yes you can use lights at night for smelt.
yes you can fish at night in Vermont.
8 tip ups/lines for inland waters unless the water is listed in the index of lakes and ponds section. Lake Champlain is 15 lines. Looks for the list of waterbodies that have certain regulations, if is says 2 fish then you can keep 2 fish. If that is the only specific regulation for that water body, then follow the general rules on table 1.
Harriman Res is not listed in the index of lake and ponds so go to Table 1, where it says you can ice fish for certain species with number and size. The general definition of ice fishing is back on page 20, along with all the general rules regarding what you can and cannot do.
The regulations were actually simplified this year, only three tables and less wordy definitions. Even seasons were extended where rules in place didn't quite make sense biologically.
Feel free to ask anymore questions. I've seen various rulebooks come and go for the last 25 years and pick through them every year.
Yes you can chum, there is no list of it being prohibited.
