I fished with Scott all day today on a local lake nearby. We started out trying for smallmouth bass, but had only a few takers. The air temps were in the 60s in the morning with light drizzle most of the day. Water temps were in the low to mid 60s. Very dark skies! Scott wanted to catch some fish on a fly rod and that he did! Nearing the end of the day, we hit into sone largemouth on the outside edges of weeds in about 5 to 10 feet of water and he began hooking up. Lots of small fish, but some really nice fish up to & over 4 pounds. About 20 or so fish were caught on the fly today! Tough fishing, but a great day overall!!!

I fished with Nathan & two of his children (Corey & Devin) for a half day, locally. The air temps were in the 80s and the water temps were in the mid 70s. We had strong winds from the west at 15 to 25 mph gusting to 37. A tough day with lots of small fish being caught. Devin caught the biggest bass of his life! A 3.5 pound, spawned out female that should have gone closer to 4.5 pounds. This fish was almost 20 inches in length! Close to 25 bass were caught today with that fish being the largest of all. An overall decent day on the water!

What a group today! I fished with 5 people and an additional boat. Anthony & Minya brought three other buddies out for an excellent day on the water. One by one, they caught Smallmouth averaging better than 4 pounds & quite a few were over 5. We fished them in 8 to 12 feet of water and caught them on salty tubes all day long. The air temps were in the low 80s and the water temps were near 65 degrees. Light winds all day with sun in the morning & cloud cover by afternoon. More than 25 bass were caught with nothing under 4 pounds. That’s what I call an excellent day!!!

I fished with Luc & his friend on Lake Memphremagog today for smallmouth bass. They wanted to learn how to fish deeper water, so we began with Carolina Rigs & Spider Jigs on Football heads in the 12 to 14 foot zones adjacent to the spawning areas. The fishing was slow, but the fish were a better average size with 3.5 pounds being the norm. The winds were from the S/SW at 15 to 20 knots at the beginning of the day and varied with the rain and storm systems all day long. Water temps were around 65 with air being in the low 70s. After 4 or 5 hours of this, I suggested that if they wanted more action, we should begin to fish top-water. It wasn’t long before they were both landing fish! For the rest of the day, there were fish being caught off & on. Probably 25 bass were landed with many more being lost. All things considered, an above average day for the time spent fishing the right zones!!!

Back on the water again today with Evans & Tracy for more smallmouth action. Lake Memphremagog is definitely on with the top-water bite as we threw prop baits all day long. The fish were a little slow in responding in some areas and had to be dead-sticked occasionally into taking the baits. Many 3 to 4 pound fish came aboard and were immediately released. All in all, about 50 bass were once again caught with many more just looking at the offerings. The water temps were 67 degrees & the air temps went into the upper 70s by the afternoon. Winds once again picked up in the afternoon but were only about 10 knots. All in all, an excellent two days fishing with plenty of action all day long!!!