Congratulations Ron!
Ron caught the winning fish on one of Champlain's hottest lures, a Honeybee from Tamiron Sporting Goods.
The second annual Frostbite Fleet Salmon Shootout was an absolute riot. A fun FREE event with a Bar-B-Que at the end to wrap up the day.
It's tough to find the big fish in open water at this time of the year on Lake Champlain, but three dandy, leaping, bright silver, powerhouse, Lake Champlain Landlocked Atlantic Salmon made it to the weigh station after the five and a half hour event.
Second place in the event went to a new comer, Bill Snell of New Haven Vermont with a 4.14 pound landlocked. Congratulations Bill!
Lucky for me, I was able to get a decent fish in the box and headed for the weigh-in scheduled for 1 PM.
A beautiful football shaped 4.12 pound salmon hit my line about 45 minutes before time to "quit". Ben of Dockside Outdoors was on-board with me and netted the beast. We whooped and hollered and headed in once the fish was safely boxed. Thanks Ben!
The fish was good for a third place finish. The trophy won't set on my mantle this year, but the memories of a fun filled event with a great bunch of fisherman will last the rest of my lifetime!
364 days to go untill the next Frostbite Salmon Shootout and I can hardly wait.
Until then, I'll keep at it, often solo, enjoying the jewel we call Lake Champlain and it's wonderful fishery!
Tight lines to all!
Fish on, fish H8me.
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