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Post by whitey on Jun 12, 2013 12:42:32 GMT -5
[/font Seems strange not to see updates and tips from fellow fishermen on this site. We're going to try our luck with salmon this weekend but have no idea where to launch at 4:30 AM and be reasonably close to where the fish are. We ( my sons, grandson, & ) I are by no mean a threat to win anything but sure would like to land a couple nice ones. Generally we head out from the mallets bay launch. We would appreciate any feedback. I know weather continues to be an obstacle for many and might be a contributing factor why this site seems quieter than usual. Good luck to all fellow/gal fisher people (lol)
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Post by stevej on Jun 13, 2013 17:40:48 GMT -5
Its LCI weekend I don't think anyone wants to show their cards so to speak.
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Post by Kamel on Jun 14, 2013 7:47:35 GMT -5
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Post by whitey on Jun 20, 2013 10:23:55 GMT -5
Well LCI derby has come & gone. While we experienced good weather overall, light winds, and ideal conditions but the fishing was terrible. We started on lake just north of colchester lighthouse but gave up after trying for salmon for two hours. We used a wide variety of lures like stingers, honey bees, needlefish speedy shiners, etc. we ran lures behind ball 6-8' and as far back as 20 -50'. At all depths 10' - 60'. Never even got a release! We headed up to the inland sea. After another few hours we finally picked up a few 16 - 19" salmon. The whole day we netted 6 salmon which was the most action we saw all weekend. We fished in the Malletts Bay Area most of Sunday morning due to waves and rain for most of morning. Let me tell you it is an old wives tale that fish bite better in the rain. As it turns out we would pick up only one salmon all day from 6:00 to 7:45 pm! We fished back out on lake toward the gut and then back and forth towards colchester reef again. On Monday we decided to launch out of Burlington. We headed towards Willsboro and decided to fish where we saw a few other boats. Again trying for salmon (I'm a sucker for fishing them) we did see a couple lakers landed but again no luck and after a couple of hours we trolled towards quackery reef where another gatering of boats seemed to be congregating. Once there again we saw some lakers being picked out. We got out of there when thunder started. I thought last year would be the worst year fishing the derby because of all the wind we had for three days -but I must tell you this year because of ideal conditions will go down as our worst fishing experience yet on Champlain. WHERE ARE THE FISH?
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Post by bomber on Jun 21, 2013 8:08:34 GMT -5
Salmon fishing has been tough. Not sure if its all the bait available or the number of salmon is just way down. We've had a few good days back in April & May. We fished mostly for lakers during the LCI because their a lot easier to target. Saw some big lakers caught and good numbers. Salmon fishermen had a tough time. I fished for salmon one day for a few hours and managed to boat 1 20 inch salmon and a 4 pound brown. I think they have cut back on the number of salmon that are being stocked. Still waiting for that big salmon bite that may not come this year. Captain Bill Birch www.champlainfishingcharters.com/
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Post by Deleted on Jun 21, 2013 13:23:56 GMT -5
I think this is an understatement to say the least. 2009 saw 355,600 smolts stocked. As a side note, of that amount only 17,000 were stocked south of Burlington. Fast forward to 2012 and 297,400 were stocked, an approximately 16% reduction. But again, the stocking south of Burlington holds steady at 17,000. 2013 stocking is anticipated to be 134,872, a 62% reduction from 2009 numbers. Now this is all based on info posted in the stocking schedule from the F&W website, so I only assume it's accurate. I also do not know what NY stocks in the lake, so the screwing we take south of Burlington might be offset by NY. Perhaps they feel lamprey control justifies the cut in stocking. And don't even get me started on the disparity in brown trout stocking and the IS getting the lions share of that resource.
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Post by whitey on Jun 22, 2013 7:27:55 GMT -5
If nothing is said then nothing will be done. Somehow we need to get the attention of fish & game. I strongly believe cormorants remain a huge threat to fishing on Champlain. Not sure what they are doing on the New York side either but if you look at the salmon category winners list you will notice almost all salmon came from New York side of lake. I WONDER IF NEW YORKERS ARE BETTER FISHERMEN?
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