WHACK-ITY...SMACK-ITY

We put a hurtin' on the fish, fishing Lake Champlain for Landlocked Atlantic's and Brown Trout this week-end.

Cathy piloted the boat Saturday...
We netted 13 Landlocks and lost three others.
A banner day considering this spring has been slower than normal.
A few are destined for the smoker.

Cathy's first day on the water this year and it was PERFECT!

The Brown Trout stayed elusive...

until Sunday aboard the Running&Gunning.

A couple good eater chunky footballs found their way to the net.



Casey with a green colored Brown

Then another nice Landlocked.

Again...

I fell just short of a qualifier for the Vermont Master Angler Program.

For the second time this year.



Total for the day, six or seven Landlocks and two Brown Trout.


And I loved the new Cannon Rod with the Daiwa 17LC I put on it!

Today's outing has been cancelled...
got a hard blow going on.

Fishing Lake Champlain for Landlocks, Brown's or Steel-head?
Be sure to pack some Honeybee's, they're hard to beat!

Fish on, fish H8 me.
Raz

WHACK-ITY...SMACK-ITY

SATURDAY MORNING CARTOONS?

Fish on, fish H8 me.
Raz

SATURDAY MORNING CARTOONS?

I HEARD A KNOCK...

and saw a big brown truck speed off

Fish on, fish H8 me.
Raz

I HEARD A KNOCK...

ACROBATIC DANCERS...

We didn't set the world on fire yesterday but had fun trying.
My buddy Brett jumped aboard for an afternoon of fishing the Inland Sea of Lake Champlain for the jumping, acrobatic action of Landlocked Atlantic's.

We put our limit in the box...and lost a couple others. 
Warm balmy conditions and flat seas without a chop didn't impress me...but the fish didn't mind.

These guys are great table-fare...
Chase em down with Cold beer...
It don't get much better.

SPONSORED BY BEN AND THE CREW AT DOCKSIDE OUTDOORS!

We thought we'd get an earlier start this morning...
but the truck fell ill.
We'll try for tomorrow!

Fish on, fish H8 me.
Raz

ACROBATIC DANCERS...

PICKIN' AT EM

We're struggling a little bit with the flood waters...
but we're getting out.

I managed a nice "incidental" Small-mouth that fell just short of qualifying for the Vermont Master Angler Program.

Monster Landlocked Atlantic Salmon!

We'll just keep after em!

Fish on, fish H8 me.

Raz

PICKIN' AT EM

Don't Forget Your Net...

What net?


Jeez...
I wish I could speak French!

Fish on, fish H8 me.
Raz

Don't Forget Your Net...

Funny

As most of you know,
or don't know
whatever be the case.
I reside in Vermont.

And a friend of mine, Ludo, from Quebec, posted this on a local fishing forum.




Hope it doesn't piss off any "Woodchucks".

Fish on, fish H8 me.
Raz

Funny

Vermont Declares State of Emergency due to Lake Champlain Flood

Story in the Burlington Free Press.

Raz

Vermont Declares State of Emergency due to Lake Champlain Flood

GOD BLESS OUR TROOPS

Thanks for the link Mel.

Raz

GOD BLESS OUR TROOPS

Lake Champlain Flood 2011

(latest up-date...May 7, 2011)

Burlington Vermont water-front

The flood stage for Lake Champlain is 100 feet above sea level.  The lake is nearing 103 feet, nearly eight feet above its "normal" level of 95.5 feet...and rising!
Not good news.
Lake side property owners are now at mother natures mercy.
And most fisherman are going to have to wait it out.


United States Coast Guard Station at Burlington VT



Mud-line.  Out over 120 feet of water.

Sandbar State Park Entrance

Sandbar State Park

Apple Island Launch area.

And it's nearly impossible to get a boat in the water to fish.

5-4-2011 update: Aeiral photos from the Lake Champlain Basin Program are here: http://www.lcbp.org/Gallery/SpringFlood2011/index.html

5-7-2011
The NOAA has created a new web-page to keep up with the events/news/warnings of flooded Lake Champlain.  http://www.erh.noaa.gov/btv/lake/floodinfo.php



Fish on, fish H8 me.
Raz

Lake Champlain Flood 2011