• Lake Champlain Fishing Report: Bass, Trout, Perch, and More on a Chilly Spring Day

  • Apr 21 2025
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Lake Champlain Fishing Report: Bass, Trout, Perch, and More on a Chilly Spring Day

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  • Artificial Lure here with your Lake Champlain fishing report for April 21, 2025. Today is shaping up to be a classic early spring day here on the border of Vermont and New York. Weatherwise, expect a chilly start around 40 degrees, warming into the mid-50s by the afternoon. Winds are light out of the southwest at 5 to 10 miles per hour, making for good boat control and comfortable casting conditions. Sunrise was at 6:05 AM and sunset will be at 7:45 PM, so there’s a wide window for getting lines in the water.

    The water is still cool, with temps in the low 50s on the surface. The lake level is steady around 95 feet. There’s no tide to worry about on Champlain, but the slight southwest breeze should push some bait in towards the Vermont side, especially along rocky shorelines.

    Fishing activity has picked up. Anglers are reporting solid numbers of smallmouth bass moving in shallow, mostly 4 to 8 feet, particularly where there's new green vegetation and rocky bottom. Largemouth bass are still hanging a little deeper but can be tempted up with a slow presentation. The hot baits this week have been soft swimbaits like Keitech Fat Swing Impact in alewife color and Owner Flashy Swimmers, as well as the Strike King Thunder Cricket chatterbait in white. Don’t be afraid to try a Yamamoto Zako Swimbait near submerged weeds for bigger bites.

    Lake trout action remains strong out in deeper water, primarily off reefs and points in 50 to 75 feet. Blade baits and jigging spoons in silver or white have been productive for those vertical jigging. Trollers pulling spoons in the same depth are also hooking up, with some landlocked salmon in the 2 to 4 pound range reported around tributary mouths. Pike are active in the shallows and back bays, with flashy spinnerbaits and big soft plastics drawing strikes.

    Yellow perch and crappie are biting down south near the Ticonderoga flats and the mouth of Otter Creek. Small minnows or jigs tipped with a bit of worm are bringing in steady panfish limits.

    If you’re looking for a couple of hot spots to try today, the Inland Sea and Malletts Bay have been producing good numbers of walleye and mixed bags. For bass and trout, Thompson’s Point and the Grand Isle area are both reliable this week.

    In short, it’s mixed-bag season and there’s no shortage of action if you move around and match your lure to the forage. Be safe out there and tight lines from your pal, Artificial Lure.
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