October 23, 2025 • 3 mins
This is Artificial Lure, your source for boots-on-the-ground, rod-in-hand insight from beautiful Lake Champlain, straddling Vermont and New York on this brisk Thursday, October 23rd, 2025.
We’re starting off with the weather—a classic late-October chill has rolled in overnight, with temps hovering in the upper 30s at daybreak, reaching for the high 40s by midday. Expect partly cloudy skies and a steady north-northwest breeze at 10 to 15 mph, making for a brisk but fishable day. Sunrise was at 7:18 a.m. and sunset will fall around 5:55 p.m. No tides to report here, since Champlain isn’t tidal, but water levels are a story—drought conditions have dropped the lake to historic autumn lows. According to the Mountain Times and Mainely Fly Fishing, you’ll find exposed shorelines and rocky flats you’d rarely see without a boat in other years.
With all that exposed structure, fish are bunched up tighter than a pickerel in a minnow trap. The “Lake Champlain Vermont/New York Fishing Report Daily” podcast confirms it’s been a banner week for smallmouth bass—think fat, bronze footballs schooling up on those rocky points and drop-offs. Some anglers are reporting catches of 20-30 smallmouth in a single outing, mostly in the 2-3 pound class with the occasional 4 to 5-pound hawg mixed in. Northern pike are active in weed beds and shallow bays, and there’s a steady walleye bite at first light and dusk, especially on the deeper edges near river mouths. Jumbo perch are also on the chew, with buckets being filled around the Inland Sea and Missisquoi Bay.
Lure-wise, this is the time to slow things way down. Those smallies are hammering Ned rigs, tube jigs in green pumpkin, and brown, as well as suspending jerkbaits worked along rocky ledges—especially just after sunrise. For pike, big white spinnerbaits, chatterbaits, and classic red-and-white spoons are your ticket. If you’re targeting walleye, dusk til dark is money on 3-4 inch soft plastics fished on a jighead, as well as blade baits bumped along the bottom. Perch are gorging on smaller offerings: try live fathead minnows or perch-patterned jigs under a slip bobber.
Don’t forget about the other players—trout are staging near cold tributary mouths, and, if you’re dedicated, there are still big lake-run salmon moving on cloudy, windy afternoons. Folks tossing blue and silver spoons at the Winooski or Ausable River outflows have picked up a few bruisers lately.
My top hot spots for today:
- Point Au Roche State Park on the New York side—shallow, rocky points and weedbeds are loaded with smallies and pike.
- The Inland Sea’s north shore, near North Hero, boasting piles of aggressive perch and pike in the remaining green weeds.
- The mouth of the Lamoille River in Malletts Bay is producing both walleye after sunset and some bonus smallmouth midday.
In these drought conditions, stealth, light line, and picking apart visible structure are key—a slow, methodical approach will get you bit when others blank.
That’ll do it for your Lake Champlain fishing fix today. Thanks for tuning in, and don’t forget—subscribe for your daily dose from Artificial Lure. This has been a quiet please production, for more check out quiet please dot ai.
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We’re starting off with the weather—a classic late-October chill has rolled in overnight, with temps hovering in the upper 30s at daybreak, reaching for the high 40s by midday. Expect partly cloudy skies and a steady north-northwest breeze at 10 to 15 mph, making for a brisk but fishable day. Sunrise was at 7:18 a.m. and sunset will fall around 5:55 p.m. No tides to report here, since Champlain isn’t tidal, but water levels are a story—drought conditions have dropped the lake to historic autumn lows. According to the Mountain Times and Mainely Fly Fishing, you’ll find exposed shorelines and rocky flats you’d rarely see without a boat in other years.
With all that exposed structure, fish are bunched up tighter than a pickerel in a minnow trap. The “Lake Champlain Vermont/New York Fishing Report Daily” podcast confirms it’s been a banner week for smallmouth bass—think fat, bronze footballs schooling up on those rocky points and drop-offs. Some anglers are reporting catches of 20-30 smallmouth in a single outing, mostly in the 2-3 pound class with the occasional 4 to 5-pound hawg mixed in. Northern pike are active in weed beds and shallow bays, and there’s a steady walleye bite at first light and dusk, especially on the deeper edges near river mouths. Jumbo perch are also on the chew, with buckets being filled around the Inland Sea and Missisquoi Bay.
Lure-wise, this is the time to slow things way down. Those smallies are hammering Ned rigs, tube jigs in green pumpkin, and brown, as well as suspending jerkbaits worked along rocky ledges—especially just after sunrise. For pike, big white spinnerbaits, chatterbaits, and classic red-and-white spoons are your ticket. If you’re targeting walleye, dusk til dark is money on 3-4 inch soft plastics fished on a jighead, as well as blade baits bumped along the bottom. Perch are gorging on smaller offerings: try live fathead minnows or perch-patterned jigs under a slip bobber.
Don’t forget about the other players—trout are staging near cold tributary mouths, and, if you’re dedicated, there are still big lake-run salmon moving on cloudy, windy afternoons. Folks tossing blue and silver spoons at the Winooski or Ausable River outflows have picked up a few bruisers lately.
My top hot spots for today:
- Point Au Roche State Park on the New York side—shallow, rocky points and weedbeds are loaded with smallies and pike.
- The Inland Sea’s north shore, near North Hero, boasting piles of aggressive perch and pike in the remaining green weeds.
- The mouth of the Lamoille River in Malletts Bay is producing both walleye after sunset and some bonus smallmouth midday.
In these drought conditions, stealth, light line, and picking apart visible structure are key—a slow, methodical approach will get you bit when others blank.
That’ll do it for your Lake Champlain fishing fix today. Thanks for tuning in, and don’t forget—subscribe for your daily dose from Artificial Lure. This has been a quiet please production, for more check out quiet please dot ai.
Great deals on fishing gear https://amzn.to/44gt1Pn
This content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
This is artificial war. Your source for boots on the
ground rot in hand insight from beautiful Lake Champlain straddling
Vermont and New York on this brisk Thursday, October twenty third,
twenty twenty five. We're starting off with the weather, a
classic late October chill has rolled in overnight, with temps
hovering in the upper thirties at daybreak, reaching for the
(00:21):
high forties by midday. Expect partly cloudy skies and a
steady north northwest breeze at ten to fifteen miles per hour,
making for a brisk but fishable day. Sunrise was at
seven eighteen am and sunset will fall around five point
fifty five pm. No tides to report here, since Champlain
isn't title, but water levels are a story. Drought conditions
(00:42):
have dropped the lake to a store the other part
of the mid twentieth century, which is just a fantasy.
For five days to go, five times of rece dust,
dust crack b according to the Mountain Times, and mainly
fly fishing, you'll find exposed shorelines in rocky flats you
rarely see with a boat in other years. With all
that exposed structure, fisher bunched up tighter than a pickerel
(01:05):
and a mento trap. The Lake Champlain ver Mount, New
York Fishing Report Daily podcast confirms it's been a banner
week for smallmouth bass. Think fat bronze footballs schooling up
on those rocky points and drop offs. Some anglers are
reporting catches of twenty to thirty small mouff in a
single outing, mostly in the two to three pound class,
with the occasional four to five pound hob mixed in.
(01:27):
Northern pike are active in weed beds and shallow bays,
and there's a steady wall I bite it first light
in dusk, especially on the deeper edges near river mounts.
Trumble perch are also on the chew, with buckets being
filled around the Inland Sea and missus Quap Bay. Lurewise,
this is the time to slow things way down. Those
smallies are hammering ned rigs, tubej eggs in green, pumpkin
(01:50):
and brown, as well as suspending jerk baits worked along
rocky ledges, especially just after sunrise. For pike, big white
spinner baits, chatter baits and class red and white spoons
are your ticket if you're targeting walleye dust till dark
is money on three to four inch soft plastics fished
on a jighead, as well as blade bits bumped along
(02:10):
the bottom. Perch are gorging on smaller offerings. Try live
fat head, minnows or perch powdered jigs under a slip bobber.
Don't forget about the other players. Trouter staging near cold
tributary mouths, and if you're dedicated, there are still big
lake run salmon moving on cloudy windy afternoons. Folks tossing
(02:30):
blue and silver spoons at the Wainuski or assible river
outflows have picked up a few bruisers lately. My top
hot spots for today Nice Point al Roach State Park
on the New York side. Shallow rocky points and weed
beds are loaded with smallies in pike. Nice The inland
seas north shore near North Hero boasting piles of aggressive
(02:53):
perch and pike in the remaining green weeds. The mouth
of the Lamoyle River in Mallet's Bay is producing both
walleye after sunset and some bonus smallmouth midday. In these
drought conditions, stealth, lightline and picking apart visible structure are key.
A slow, methodical approach will get you bit when others blank.
(03:16):
That'll do it for your Lake Champlain fishing fixed today.
Thanks for tuning in and don't forget. Subscribe for your
daily dose from Artificial Lore. This has been a quiet
please production. For more check out Quiet please dot ai
This is artificial war. Your source for boots on the
ground rot in hand insight from beautiful Lake Champlain straddling
Vermont and New York on this brisk Thursday, October twenty third,
twenty twenty five. We're starting off with the weather, a
classic late October chill has rolled in overnight, with temps
hovering in the upper thirties at daybreak, reaching for the
(00:21):
high forties by midday. Expect partly cloudy skies and a
steady north northwest breeze at ten to fifteen miles per hour,
making for a brisk but fishable day. Sunrise was at
seven eighteen am and sunset will fall around five point
fifty five pm. No tides to report here, since Champlain
isn't title, but water levels are a story. Drought conditions
(00:42):
have dropped the lake to a store the other part
of the mid twentieth century, which is just a fantasy.
For five days to go, five times of rece dust,
dust crack b according to the Mountain Times, and mainly
fly fishing, you'll find exposed shorelines in rocky flats you
rarely see with a boat in other years. With all
that exposed structure, fisher bunched up tighter than a pickerel
(01:05):
and a mento trap. The Lake Champlain ver Mount, New
York Fishing Report Daily podcast confirms it's been a banner
week for smallmouth bass. Think fat bronze footballs schooling up
on those rocky points and drop offs. Some anglers are
reporting catches of twenty to thirty small mouff in a
single outing, mostly in the two to three pound class,
with the occasional four to five pound hob mixed in.
(01:27):
Northern pike are active in weed beds and shallow bays,
and there's a steady wall I bite it first light
in dusk, especially on the deeper edges near river mounts.
Trumble perch are also on the chew, with buckets being
filled around the Inland Sea and missus Quap Bay. Lurewise,
this is the time to slow things way down. Those
smallies are hammering ned rigs, tubej eggs in green, pumpkin
(01:50):
and brown, as well as suspending jerk baits worked along
rocky ledges, especially just after sunrise. For pike, big white
spinner baits, chatter baits and class red and white spoons
are your ticket if you're targeting walleye dust till dark
is money on three to four inch soft plastics fished
on a jighead, as well as blade bits bumped along
(02:10):
the bottom. Perch are gorging on smaller offerings. Try live
fat head, minnows or perch powdered jigs under a slip bobber.
Don't forget about the other players. Trouter staging near cold
tributary mouths, and if you're dedicated, there are still big
lake run salmon moving on cloudy windy afternoons. Folks tossing
(02:30):
blue and silver spoons at the Wainuski or assible river
outflows have picked up a few bruisers lately. My top
hot spots for today Nice Point al Roach State Park
on the New York side. Shallow rocky points and weed
beds are loaded with smallies in pike. Nice The inland
seas north shore near North Hero boasting piles of aggressive
(02:53):
perch and pike in the remaining green weeds. The mouth
of the Lamoyle River in Mallet's Bay is producing both
walleye after sunset and some bonus smallmouth midday. In these
drought conditions, stealth, lightline and picking apart visible structure are key.
A slow, methodical approach will get you bit when others blank.
(03:16):
That'll do it for your Lake Champlain fishing fixed today.
Thanks for tuning in and don't forget. Subscribe for your
daily dose from Artificial Lore. This has been a quiet
please production. For more check out Quiet please dot ai
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