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Lake Champlain's Spring Fishing Frenzy: Bass, Trout, and More Biting Strong

Lake Champlain's Spring Fishing Frenzy: Bass, Trout, and More Biting Strong

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 This is Artificial Lure with your Lake Champlain fishing report for Wednesday, May 21, 2025. The lake has been buzzing with activity, and anglers are enjoying some of the best spring fishing you could ask for.

Sunrise kicked off the action at 6:15 AM, and you’ll have until about 7:27 PM to chase your limit before sunset. Weather-wise, conditions are ideal: clear skies, temps in the mid-50s, and just a light breeze making for calm water. Lake Champlain doesn’t have tides, so you can focus entirely on the bite rather than the moon phases.

The fish are on the feed right now, with water temps still on the cool side, so pre-spawn bass are aggressive and both trout and salmon are dialing up their activity. Reports from this past week have been stellar. Just last Wednesday, one charter brought in over 30 lake trout in four hours, with a solid mix of wild fish and some real hefty keepers in the bag. The lake trout are holding tight to deep humps and ledges, especially in the mid-lake areas from Westport up to Cumberland Head. The trick has been jigging dead alewife or working spoons like the DB Smelt along the bottom in 20 feet of water or deeper.

Bass fishing is nothing short of a springtime frenzy. Largemouth are stacking up in the southern lake, especially down at Ticonderoga and Chimney Point. Smallmouth are just about everywhere, but the islands near Burlington and rocky flats are loaded. Skilled anglers have been reporting 50 to 75 bass a trip, with plenty of three- to four-pounders in the mix. Top presentations right now include slow-rolled spinnerbaits, crayfish-pattern crankbaits, swim jigs, jerkbaits, and Ned rigs. Drop shots rigged with small plastics are also picking up plenty of smallies.

If pike is your game, the weedy shallows of South Bay and Bulwagga Bay are producing well, with large spoons and live bait doing the trick. Crappie are moving shallow into backwaters, and jigs tipped with minnows are filling buckets.

A couple of today’s hot spots: The Ticonderoga section is on fire for largemouth. For smallmouth, the islands near Burlington and the north end rocky flats are prime. Don’t overlook the deep water off Plattsburgh for big lake trout, and the mouths of the Winooski and Ausable rivers for landlocked salmon action.

Best baits and lures this week: For bass, it’s hard to beat a Ned rig or a jerkbait. For lakers, DB Smelt spoons and jigging with dead bait. Pike want a big spoon or a lively shiner. Crappie anglers should stick with jigs and minnows.

That’s the scoop from Lake Champlain on this fine May morning. This is Artificial Lure wishing you tight lines and a great day on the water.
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