I fished with Dan today on a couple of lakes. We were fortunate today as the weather held out for a change! Air temps were in the upper 50’s and the wind was light and variable. We had very little rain fall in the form of a light drizzle as we caught bass on the first lake. The fish were very lethargic and didn’t respond well to the jerk-baits. Most of the better bass fell victim to slowly dragged jigs. About 20 fish were taken on Memphremagog before we shifted to the second lake in pursuit of bigger fish. The second lake had a water temp of 47 to 48 degrees and the fish were not very responsive there either. Within the first fifteen minutes we had a couple of bass that went 4.75 pounds and 4 pounds even. Unfortunately, they were to be all the bass we were to catch. There was however a 6.5 pound brown trout that nailed a jig while busting smelt in the shallows. Another tough day thanks to Mother Nature!

Mike was back for another day of fishing as we headed to Memphremagog again. The weather started out all right but soon went to the normal wet weather that we have grown to expect. More rain and air temperatures that barely went over 50 degrees was what we received today. The winds were from the North at 10 to 15 knots and pushed out 2 to 3 footers by days end. Water temps were back down to 50 degrees and the fish wee deep once more. Jerk-baits and jigs still accounted for more than 100 fish today as we caught them in the rain, everywhere. The largest fish were deeper as usual due to the horrible weather. An excellent day on the water!!

I fished with Mike again today, but on another lake. We fished together on Monday and had to cut the day short due to a hook in my thumb. The sky showed signs of sunshine, so I suggested a trophy lake for huge smallies and he jumped at the thought of beating his personal best of 4.5 pounds in a heartbeat. The second cast produced a 4.5 pound smallie and shortly after, a lake trout of 4 pounds. The air temps never really got that warm, but at 56 degrees it felt like Florida! Winds were still from the E/NE at 10 to 15 knots and the water temps were between 45 & 53 degrees depending on the area you were fishing. Mike managed to beat his personal best several times during the day with the largest being an enormous 6 pounds 5 ounces. He had a 5.5 pound bass and two others over 5 as well. Many 4 pound smallies were caught and only one under three pounds. A total of 18 smallmouth bass were caught & released and 6 lakers also. What a great day!!

I fished with Richard, Dax & Andrew today on Memphremagog and had a great day for numbers. The wind was from the E/NE at 15 to 25 MPH making the morning air seem colder than it really was. Air temps were in the upper 40’s and the water temps were around 51 degrees in the shallows. Fortunately, the rain that was forecasted for the day never happened. For the first time in over a week, I was fishing in cloud & sunshine! Over 100 smallmouth bass were landed and many others lost with an added lake trout as a bonus. A competition brewed as Andrew & Dax went into overtime to only have Andrew take a 35 to 34 win over his brother Dax in the end. All in all a great day on the water and no one got hurt!!!

I fished with Mike today on Memphremagog and approximately 25 bass were caught up to 3.5 pounds. The weather wasn’t any better today either. The morning air was a balmy 43 degrees and didn’t get much warmer through the day. It was a steady drizzle and the wind was from the E/NE at 10 to 15 MPH all day long. The warmest water was definitely offshore. We found 53 degrees on the open water shoals and 51 degrees in the shallows. Even the fish were not very cooperative as we got into most of them over 20 to 30 feet of water. Once again, fin-s jigs and jerk-baits accounted for all the smallmouth bass. The day was called a little earlier when I took a rotating excalibur hook in the thumb from one of the jerk-baits. Now I know what a fish feels like!