10 destinations within about 6 hours' drive of Burlington, nearest first. The closest is West Branch Ausable, about 2 hr away. Below them, the state trout maps for Vermont, New York, New Hampshire, Ontario, Maine and Massachusetts.
Drive times are to each destination's main access point without traffic, from downtown Burlington.
Brown troutBrown, rainbow and brook troutWilmington, Adirondacks, New York · USA
Fly into ALB, 2.25–2.5 hr
About 2 hr from Burlington · 110 km
Fish on your own. Guide prices are optional; check licence, permit and access requirements before going.
Brown troutBrown, rainbow and brook troutCharlemont, Massachusetts · USA
Fly into BDL, 1 hr 15 min
About 3 hr 50 min from Burlington · 303 km
Fish on your own. Guide prices are optional; check licence, permit and access requirements before going.
Rainbow troutStocked rainbows and browns, wild brook troutBelchertown and Ware, Massachusetts · USA
Fly into BDL, 1 hr
About 4 hr 10 min from Burlington · 324 km
Fish on your own. Guide prices are optional; check licence, permit and access requirements before going.
Brook troutNative brook trout, landlocked salmonRapid River and Kennebago, Maine · USA
Fly into PWM, 2.5 hr
About 4 hr 40 min from Burlington · 307 km
Fish on your own. Guide prices are optional; check licence, permit and access requirements before going.
Brown troutWild and stocked browns, rainbows, brook troutRiverton, Connecticut · USA
Fly into BDL, 40 min
About 5 hr from Burlington · 386 km
Fish on your own. Guide prices are optional; check licence, permit and access requirements before going.
Rainbow troutWild rainbows, browns, native brook trout in the headwatersBig Indian to Phoenicia and Mount Tremper, New York · USA
Fly into SWF, 1 hr
About 5 hr 10 min from Burlington · 363 km
Fish on your own. Guide prices are optional; check licence, permit and access requirements before going.
SteelheadSteelhead, chinook and coho salmon, lake-run brownsPulaski, New York · USA
Fly into SYR, 45 min
About 5 hr 10 min from Burlington · 400 km
Fish on your own. Guide prices are optional; check licence, permit and access requirements before going.
Brown troutStocked and holdover browns, rainbows; smallmouth bassFalls Village to Cornwall Bridge, Connecticut · USA
Fly into BDL, 1.25 hr
About 5 hr 20 min from Burlington · 321 km
Fish on your own. Guide prices are optional; check licence, permit and access requirements before going.
Brown troutWild browns; brook trout and browns above the reservoirClaryville and Neversink to Bridgeville, New York · USA
Fly into SWF, 1 hr
About 5 hr 50 min from Burlington · 418 km
Fish on your own. Guide prices are optional; check licence, permit and access requirements before going.
Brown troutBrown, rainbow and brook troutRoscoe, Catskills, New York · USA
Fly into EWR, 2–2.5 hr
About 6 hr from Burlington · 443 km
Fish on your own. Guide prices are optional; check licence, permit and access requirements before going.