Lake Champlain
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Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer (Current)
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Top Techniques Reported for Largemouth Bass + Summer
- Texas Rigs (Pitch/Flip)10
- Bladed Jigs5
- Grass Jigs5
- Ned Rigs3
- Buzzbaits2
Total Fishing Reports
141
Top Species Reported for Summer
- Largemouth Bass40 Reports
Smallmouth Bass28 Reports
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Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Finesse Jigs
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Alewife
Water Temperature
70°
Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Soft Jerkbaits
Structure
Rock Pile
Forage
Perch
Water Temperature
72°
Week long trip to Champlain, lot of smallmouth up shallow in the clear water feeding actively on yellow perch. Can catch them with a number of techniques, but the fluke was most successful and it was good for a 15lbs day on smallies alone (possibly more if had water to self). Winners caught their fish in 40-60 ft scoping a minnow of various sizes, I finished 19th of 158.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Bladed Jigs
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
74°
The baits and tools listed are what I leaned on; however I have good information that on top of this bite sequence there was also a productive frog and swim jig bite in the shore line grasses, on top of the offshore submerged vegetation. This is a choice, much of the submerged grasses look like they are dirty, disturbed and not in the best of water and this is the case from Canada Line to Ticonderoga. If you can find cleaner grasses, there are and will be large mouth, but in these areas you are prone to catch more northern pike as well. Smallmouth fishing ended up being a more productive fishing approach for competition purposes.
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