Tim & I fished again today, but on another lake this time. All I can say is BIG FISH Cold morning temps of 41 degrees and S winds of about 25 knots with stronger gusts all day long. Today a small fish was around 4 pounds. We only caught about 25 bass, but they were all big. Many over 5 pounds and a couple just under 6. One of them, on the scale went 5.15, damn! Jerk-Baits & Fin-S once again accounted for the fish. We even hooked a laker only to have it get off at the boat. Excellent Day!!!!

Tim joined me today for another good day on Lake Memphremagog. The morning was a little chilly and 41 degrees. It was sunny but very cold with light N/NW winds. The offshore humps were producing the bigger fish as Tim locked up with several 3s & 4s in the morning. Most of the bigger fish once again came from deeper water. The Barometer was about as high as it could possibly get and this wasnt helping. We stayed deep all day and managed to get about 30 to 50 smallmouth up to 4.5 pounds. A pretty good day all in all!

Fred was back today, but this time with his Niece, Emilie. She hasnt fished much and I was determined to get her into a few cannon sized smallmouth. Air temp 61, humid & damp with drizzle. Wind S/SW 5 to 10 mph increased to 10 to 20 with gusts closer to 35 mph. Just a lovely day! Emilie caught several big fish, up to 4 pounds and many little ones around 1 to 2 pounds as well. By afternoon we had to change lakes due to the big waves it was producing. We relocated on a nearby, smaller lake and tried to get into a fewtrout, but missed two strikes with the fly lines. Once again, we were forced off the lake when an electrical storm blew in. Probably the toughest day on the water this year thanks to Mother Nature!!!

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.