Anglers have plenty of options, including the week-early kickoff to the Lake Champlain bass season, which opens June 14. Bass should be found in full spawn mode, which means sight fishing in the shallows for
June is typically the month where many of the largest stripers are caught, and the last two weeks of May yielded a significant number of 30-pound plus stripers along with a few 40-pound class fish.
Hudson River: Striped bass fishing was starting to slow down. Anglers were still reporting catching a few herring.
The region’s popular trout waters offered good wading at last check; in fact, some rain wouldn’t hurt. Surface activity was becoming an early or late in the day proposition. A few Isonychia were starting to
St. Lawrence River: Pike and walleye action has been decent, but we’re not getting a lot of reports. Black Lake: Richard at Chapman’s Sports in Hammond reports fishing has been outstanding for northern pike and
FAIRMONT AREA Largemouth bass have started hitting in less than six feet at Hall Lake, Budd Lake and Lake Sissiton. Crankbaits or leeches are turning walleyes in eight to 12 feet of water at Hall
FARIBAULT AREA The bridge on Cannon Lake continues to produce walleyes and northern pike in five to seven feet. Hit Cedar Lake in six to 12 feet for panfish and bass and Shields Lake for
LAKE MILLE LACS East – Smallmouth continue to pound plastics, crankbaits and live bait in shallow water. Walleye reports have been best with crankbaits during the evenings in six to 12 feet or with slip
ELY AREA Walleyes are hitting minnows or leeches in four to six feet or 12 to 14 feet on Shagawa Lake. Walleyes also can be had with live bait on Basswood Lake in 14 to
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