Hi Folks, Spent a windy Saturday in the boat chasing pike, bass, and walleye with spin anglers. Beautiful day. Steady NW west that made boat handling a bit tricky. The water temperature ranged form 62 to 66 degrees. The water was off color and we used brightly colored lures. A fire tiger Rapala and a #3 Mepps both produced smallmouth, pike, and small walleye. We located all of our fish in less than 10' of water. Pike fishing involves lots of casting. After hooking and losing a big pike, land a couple of small ones, we got fortunate to catch a 35" hen. Nice looking northern and I am glad I had a net. We spent the afternoon fishing the river section of this body of water looking for smallmouth. It appears that the bass are now post spawn and on the move to their summer haunts. We located a bunch of fish in rocky section of the river where there was a big back eddy adjacent to the current. 4" Black magic Senkos caught several small sized bass. We did land a large walleye that ate a Senko. The fish had some teeth! It is a really nice time of year to fish in Vermont. Just hard to decide on any given day what species to pursue. Lots of options. Back to the trout water tomorrow. Fishing is best in the early morning or late day to dusk currently. Remember to clean your gear and keep the non-native species at home. Have Fun, Willy
