Lake Champlain
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Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Crankbaits 0-6'
Structure
Points
Water Temperature
50°
Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Blade Baits
Structure
Points
Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Hard Jerkbaits
Structure
Boulders
Forage
Alewife
Water Temperature
43°
Was a great day jerkbait fishing today. It was on fire. (Setup) megabass p5 destroyer oneten stick, shimano aldebaran mgl, 6lb fc sniper, 6th sense provoke 97DD
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Grass Jigs
Structure
Flooded Brush
Forage
Bluegill
They gobble it up around flooded brush this time of year!
Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Hard Jerkbaits
Structure
Points
Forage
Minnows
Water Temperature
46°
They couldn't resist the megabass 110 +1 jr today. Tried 4 different colors before they committed to Mat shad.
Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Hard Jerkbaits
Structure
Boulders
Water Temperature
47°
Jerk, jerk, pause hit on the pause.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Soft Swimbaits (Lg)
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Alewife
Water Temperature
52°
The key of the day was to find areas of hard bottom in 4-6 feet of water with the start of new growth vegetation. Slowly creeping the swimbait along keeping it just above the bottom and even dragging it on the bottom sometimes was the ticket. If you didn’t make some contact with the bottom you would not get bit. If you thought you were reeling too slow then you needed to reel even slower. Killing the bait on the retrieve would also produce a bite here and there. Flashy Swimmer an absolute must. 30+ fish day! All quality fish!
Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Ned Rigs
Structure
Points
Forage
Crawfish
The northern end of Champlain is warming up into the 50's but the best bite is still on slowly fished Ned Rigs and tubes.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Swim Jigs
Structure
Flooded Brush
Forage
Alewife
Water Temperature
58°
The largemouth had really started relating to Champlains flooded bushes and trees and the no jack was the ticket today. In places they had the alewives pushed up into them. Did get a couple on a spinner bait but the alewives were chasing it and fouling the blades a lot. The switch to the swim jig was the deal.
