Dana Benner Outdoors

The Green Mountain State

I have been blessed with the ability to travel throughout the United States over the years, but no place stands out like Vermont.  Vermont is home to some of the best fishing and hunting around. […]

Dana Benner Outdoors

Smallmouth on Vermont’s LaMoille River

It was June 5th when I found myself at the Mallets Bay landing ramp in Colchester, Vermont.  It was 7:30am and I was meeting with Nihad Basic, owner of Fishing Champlain Guide Service.  Our goal […]

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Panfish Fishing

Couch Fishing

Most normal folks will, at some point in the winter, swing their legs up on a couch and watch a football game. Even those not into sports will use their couch for comfort viewing of […]

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Ice Fishing

Deep Water Crappie

I was greeted with a -11 degree temperatures at a body of water I had previously never seen. The lake could be classified as a basin lake with some other interesting contour/habitat around. I figured […]

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Trout/Salmon Fishing

Vermont Retains Record Trout

Burlington Free Press reported: Vermont’s lone world record fish will keep its top spot thanks to a sharp-eyed conservation officer in Canada. A northern Minnesota angler recently pleaded guilty in Fort Francis, Ontario, to possessing […]

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Ice Fishing

The Fish Hound

ICE Fishing Guide Trips In Vermont. James Vladyka is owner and operator of Fish Hounds Outdoors in Benson Vermont and has been fishing the North East area his entire life. Since 2000 he has been […]

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Trout/Salmon Fishing

Brook Trout Needed In Vermont

You can help bring back the brook trout this week! Vermont’s state fish, the native brook trout, has been in trouble for several decades now, depriving Vermont and visiting anglers of a piece of our […]

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Fishing News - Fresh

On Otter Creek

If you’re looking to enter a state-record fish, Otter Creek is a great place to start. Just make sure it’s a species you can get to a certified scale. The lower reaches of the river […]