Couple slabs this morning

[vt-jig]

Pulled these 2 today. 2" brown twister tail grub and a black jig head.

[VTMTB]

Nice lookin' Perch! I got a few like that yesterday, surprisingly in 40FOW w/a slender spoon...go figure.

[TRT]

Nice fish

[Vtperchchaser]

I’ve been getting slabbers in 30-40 fow since first ice. Normally they don’t stack in deep til low o2 levels in shallower water. May be a result of heavy fishing pressure due to lack of ice on a lot of ponds and lakes

[ice fiend]

I’ve yet to find fish like this this season. than I don’t fish champlain too much anymore most of the spots I used to enjoy get so much pressure now there’s nothing left of decent quality.

[lowaccord66]

I’ve yet to find fish like this this season. than I don’t fish champlain too much anymore most of the spots I used to enjoy get so much pressure now there’s nothing left of decent quality.

I can point you towards these.  Every year I get the urge and go slam them even though it's a 4 hour drive.  Lots of champlain is underfished.  People stick to the notable accesses and then the fishing suffers. 

[ice fiend]

Yup spots like carry bay and the sandbar are perfect examples of this. If it’s southern champlain your all good Iowa I never go southern vt too far of a drive for me

[lowaccord66]

Yup spots like carry bay and the sandbar are perfect examples of this. If it’s southern champlain your all good Iowa I never go southern vt too far of a drive for me

I dont blame ya.  I tend to drive all the way up and fish north if 78.  About a 5 hr ride.  Worth it though. I'll be up the 20-23rd.

[Jschumacher]

I dont blame ya.  I tend to drive all the way up and fish north if 78.  About a 5 hr ride.  Worth it though. I'll be up the 20-23rd.

Heading up Wednesday the 17th myself John. Be there until the 21st staying with Bruce

[ryleyr]

Nice fish man! Decent little meal right there. Ive been able to find big schools of dinks this year and that's about it. I'll pull up 30 in like 2 hours but they're all between 5-8 inches. I don't use any sonar so it might be time for me to look into that

[lowaccord66]

Heading up Wednesday the 17th myself John. Be there until the 21st staying with Bruce

Nice.  I found a 4 bedroom house on mallets.  Thank you air bnb.  I used to do the Bruce thing but could never get a reservation when I wanted one so airbnb it is.  Don't forget to sign your covid waiver!

[ice fiend]

Looking to get on some decent panfish but given the current amount of snow of the ice I doubt I’ll go far

[Vtperchchaser]

The best jumbo lakes and ponds are the ones overlooked. I now live in franklin county where there’s very few small lakes and ponds. I use to live in central Vermont and could fish ten different lakes and ponds in a day hopping my fav spots and usually end up with better part of a limit of jumbos and not hurting any one pond or lake population. People get mad about giving up fishing spots, but I don’t mind. Not everyone who fishes knows how to catch them or how to locate. Tight lines