VERMONT LAKE TRIPS

It is that time again when I bounce back and forth between Trout fishing rivers and streams...and....Lake fishing for Bass, Pike and Panfish....water temperatuires are perfect, most species are done spawning so its time to start....will be putting the day in very soon....been getting Champlain Nymphes ready...thanks for the view and please note the my email change....

2012 Vermont Soft (open) Water Fishing has started

Last week, March 21 to 23 we had a heat wave here in Vermont....mid 70's....and with that a ton of warm water species moved to the bank on Lake Bomoseen. Trout season does not open till April 14th (the second Saturday)....BUT it is legal in Vermont to fish year around for panfish and pike....Sunny and 70 with the ice being out for a week....those flies I'm tying are going to wait!
Tina (my girl friend) and I fished with little 5 foot 4 lb rods, pencil bobbers and champlain nymphs and HAMMERED them....we had an AWESOME time....got a sun burn on the legs and arms and caught fish almost every cast....

This Summer

I just got these pictures from a trip this summer with Conrad and Alex Meub. We had a great fish and I really look forward to seeing you both again next summer.

Fall Fishing

The Lake fishing is NOT an early morning affair anymore....morning fog is the norm because of the diffrence between air and water temps....most trips are now meeting at 8 or 9am....panfish are moving to deeper water...we hammered really big bull "gills" yesterday in a 12 foot break near Black Rock on Bomoseen...the Bass are moving to the bank on rock structure....plenty of time left...Duck season starts on Oct 12....watch out for decoy spreads....we can all play on the same playground....please stay tuned...I charted on GPS yesterday a course to Black Rock for Ice fishing...scarcy isn't it....

The Vermont Fishing is FINE!

This is a NEW BOAT RECORD on the little rods (4.5 foot 4lb test rods)...Miss Cohen caught this 30" 10 lb Channel Catfish on a Chartreuse Champlain Nymph. It beats the old record 8lb Drum which also was a BIG FISH for the tiny rods....


The main rivers are just a touch high but the lake fishing through all of the IRENE event was awesomwe.... the roads east and west are getting better every day....for the best road information copy and paste this into your browser
www.aot.state.vt.us

There is no reason not to come and fish in Manchester Vermont....the Trout are fine and Bass are still chewing.... the weather is settled, hell we don't even need to get up early anymore....

Vermont Lake Fishing

Vermont Lake Fishing

The lake fishing continues to be excellent in the morning until about lunchtime. I am starting to see schools of jumbo white perch forming in the Benson area....this means one thing other than fun on 4 lb rods....it means there are Brown Bass cruising underneath them...the other day we caught: Large and smallmouths, pickeral, bull gills, white and yellow perch, pumpkinseed, drum, and a crappie all on a champlain nymph....Lets go fishing!