I fished with Max & Scott again today on another lake for huge smallmouth bass. Scott caught one over four pounds on a fly on the first cast. “It’s bad luck to do that,” I said, as we were about to find out. Other than a salmon and one smallmouth bass, that was all we caught. We did however, see over 100 enormous bass cruising in the 2 to 8 foot range, staging before the spawn. None of the bass were ready to nest yet and they weren’t feeding either. Only the bass in deeper water were actually taking our offerings and even they were turned off. Water temps reached as much as 55 degrees in certain areas of the lake. The air temps were in the mid 60’s and winds were light & variable. We had a mix of sun & cloud throughout the day. Tough bite!!

I fished with Scott & Max today on Memphremagog. The day started off damp and miserable as usual, but soon changed to sunny skies and warmer air. There was no wind and it actually warmed up to over 60 degrees by the end of the day. The water temps went as high as 60 degrees in some areas of the lake and the bass were beginning to move shallower. Scott & Max were both fly-fishing and we managed to get into about 40 to 50 fish throughout the day. Both fishermen bettered their personal best for smallmouth bass today!

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!!