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 | Elm Street Cabot | Bridge crossing | 44.40178, -72.31273 | |
| 2 | Route 215 South | Bridge crossing | 44.39862, -72.32432 | |
| 3 | Saw Mill Road | Bridge crossing | 44.39049, -72.33073 | |
| 4 | Power Plant Road | Bridge crossing | 44.36026, -72.33545 | |
| 5 | U.S. Route 2 Marshfield | Bridge crossing | 44.35185, -72.34703 | |
| 6 | Gilman Street | Bridge crossing | 44.35117, -72.34938 | |
| 7 | School Street | Bridge crossing | 44.34986, -72.35380 | |
| 8 | Sass Avenue | Bridge crossing | 44.34366, -72.36757 | |
| 9 | Pattys Crossing | Bridge crossing | 44.32240, -72.37966 | |
| 10 | Cassady Road | Bridge crossing | 44.30302, -72.39743 | |
| 11 | Onion River Campground Plainfield | Campsite | 44.29545, -72.39654 | |
| 12 | Martin Covered Bridge Covered bridge, Marshfield | Bridge crossing | 44.28754, -72.40820 | |
| 13 | Main Street Plainfield | Bridge crossing | 44.27789, -72.42519 | |
| 14 | Vermont Route 14 South East Montpelier | Bridge crossing | 44.26792, -72.48862 | |
| 15 | Montpelier Number Four Dam | Dam / hazard | 44.23819, -72.52504 | |
| 16 | East Montpelier Road | Bridge crossing | 44.24586, -72.54871 | |
| 17 | Turntable Park Montpelier | Park / conservation area | 44.25456, -72.57314 | |
| 18 | Blanchard Park City of Montpelier nature reserve | Park / conservation area | 44.25867, -72.57390 | |
| 19 | Onion River Outdoors Outdoor shop, Montpelier | Bait, tackle & fly shop | 44.26017, -72.57496 | |
| 20 | Confluence Park City of Montpelier | Park / conservation area | 44.25943, -72.57817 | At the North Branch confluence. |
| # | Point | Type | Lat, Lon | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | Taylor Street Montpelier | Bridge crossing | 44.25962, -72.57997 | |
| 22 | Bailey Avenue Montpelier | Bridge crossing | 44.26145, -72.58496 | |
| 23 | Junction Road | Bridge crossing | 44.25602, -72.60119 | |
| 24 | Three Mile Bridge Road | Bridge crossing | 44.26569, -72.62903 | |
| 25 | Middlesex Wildlife Management Area | Park / conservation area | 44.28732, -72.65022 | |
| 26 | Vermont Route 100B Middlesex | Bridge crossing | 44.29119, -72.67920 | |
| 27 | Middlesex Dam Number 2 | Dam / hazard | 44.29232, -72.68268 | |
| 28 | Route 2 bridge east of Waterbury village Trophy trout section limit | Regulation section limit | 44.32815, -72.74602 | Upstream limit of the Winooski River trophy trout section in Duxbury and Waterbury, which runs down to the top of the Bolton dam. The crossing carries both US 2 and VT 100. |
| 29 | Winooski Street Waterbury trestle | Bridge crossing | 44.33731, -72.76410 | |
| 30 | Anderson Park Waterbury | Park / conservation area | 44.34308, -72.75754 | |
| 31 | Bolton dam Two reach limits meet here | Regulation section limit | 44.35941, -72.81682 | Top of the dam is the downstream limit of the trophy trout section in Duxbury and Waterbury and the upstream limit of the named special regulation trout stream reach below it. Portage. |
| 32 | Ridley Brook mouth Protected-slot reach limit | Regulation section limit | 44.35948, -72.82632 | Upstream limit of the Winooski protected-slot reach running down to the Preston Brook mouth. Preston Brook is mapped only in its upper part, so the downstream end is unmarked. |
| 33 | Bolton Potholes Vermont River Conservancy | Park / conservation area | 44.37455, -72.87636 | |
| 34 | Cochran Road Richmond | Bridge crossing | 44.38291, -72.93748 | |
| 35 | Bridge Street Richmond | Bridge crossing | 44.40108, -72.99697 | |
| 36 | Willis Hill Preserve Richmond Land Trust | Park / conservation area | 44.41265, -72.99888 | |
| 37 | West Main Street Richmond | Bridge crossing | 44.42341, -73.01674 | |
| 38 | North Williston Road Williston | Bridge crossing | 44.47103, -73.04391 | |
| 39 | US Fish and Wildlife Service Essex Junction | Agency / conservation office | 44.49224, -73.11084 | |
| 40 | Essex Number 19 Dam Essex Junction | Dam / hazard | 44.48212, -73.11427 |
| # | Point | Type | Lat, Lon | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | Essex Road | Bridge crossing | 44.48139, -73.11537 | |
| 42 | Overlook Park Green Mountain Power | Park / conservation area | 44.48024, -73.11574 | |
| 43 | USGS gauge - Winooski River at Essex Junction Live flow and stage | USGS gauge | 44.47894, -73.13874 | |
| 44 | Lime Kiln Road | Bridge crossing | 44.49004, -73.16212 | |
| 45 | Winooski Gorge Natural Area Winooski Valley Park District | Park / conservation area | 44.48822, -73.16399 | |
| 46 | Gorge Dam | Dam / hazard | 44.49022, -73.16903 | |
| 47 | Casavant Natural Area | Park / conservation area | 44.48836, -73.17675 | |
| 48 | Colchester Avenue Winooski | Bridge crossing | 44.48885, -73.18660 | |
| 49 | Winooski One dam Lake Champlain boundary | Regulation section limit | 44.48871, -73.18737 | The hydropower dam west of Main Street is the Lake Champlain boundary and the downstream limit of the named special regulation trout stream reach above it. Portage. |
| 50 | Salmon Hole Burlington | Park / conservation area | 44.48670, -73.18822 | Below the Winooski One dam. |
| 51 | Outdoor Gear Exchange Outdoor shop, Burlington | Bait, tackle & fly shop | 44.47906, -73.21294 | A general gear shop rather than a fly shop, so check before relying on it for tackle. |
| 52 | Ethan Allen Homestead Winooski Valley Park District | Park / conservation area | 44.50618, -73.22553 | |
| 53 | Macrae Farm Park Winooski Valley Park District | Park / conservation area | 44.52735, -73.23228 | |
| 54 | Heineberg Drive Burlington to Colchester | Bridge crossing | 44.52540, -73.25545 | |
| 55 | Heineberg Bridge Vermont F and W, Colchester | Access / boat ramp | 44.52560, -73.25650 | Boating and fishing access at the Heineberg bridge. |
| 56 | Delta Park Winooski Valley Park District | Park / conservation area | 44.53373, -73.27546 | At the delta where the river meets Lake Champlain. |
| 57 | Derway Island Natural Area Winooski Valley Park District | Park / conservation area | 44.53328, -73.26912 | |
| 58 | Boat launch on the lower Winooski Unnamed slipway in OSM | Access / boat ramp | 44.52906, -73.27134 |
Gauge: USGS 04290500 — WINOOSKI RIVER NEAR ESSEX JUNCTION, VT. Live flow on the web page.
Species: Brown Trout, Channel Catfish, Landlocked Salmon, Largemouth Bass, 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.
Essex Junction access near the USGS gauge - the lower-river flow reference and a bank fishing point.
Winooski Falls area accesses in Winooski and Burlington - lake-run fish below the dams in spring and fall.
Winooski River delta and Colchester Pond area launches - trailer access to the lower river and lake mouth.
Richmond town access - middle-river hand launch for smallmouth and trout.
Jonesville and Bolton pullouts - roadside wade access on the middle river.
Waterbury and Middlesex accesses - upper trout water wading below the Winooski confluence with the Mad.
Montpelier river walk access - urban wade access to the upper trout section.
Spring: steelhead and landlocked salmon below the lower dams on high water, with the upper river too big to fish.
Summer: upper-river trout wading in the morning and evening, and smallmouth through the middle and lower river all day.
Fall: the second lake-run window below the dams, and the best smallmouth fishing of the year in the lower river.
Winter: closed or unproductive on most of the river,