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Yesterday I was able to drag Eddie away from the store to head down to the northern end of Lake Champlain and launched out of Chazy River Marina http://chazyrivermarina.com/index.php which is about an 1 1/2 from the Cornwall border crossing



We didn't really know this area very well and it is pretty big water at this end of the lake. The weather was very bizarre as we were surrounded by some very serious dark clouds a good part of the day but we only managed to get a little wet. Being the big goof that I am, I forgot to bring my rain gear. The wind blew pretty hard at times and there was a very evident notice of cold and warm winds colliding throughout the day. Water temperature didn't break 60 the whole day.



We caught some Largemouth shallow but nothing on any size. Once we got into the open water we started looking for humps. The winning combination of the day was fishing jerkbaits in about 8 feet of water close to some deeper water. No giants but the good ones we got had some pretty big bellies on them.



Ed was fishing his jerkbait on a new Megabass spinning rod, Shimano CI4 and a Megabass Vision 110. I was using my trusty St. Croix Legend Elite baitcaster, Shimano Curado E and a Rapala Shadow Rap Deep.



We would of had a half decent five fish limit but the wind really put a damper on things. I will say that being in Ed's Ranger was pretty key to us being able to fish at all. The only advise I would give if you are going to head down this way, is don't go in a small and/or light boat. When it kicks up on this lake, it can get pretty nasty. Also be careful with your licensees for this area. We both have our New York licensees but there are sections where you have to have your Vermont license. All in all a very fun day with my old friend and hey.....we were fishing for Bass legally

Nice Report Pete!

Less than a month to go over here!

Man I can't wait!!!

Are you saying the fish had big bellies , or me, or both???? It was fun. You really appreciate a 21' boat though when the wind kicks up (and it did kick up) and you are in the middle of a big body of water.

toobinator wrote:Are you saying the fish had big bellies , or me, or both???? It was fun. You really appreciate a 21' boat though when the wind kicks up (and it did kick up) and you are in the middle of a big body of water.

Oh the fishes belly. I really thought he was talking about you Ed.

Awesome report Pete!
Way to grind it out when the tough gets going boys!

Nice!!

As usual, great report Pete. Those must have been morning shots of the fish as it doesn't look like the weather had kicked up yet.
But really .. Ed with a jerkbait .. he must really like you .. how many did you have to land to convince him to take the tube rod out of his hands

Really glad you guys had some down time and made it out! Looks like a sucessful outing

toobinator wrote:Are you saying the fish had big bellies , or me, or both????

I'm a contender for sure ... and I know a few more.

Nice shootin boys!

I was blown away running a 20 footer last year how much difference 2 feet made. Crazy!

RJ

Great report Pete.

Awesome report. Thanks for sharing.

Lived about 2500 feet from the American border on lake Champlain/Richelieu River. Amazing fishery.

As I always understood (too young to take real advantage of) that the VT side in Missisquoi and Maquam bay is the more bass laden part of the northern Champlain. You guys ever fish it?

Craig

I fished that area 7 years ago as a non-boater in an FLW tour event. The guy I fished with in that area didn't know sick'em from fetch'em though. We only fished areas that had at least 1 New York shoreline. If it's Vermont on both sides you need a Vermont license which we didn't have. One of the cool things about the Onix is that it tells you which license you need, at least on that lake.

Ed