Author Topic: Lake Champlain: South Bay (Read 3197 times)

Itsallaboutcatchingem · « **on:** Dec 17, 2007, 03:49 PM »

Hey all,

Heading up that way later in the week. Does the lower end of Champlain have safe ice?

Is there a place to get minnow's down there? (Whitehall???)

Thanks in advance.

mattmull10 · « **Reply #1 on:** Dec 17, 2007, 04:19 PM »

South Bay is frozen, but it was not safe saturday and with this snow it could be trouble. I drove by saturday, no one on ice, ice around shore of boatlaunch was broken up, i saw no holes or reminence of holes out their.

Itsallaboutcatchingem · « **Reply #2 on:** Dec 17, 2007, 04:34 PM »

Matt...Thanks

Would you make any other recommendations for the area. Looking to fish Thursday afternoon and Friday. If you were I, where would you go?

Again, Thanks.

Mentiply · « **Reply #3 on:** Dec 17, 2007, 04:52 PM »

Check on Putnam Pond, Eagle Lake or Paradox Lake.

wildRed · « **Reply #4 on:** Dec 17, 2007, 05:54 PM »

4 to 5 inches on south bay, not much biting yet, as soon as the low pressure moves in, we'll start getting fish.

perchking4ever · « **Reply #5 on:** Dec 17, 2007, 06:55 PM »

I was thinking about going to south bay sunday. Dose anyone know how the ice is on the far south end?

Itsallaboutcatchingem · « **Reply #6 on:** Dec 17, 2007, 09:39 PM »

King, Not sure if I'll be up there until later Thursday, but maybe we'll meet up.

How come your not going up the mountain to one of the Bow lakes or even Burden?

perchking4ever · « **Reply #7 on:** Dec 18, 2007, 05:45 AM »

I have been fishing those lakes for the past three weeks and they need a break. I want to give the biggerlakes around me some time to be safe. I'm sure some of them are but I want to be safe and not take any chances.

I'll probably be on Glass lake or Tsatsawassa Lake next week.

Itsallaboutcatchingem · « **Reply #8 on:** Dec 18, 2007, 08:20 AM »

Do you ever go up the mountain, past Taborton and fish a lake called Spring, I think. Haven't been up there in many many years, but use to catch many fish. Can you still fish up there?

How much ice on crystal?

Thanks.

perchking4ever · « **Reply #9 on:** Dec 18, 2007, 02:12 PM »

I have driven by Spring lake and I know someone that lives on it, but I have never fished it. I don't know if Crystal lake is safe yet but I was walking on the cove by Lakeview. I am going to give it another week to thicken up. There is a lot of springs in that lake so i want to be careful.

jon in ct · « **Reply #10 on:** Dec 18, 2007, 02:30 PM »

I haven't been in two weeks, but back then there was 3" ice on the far south end of south bay.

perchking4ever · « **Reply #11 on:** Dec 18, 2007, 02:34 PM »

Is there access on the far south end?

rondog · « **Reply #12 on:** Dec 18, 2007, 03:39 PM »

unless you have access to private property the furthest point you can get on is just past Pike Brook.You can park along side of the road and you are right on the water.Stay away from the left side of the bay thats where the brook comes in .When you head out of the bay stay right ,The diameter is about 1/2 mile.If the ice is safe you should see some shanty,s.
At one time that was the best spot on the bay

adk iceman · « **Reply #13 on:** Dec 20, 2007, 05:15 PM »

fished south bay today and there was 5-6 inches of good black ice little bit of slush near the edges and only 1 white perch for all the work. but i was on ice 8)

vivlamored · « **Reply #14 on:** Dec 20, 2007, 05:19 PM »

i hear that white perch are more of a nuisance than anything any truth to that i never caught one

adk iceman · « **Reply #15 on:** Dec 20, 2007, 05:21 PM »

yeah i hate them. good when u have kids with u cause the action can be non stop but i dont like to eat them plus i read that there diet in the spring consists almost entirely on fish eggs. walleyes in particular. northern pike will hit them on a tip up though

perchking4ever · « **Reply #16 on:** Dec 20, 2007, 05:28 PM »

I think white perch are fun to catch when nothing else if biting.

I also like them in the fryer

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adk iceman were abouts were you fishing on the bay?

adk iceman · « **Reply #17 on:** Dec 20, 2007, 05:31 PM »

heading north on 22 just as soon as u cross the bridge i was on the left hand side prolly 100 yards out in 15 feet of water. im sure there is more ice down at the south end of the bay.

perchking4ever · « **Reply #18 on:** Dec 20, 2007, 05:33 PM »

adk iceman

I have fished up by the boat lunch before but never the far south end. Is it deeper?

adk iceman · « **Reply #19 on:** Dec 20, 2007, 05:45 PM »

if u go out a ways and find the old channel. i think its better fishing too thats where most of the locals fish.

perchking4ever · « **Reply #20 on:** Dec 20, 2007, 05:55 PM »

Do you know if anyone is getting any "eyes"?

adk iceman · « **Reply #21 on:** Dec 20, 2007, 06:06 PM »

if they were i would have heard about because it would be a landmark event. there really isnt much walleye success anymore. sometimes people pick one up here and there but its a big deal when they do cause it dont happen much.

perchking4ever · « **Reply #22 on:** Dec 20, 2007, 06:14 PM »

Is there a lot of pike and muskey?

adk iceman · « **Reply #23 on:** Dec 20, 2007, 06:21 PM »

theres some pike, big ones too. never heard of muskies being caught but in champlain u never know what u will get.

lucass35 · « **Reply #24 on:** Dec 20, 2007, 06:22 PM »

where can you park nowadays, haven't fished southbay in almost 15 years? Anyone up for next weekend?

adk iceman · « **Reply #25 on:** Dec 20, 2007, 06:26 PM »

u can park at the boat launch and also down near pike brook on south bay road

perchking4ever · « **Reply #26 on:** Dec 21, 2007, 05:30 AM »

Quote from: lucass35 on Dec 20, 2007, 06:22 PM

where can you park nowadays, haven't fished southbay in almost 15 years? Anyone up for next weekend?

I will probably be heading up again next weekend if I do good on Wendsday.

perchking4ever · « **Reply #27 on:** Jan 01, 2008, 08:30 AM »

Anyone know how the ice is on south bay?

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Author Topic: Lake Champlain: South Bay (Read 3197 times)