Dscotts wrote:
I notice your reports are usually like the first week in
June,


Actually, I always go up the 1st or 2nd week in June to capitalize on the
northern pike bite. Believe it or not, the vast majority of the LM in the
southern end of the lake are usually done spawning by then. They tend to
spawn back in shallow backwaters that warm very quickly. I will often
devote one of those early June days to smallie fishing, and they are almost
always presapwn, out in the big water. And I usually make it back up there
by Late June to concentrate more on LM in the lower lake.

this will be the first lake will bass fish since
all our fishing has been on Conn. river.


Southern Champlain (From Ticonderoga south) actually fishes more like a
River than a Lake anyway.


That said, what are the general water temps through June. We probably
would actually compromise and go the middle of June to stay away from
say an early summer heat wave but there is the Father's day tournament
on the 19th which pretty much dictates somewhat how you might approach
the week, either before or after.


If you're fishing on a weekend after the NY/Champlain bass season opens,
you can pretty much be assured that there will be one tournament or another
going on.

but there is NO time from early June to mid-October that I don't feel that
Champlain would provide me with the most memorable/enjoyable fishing
experience that I might encounter.





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