44.60400, -73.20520 | Shore-fishing access. |
| 54 | Lamoille River Vermont F and W, Milton | Access / boat ramp | 44.60620, -73.21840 | Concrete ramp - the main trailered launch on the lower river. |
| 55 | Beeman Preserve | Park / conservation area | 44.62353, -73.22864 | |
| 56 | Sandbar State Park Vermont State Parks | Park / conservation area | 44.62647, -73.23917 | At the mouth on Lake Champlain; car-top launch. |
Gauge: USGS 04292000 — LAMOILLE RIVER AT JOHNSON, VT. Live flow on the web page.
Species: Brook Trout, Brown Trout, Fallfish, Landlocked Salmon, Northern Pike, Rainbow Trout, Smallmouth Bass, Steelhead, Walleye
Regulations: vtfishandwildlife.com/fish/fishing-regulations
Emergency: call 911 and give the number of the nearest point on this map plus its coordinates.
Johnson - the gauge reach and a convenient access on the middle river.
Jeffersonville - access on the upper middle reach.
Lamoille Valley Rail Trail - walk-in access along much of the corridor.
Route 15 crossings - roadside access at frequent intervals.
Cambridge - access on the middle river.
Fairfax falls area - access on the lower river above the impoundment.
Milton and the Champlain delta - the lake-run reach at the bottom.
Spring: high snowmelt water, then strong trout fishing as it drops through May.
Summer: the best wading of the year, with trout above and smallmouth below.
Fall: the salmon and steelhead run from Champlain, and the river's best weeks.
Winter: cold and largely iced, with very limited access along the valley.