Hi Folks, It is game on for ice fishing. Nice cold January and severe cold on the way for next week. I’m finding varying thickness of ice. Where I live in Lamoille county the two lakes I guide have 12” and 8” of black ice. More than safe for fishing. I fished a Lake...

Hi Folks, Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays. I have begun my 2024/2025 ice fishing guiding season. Currently, I am pursuing northern pike and yellow perch. The lake we are fishing has 7” of solid black ice. 4” of black ice is more than safe to walk on. Still it is...

Hi Folks, it has been a beautiful September for fishing. I can’t remember such a long streak of nice weather without  any rain. Our rivers and streams are a bit low  and a some rain would now be welcomed. Just not catastrophic deluges of rain. Fortunately water...

Hi Folks, The fishing has been pretty good the last few weeks. August was not the typical hot dry month. Damp and cool which is fine in my world. Generally, I lose 50% of my guiding water during July and August. Our big rivers the Lamoille and Winooski become too warm...

Hi Folks, Despite the hot humid wet weather, the last couple of weeks of fishing has been very consistent. My focus has been small cool trout streams and still water opportunities for bass. Lake surface temperatures have ranged from 74 to 79 degrees. Small...