River guide · Vermont

Fly Fishing the Battenkill

The storied Battenkill flows from Vermont into New York, a wild, wary brown-trout river and the home water of American fly fishing.

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When to fish

April–June & September–October

Best months: April–June, September–October

Best
Off-peak

Hendrickson: April–May. Blue-winged Olive: spring & fall.

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Where to fish

Along the Battenkill

Arlington2 shopsManchester1 shop

Route 7A and River Road in Arlington follow the Vermont stretch with public pull-offs; the river runs entirely on public-access water through Manchester and Arlington into New York.

The water

Freestone

Key hatches

Hendrickson
Green Caddis
Light Cahill
March Brown
Tan Caddis

Hatch calendar

Conditions

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6-day forecast

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Hatch calendar

Months each hatch is active on the Battenkill, with hook sizes and local timing notes.
Hatch · hook	A	M	J	J	A	S	O
Hendrickson(mayflies)hook #12–14April–May	April	May
Green Caddis(caddis)hook #14–16		May	June
Light Cahill(mayflies)hook #12–16		May	June
March Brown(mayflies)hook #12		May	June
Tan Caddis(caddis)hook #14–16		May	June
Blue-winged Olive(mayflies)hook #18			June	July
Golden Drake(mayflies)hook #12			June	July
Sulphur(mayflies)hook #18late May–June			June	July
Trico(mayflies)hook #24			June	July	August	September	October