I fished with Joe today on a couple of trophy lakes for smallmouth bass. We had a phenomenal day for both numbers as well as size. The first lake had a water temp of about 70 degrees and the air temps were in the low 80’s by the time we were done. Sun and cloud with little to no wind allowed us to fish just about everywhere on the lake. Fin-s baits on jigs accounted for the 35 or so bass on the first lake and about the same on the second lake as well. Average size to the fish would have to be around four pounds. Some were over 5 but very few were under four. The water temps on the second lake were up to 75 degrees in the warmest areas. The same presentations were used on both lakes with the same success. What an excellent day!

I fished with Brad & Brett today on one of the trophy lakes in Vermont once more. We were blown off the water by 12:30 P.M. due to an electrical storm that came in like a lion. Up until it arrived, we were doing great! Most of the fish were above 4 pounds and a few were closer to 5. Nothing small today! The winds were from the S/SW at about 5 MPH and the sky was overcast. Air temps were only in the 70’s, but the humidity was almost unbearable. Water temps were in the mid 60’s in most areas of the lake with 68 being the warmest. I would have to say that at least 20 or more of these football like smallies were caught & released in a 4-hour period. Too bad we didn’t have a full day!

Alone once more, but great fishing today. I started on one lake and jumped to another after noon. The weather was beautiful and sunny with little to no wind again. Both bodies of water produced great fish with the average being about 4 pounds. Plenty of 3 to 5 pound smallmouth bass were caught & released once more. I had never fished the second lake before today, but found fish in the first minute of fishing. By looking at a contour map of the lake and figuring out where I wanted to be, the rest was easy. Probably 40 bass were caught on this lake and another 30 or so on the first lake, for a total of almost 75 bass once again. Another great day on the water!

Once again, I was alone on the water today. I decided to try a little different fishing on Memphremagog due to the high humidity & flat calm conditions. The air temps went into the 80’s and in some areas of the lake, the water temps were above 70 degrees. Top-water was definitely working, but on the smaller fish. Zara spooks were catching al kinds of 1 to 3 pound males all over the lake. Even some of the offshore areas were bringing up smallmouth from deep water. Close to 75 fish were taken, but only a few were above 3 pounds. Lots of fun today, but nothing really big!

I took the day off yesterday but was back on the water this morning. I fished alone and scouted out some new water on another lake .Air temps were in the 80’s and water temps were upper 60’s by the day’s end. The winds were howling from the S/SW at 15 to 20 MPH with gusts upwards of 30. Memphemagog would have been a rough one today! Plenty of large smallmouth in the 3 to 5 pound range were caught & released once more on the usual baits. Fin-S rigged jigs in the 1/8 ounce size were the most productive. Depths of 8 to 12 feet of water were the zones that I concentrated on, as the deeper fish were not very cooperative. Some of the males are starting to protect the nests, but the females haven’t spawned quite yet. Close to 50 bass were caught today!