Super User webertime Posted May 1, 2011 Super User Posted May 1, 2011 Went out today for a few hours on the Local pond. We've received a ton of rain lately, combined with the snow melt and we have some epic flooding in Vermont. Lake Champlain broke it's record level (previously set in 1869). However the lakes/ponds in the Champlain Valley have settled a bit and are completely fishable and on fire right now. 10:30am the pond was 52 degrees, the air was 45,that rain was good for getting the water temp caught up to where it should be. Anyway... Epic day, 6 Largemouth (NO PICKEREL!!!!) 6.20, 5.00, 4.78, 4.76, 2.70, and the runt 2.21. The biggest and smallest were caught on a Northstar Jig with a Whiskey River Craw as a trailer. The others were on a 6" Weedless Huddleston, my new FAVORITE bait. The hits on those Hudds were insane!!!! Heading back out tomorrow for some more! Quote
Dean Posted May 2, 2011 Posted May 2, 2011 Nice man, seems like you had yourself a decent outing. Hopefully I'll be fishing in VT soon. If only the d**n license wasn't so expensive .. ..lol Quote
BassininVT Posted May 2, 2011 Posted May 2, 2011 Found 45 degree water on Saturday up north. Still no fish. Went to the pond to get a few yesterday. Quote
Super User webertime Posted May 2, 2011 Author Super User Posted May 2, 2011 Hit it again yesterday, wind was blowing from the South(ish) and much brighter. Still managed 2 nice 3lber's, water was 55 at the surface and 50 6' down. Ran into a former FLW tour fisherman who said to keep an eye on the flooded woods/brush near the Sandbar/mouth of the Lamoile, "...it's warmer than you'd think." with a wink of his eye. Get in there before it recedes. Quote
BassininVT Posted May 7, 2011 Posted May 7, 2011 Had an hour or so. Hopped in the kayak got 3 smallies 2 18" and one at 21" water temp 47 or so. Quote
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