Summer Bounty on Lake Champlain: Smallmouths, Lakers, and More Await Anglers

Artificial Lure here with your June 14th Lake Champlain fishing report. The summer bite is in full swing across the Champlain Valley, and this is one Saturday you don’t want to miss on the water.

Sunrise today arrived at 5:13 AM, and we’ll have daylight until about 8:30 PM. The weather forecast is prime: mid-60s in the morning reaching the upper 70s by afternoon, mostly clear skies, and a gentle 5-10 mph northwest breeze—ideal for chasing everything from bronzebacks to salmon. No tides to worry about here, so set your schedule to the fish, not the moon.

Let’s get to what matters: the action. According to the most recent local reports, smallmouth bass are absolutely sizzling right now. Many are post-spawn but you’ll still find some guarding beds, especially in the cooler, shallow stretches. Focus on the shorelines and out to 6 feet where the bite has been consistent. Best bets are PXR Mavrik 110 jerkbaits in metallic yellow perch and 5-inch Senko worms in green pumpkin—Texas-rigged for weedier pockets. For those who like a bit of flash, bladed jigs like Z-Man Chatterbait worked slowly along the rocky points are pulling in chunky fish, with catches reported in the 2–4 pound range and at least one trophy smallie topping the 5-pound mark in recent days.

Largemouth bass haven’t been left out either. With healthier weed beds developing in the Inland Sea and southern bays, anglers are reporting solid largemouth action on white spinnerbaits and soft plastics, especially early and late. Notable catch of the week—someone landed a beast 7.5-pounder near St. Albans Bay on a spinnerbait. For a real Champlain bucketmouth, target the weed edges at dawn or dusk, and don’t be afraid to throw topwater frogs if the surface is calm.

Lake trout fans, this is your month. The hot zone has been the open water between Westport and Cumberland Head, as well as the Burlington ledges and Port Henry. You’ve got to go deep—lakers are holding around 80-100 feet, hugging humps and structure. Troll with spoons or vertical jig with white and chartreuse tubes tipped with a chunk of cut bait, targeting suspended fish on the sonar. Wild trout numbers are up, and the population is in great shape after years of lamprey control.

Salmon are on the prowl between Split Rock and Shelburne Point, with the most strikes coming 40-60 feet down. Flasher-fly combos in green and silver or Michigan Stinger spoons have been producing well. Crappie and bluegill are active in the warmer shallows of Bulwagga Bay and Missisquoi Bay—small jigs tipped with worm are all you need for a panfish fry.

Two spots you don’t want to miss this weekend:
- Valcour Island for smallmouths working shallow rocks and drop-offs.
- The deep trench off Burlington for hefty lake trout.

That’s the scoop from Lake Champlain—tight lines to everyone heading out today! Thanks for tuning in, and don’t forget to subscribe for your daily dose of local angling insight.

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
Artificial lure. Here with your June fourteenth Lake Champlain Fishing Report.
The summer bite is in full swing across the Champlain
Valley and this is one Saturday you don't want to
miss on the water. Sunrise today arrived at five thirteen
am and will have daylight until about eight thirty pm.
The weather forecast is prime mid sixties in the morning,

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reaching the upper seventies by afternoon. Mostly clear skies and
in a gentle five to ten millus per hour northwest breeze.
Ideal for chasing everything from bronze backs to salmon. No
tides to worry about here, so set your schedule to
the fish, not the moon. Let's get to what matters
the action. According to the most recent local reports, smallmouth

(00:43):
bass are absolutely sizzling right now. Many are post spawn,
but you'll still find some guarding beds, especially in the
cooler shallow stretches. Focus on the shorelines and out to
six feet where the bite has been consistent. Best bets
are PXR Maverick one to ten jerks in metallic yellow
perch and five inch Senco worms in green pumpkin Texas

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rigged for weedier pockets. For those who like a bit
of flash bladed jigs like z Man chatter bait worked
slowly along the rocky points are pulling in chunky fish,
with catches reported in the two to four pound range
and at least one trophy smally topping the five pound
mark in recent days. Largemouth bass haven't been left out either,

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with healthier weedbeds developing in the Inland Sea and Southern Bays.
Anglers are reporting solid largemouth action on white spinner baits
and soft plastics, especially early and late. Notable catch of
the week someone landed a beast seven point five pounder
near Saint Alban's Bay on a spinner bait. For a
real champlain bucket mouth. Target the weed edges at dawn

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or dusk and don't be afraid to throw top water
frogs if the surface is calm. Lake trout fans, this
is your month. The hot zone has been the open
water between Westport and Cumberland Head, as well as the
Burlington Ledges and Port Henry. You've got to go deep.
Lakers are holding around eighty to one hundred feet hugging
humps and structure. Troll with spoons or vertical jig with

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white and chartruse tubes tipped with a chunk of cut
bait targeting suspended fish on the sonar. Wild trout numbers
are up and the population is in great shape after
years of lamprey control. Salmon are on the prowl between
Split Rock and Shelbourne Point, with the most strikes coming
forty to sixty feet down. Flash or fly combos in

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green and silver or Michigan stinger spoons have been producing well.
Crappy and bluegill are active in the warmer shallows of
Bulwagga Bay and Missisquoi Bay. Small jigs tipped with worm
are all you need for a panfish fry. Two spots
you don't want to miss this weekend Valkur Island for
small mouths working shallow rocks and drop offs the deep

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trench off Burlington for hefty lake trout. That's the scoop
from Lake Champlain. Tight lines to every one heading out
to day. Thanks for tuning in and don't forget to
subscribe for your daily dose of local angling insight. This
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