Buckeye1955,
Finding the smaller HP lakes sounds like good advice. We went snow skiing in VT 2 winters ago and the whole trip I was scoping out all the beautiful streams and lakes and wondering about the fishing. Lake Champlain sounds awesome, unfortunately it would be a 16-17 hr drive for us. (By the way...I got into kayak river fishing with my brother last spring and got hooked on it. Might have to buy my own now.)
"...football fish! plump, round, and happy to eat a tube bait anytime!"
hahaha...I like the sound of that.