Warren & Jonathan were joining me once again today for more smallie action. This time however, we were looking for larger bass and decided to try another lake in hopes of a wall hanger for the little guy. The weatherman had called for more crap for this day as well as yesterday, but as usual they were wrong once again. We had light winds from the S/W at around 5 knots with sunshine & mixed cloud cover all day. Air temp went into the low 70’s and the water temps were as high as 63 degrees in some of the areas we fished. Regardless of the almost perfect fishing conditions, fishing was actually tough. We had a few hits, follows and saw some really big bass, but Warren had the only hookup. The fish weighed in at 4 pounds 4 ounces and was a real beauty. After trying plenty of key areas on the lake without any more success, we decided to hit another lake and see if we could change our luck. Within the first 5 minutes, Jonathan had his first fish on the end of the line and soon landed one over 4 pounds. This fish really put up a fight as it was on lighter line of 6-pound test and he played it like a champ. Similar conditions were what we were faced with here as we continued looking for more big bass. In the couple of short hours we were on the lake, Jonathan landed 3 big bass on light tackle. Each of these fish were between 4 and 4.5 pounds and the largest bass he had ever battled. It was really great to take a kid fishing again and hopefully, it won’t be the last time this year. These past two days were really a pleasure seeing the little guy so intent on catching fish. He definitely has the bug!!

I had the pleasure of fishing with my buddy Warren today and his son Jonathan. All I can say is “Kids Rock”! We were fortunate enough to have great weather, regardless of what the weatherman had forecasted. Sunshine and occasional cloud cover was what we were faced with along with temps in he 70’s. With the humidity and lack of wind, it felt more like the 80’s. Water temps were in the low 60’s around 63 at best and the fish were a bit lethargic. Tube jigs dragged slowly across rocky points and shoals accounted for the bulk of the almost 100 smallmouth bass that we caught today. Soft plastic jerk-baits also were responsible for many bass when we were covering water. The bite wasn’t fast & furious, but by slowing down the pace we were able to monopolize on these fish. By the end of the day, Jonathan had managed to land 66 of these bass himself up to 3.5 pounds. He wasn’t really happy, he was ecstatic! Taking a kid fishing is a great thing to do and we just don’t take the time quite enough. What a great day with close to 100 bass caught & released!!

My friend Jay & his wife Kim were my guests today on Memphremagog for smallmouth bass. We began the day in heavy clouds and an extremely low ceiling of clouds and it stayed with us all day long. Air temps climbed into the low 70’s and the water temps were at a maximum of 61.5 degrees at best. There was virtually no wind until late in the afternoon when it began to blow at 5 to 10 knots from the W/NW, but soon died off shortly after. Top-water zaras had the fish fired up, but most of the strikes were short ones. Kim was hooking up with bass on a soft jerk-bait and was up almost 10 fish by the time Jay actually landed one. She definitely had the hot hand today as she managed to land more fish than either one of us. Women & kids always rule! The weather looked pretty gloomy all day long and threatened thundershowers & rain throughout the day. We were fortunate though and barely had a sprinkle until the end o the day when it began to rain. All in all a great day with tough conditions from the overcast skies. Over 50 smallmouth bass up to 3.5 pounds were caught with at least that many or more lost and missed.

Well, the weather actually got worse and we had rain and heavy rain most of the morning while on Memphremagog. Water temps were barely above 60 degrees and the air temps maxed out at 59 degrees. Fortunately, the winds were almost non-existent and the fish were on fire. Bobby and Francois fished with me and we caught most of the 75 or more bass on soft jerk-baits and top water baits like zaras. Some of the fish also were taken on tubes slowly dragged across the bottom. I found that the smaller males were in the shallower water while the larger females were still in deeper, adjacent waters and harder to get into. The off shore structures held the more aggressive fish and better numbers of the mid to larger sized ones as well. In the 6 hours of fishing we had multiple hook ups and many more lost bass, which should have totaled over 100 fish for the day. With the next few days calling for similar weather, the fishing should be wet and good. If the sun shines, it will be great! I’m hoping for sun!!!

I fished with a couple of friends Alain & Ben today on Memphremagog for smallies. The weather started out with sunshine but soon turned to overcast skies and later, light rain. Air temps were in the low 60’s as were the water temps. Some areas actually had 58 degrees due to the winds from the west. We had a decent top-water bite this morning but once the rains began to fall, the fish disappeared. We also caught fish on soft jerk-baits and tubes. Overall, it was a rather slow day with about 25 bass caught. I hope the weather picks up soon too!