Whitehall, N.Y. — South Bay is the most popular spot to ice fish on Lake Champlain. The lake’s rainbow smelt population is down and yellow perch are the most sought-after fish species through Champlain’s ice. Those are among the preliminary conclusions from the first two years of data from an ongoing New York State Department […]
Lake Champlain angler surveys continue in New York, data emerging
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