Fred & I fished Memphremagog today with great success on the bigger fish. The morning air was a chilly 37 degrees but warmed up to 72 by the end of the day. The water temperatures were 57 to 63 degrees, depending on where you were and the wind was from the N but light & cool. Lots of bass roaming the shallows but not taking. Too close to the spawn! The offshore areas produced better quality fish. The pre spawn females were feeding! Average 3 to 5 pound fish were willing to take the Jerk-Baits with regularity. Close to, if not over 50 Smallmouth up to 5 pounds were caught today. Excellent day for size!

A slight twist today with Martin Forget on a nearby lake for Lake Trout. We trolled streamers with fly rods and had 5 takes. Four of them locked up with fish and three turned out to be Lake Trout up to 6 pounds. The other fish was a sucker of about 6 pounds as well. Believe it or not, he actually hit the fly over 30 feet of water. The air was 60 degrees and the water barely 50. Winds out of the north at 5 to 10 mph. Chilly conditions for most of the day. We fished until about 1:30 PM and then got off the lake. An average day for trout and salmon usually sees about 5 or 6 pulls on the fly rods in a half day fishing.

Jim & Jim were back again today for some more bronzeback action once more. The morning air was 64 & the water was 61 degrees. The wind was absolutely insane today! Light S winds increasing, then dying by noon. They then swung around to the N/W and cooled the air by 2:00 PM. The cold air mass really shifted the bite from shallow to deep water and then down to a crawl. We caught fish in the shallows in the morning then in 15 to 25 feet in the afternoon. A storm came in by 3:00 PM and with it winds, rain & thunder. Off we went! Over 50 bass were caught today under extreme conditions. All things considered, a great day!!

Fished with Jim & his nephew, Jim today and they had a ball! The morning temps were 65 degrees and the water temp was 48 degrees. Damn cold night! The winds were from the South at 5 to 10 then increased to 10 to 20 and died off completely by late afternoon. Over 100 bass caught today up to & over 5 pounds. Jerkbaits seemed to work the best with most of the fish coming off of deep edges. There were 3 key spots that were responsible for the bulk of the fish today. Many other places had fish as well! An above average day, finally!

Fished with Bobby & his friend on Memphremagog again today. The morning air temps were 60 degrees and the water was in the low 50s. It was a sunny day with S/W winds 10 to 20 gusting to 30 mph by the late afternoon. They caught between 50 & 75 bass, both smallmouth & largemouth up to 5 pounds. Most of the fish were caught on Jerk-Baits & Fin-S baits. Many double headers happened during the day, as you can see by the picture. Excellent day overall!