Lake Champlain

[AG3]

I am heading to Lake Champlain for a week. I will be launching out of a marina in Plattsburgh. Does anybody know where to fish, what's working and how deep for trout? Thanks

[madsierra]

Go to the Lake Champlain Forum and ask your question there. I Fish Champlain But 20 miles south of plattsburgh so I really can't help you much up that way.  the salmon are biting good in willisboro bayn which is not that far south, for the lake trout you want to find 80-100 ft of h20 and bounce bottom with inline blades and vertical blades with spoons in the nk28 size. green, blue/silver, glow and UV as well, somedays they want vertical and others inline. good luck

[AG3]

Great thanks for the info!

[Wilsborotrout]

I spend a lot of time fishing champlain for lakers. We have done very well the past couple months using jointed rapalas in either black and silver or fire tiger. For some REAL fun try jigging vertically. We catch a lot of our best fish that way. Start in 85-90 FOW in the morning and move deeper as the day goes on. Last Sunday my 11 yr old son caught this 14# jigging. I am holding it in the pic but it was ALL him before that !!!