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Champlain Fishing Forecast: Smallies Sizzle, Lakers Lurk, and Perch Prowl

Champlain Fishing Forecast: Smallies Sizzle, Lakers Lurk, and Perch Prowl

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 Artificial Lure here with your Lake Champlain fishing report for Friday, May 16, 2025.

Weather today is showing classic spring conditions – expect partly sunny skies, a light breeze, and temperatures climbing into the mid-60s by afternoon. Sunrise came in at 5:23 AM and sunset will be at 8:18 PM, offering a long window to chase fish across the lake. While Champlain doesn’t have big tides like the ocean, water levels are ticking up a touch from recent rains, with the mild tidal swing making some of the back bays a little juicier mid-morning and mid-afternoon.

Fish activity is on the upswing across the board. Smallmouth bass are lighting up on rocky drop-offs and boulder fields in that magical 10 to 20-foot depth. Largemouths are pushing into the shallows and grass beds, especially as the water warms through the day. Folks are still catching plenty of lake trout in deeper water, with good action coming from 70 to 120 feet down. Trollers working with spoons, spin doctors, and flies are seeing some steady bites.

Best baits and lures right now have been hard to beat. For smallmouth, a drop shot rigged with a Berkley MaxScent Flat Worm or a green pumpkin Ned rig is still king. Swim jigs and bladed jigs in green pumpkin or white work great over the grass and along the edges for both species. Crankbaits slow-rolled along weed lines have been putting in work as well. For lake trout, stick with your flashy spoons or try a spin doctor and fly combo.

If you’re after perch, target the deeper points and channel edges near the mouths of the bigger bays with a 2-inch grub or small jig tipped with a spike. There are still rock bass to be had on the ultra-light gear, and pike are prowling the shallows around the weed beds – big spoons like the classic red and white Dardevle are a solid bet.

Recent catches have included lake trout to 12 pounds out deep, plenty of chunky smallmouths up shallow, and a steady mess of perch up to 12 inches around the bay channels. Largemouths are averaging two to three pounds, with a few bigger fish showing up near the thicker weeds.

Hot spots to try today: the rocky points off Valcour Island for smallmouth, and the north end of the Inland Sea for mixed bags of perch and pike. For a shot at a double-digit lake trout, troll the drop-offs just outside Juniper Island.

With the weather stable and water temps heating up, today looks prime for a full stringer and bent rods all around Lake Champlain. Good luck out there and tight lines.
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