Post by Brian on Apr 13, 2010 9:59:37 GMT -5
We're back at it. Our first trip to Champlain, third outing overall. Put in at South Bay at 11:00. Water was 52 degrees, good visibility about 2.5 feet, lake level 99.05, and gusty WNW wind.
It was an on again off again kinda day. Take the jacket off, put the jacket back on. All day long. The gusty wind made boat control and casting accuracy a challenge. Several trees were caught and released...none harmed.
Fished back waters up toward and above the Narrows. Oddly the back waters had pretty much the same temps and water color as the main channel. Caught bass here and there but overall they weren't very active (or maybe not even there). Had some luck on rock points, shallow wood, emerging grass, but no pattern. We tried pretty had to find the Pike but had no luck with them. Over all we caught and released 15 LM (two were dinks), 2 SM and 3 small pickerel. Quit at 6:30. The most remarkable part of the day was watching no less than 5 pair of Ospreys building or sitting nests. All up and down the Drowned Lands.
It was my turn to catch the days lunker. This 5 lb. 6 oz model bit a white Yum Houdini shad next to a shallow log.
It was my turn to get a good one. Because the Mrs. got this 4 lb. 14 oz. job on the CT River on Sunday while I caught dinks.
All is fair in love and fishing.
It was an on again off again kinda day. Take the jacket off, put the jacket back on. All day long. The gusty wind made boat control and casting accuracy a challenge. Several trees were caught and released...none harmed.
Fished back waters up toward and above the Narrows. Oddly the back waters had pretty much the same temps and water color as the main channel. Caught bass here and there but overall they weren't very active (or maybe not even there). Had some luck on rock points, shallow wood, emerging grass, but no pattern. We tried pretty had to find the Pike but had no luck with them. Over all we caught and released 15 LM (two were dinks), 2 SM and 3 small pickerel. Quit at 6:30. The most remarkable part of the day was watching no less than 5 pair of Ospreys building or sitting nests. All up and down the Drowned Lands.
It was my turn to catch the days lunker. This 5 lb. 6 oz model bit a white Yum Houdini shad next to a shallow log.
It was my turn to get a good one. Because the Mrs. got this 4 lb. 14 oz. job on the CT River on Sunday while I caught dinks.
All is fair in love and fishing.
