Water flow: 93.99
Visibility: 60 inches
Water temperature at mid-day: 57 Degrees F
Water condition: Clear
Best time of day to fish: All day for bass, pike, panfish and salmonids
Best stretch: There are simply too many to list in a lake 120 miles long.
Best access point:
Fly fishing hatches in order of importance:
Fish species: Carp, bass, northern pike, pickerel, panfish, perch, bowfin, freshwater drum, longnose gar
Fishing season: Lake Champlain is open to fishing year round
Nearest airport: Burlington International
Recommended fly fishing leader: 9 Foot Leader
Recommended fly fishing tippet: 3X Tippet
Best fly fishing rod: 9' 9 Weight Fly Rod
Best floating fly line: Bank Shot
Best sinking fly line: Class V Sink Tip Fly Line
The shallow waters of Lake Champlain and its lower tributaries hold a bounty of warm water fishes for the fly angler. Best accessed with a canoe, kayak or other watercraft this body of water is quite foreboding but when taken in smaller segments excellent fishing can be found. Vermont Fish and Wildlife Access points are an easy means to launch along the many bays, setbacks and rivers from Missisquoi Bay to ...
Look for weed edges and strip flies along them for pike. Rock piles and deeper structure will start congregating bass shortly. It won't be long before lakers are headed to spawn and salmon will be found near tribs.
The weather is showing a bit of a warm up for the next week which will get a last hurrah out of som of our warm water species. This might be your last chance to get into carp until next year!