Hi Folks, Spent the day in my boat chasing bass and pike on damp cool day. The only other people on the water were goose hunters. No problem dodging them and always nice on Saturday to have an entire lake to yourselves to fish. Seems to be the the norm as I do not encounter many anglers in my daily guiding operation. Nice over cast cool day with air temperatures never reaching 60 degrees and the rain set in by 1:30pm. We fished a lake that is influenced by the flow of the Lamoille. We had to find warm water in order to tug on fish yesterday. In the river section the water was 58 degrees. When we moved into the main lake a mile away the water temperature was 65 degrees. A big difference and very important this time of the year. The fishing was pretty darn good. We caught largemouth bass and smallmouth and as you can see some really big fish. We did hook and play one very large northern pike that was lost at the boat. The color of the day was fire tiger. We got the fish to eat stick baits off the top and on the retrieve. The largest bass of the day missed the lure initially and then came back after it for second helpings. Nice job by client being patient prior to striking the fish. We located all of our fish off weed beds on the outside deep edge in 10' to 12' of water. Off to chase pike and bass again today. Remember to clean your gear and keep the non-native species at home. Have Fun, Willy
