Ice Fishing New York Side (Plattsburgh to Rouses Pt.)

[pikeslayer31]

Was wondering if any of you guys ever attempt to fish the bays out on the NY side of Champlain.

[adkRoy]

You should ask this question over on the NY board. 

[perchhauler]

yep, its been a couple of years since ive been over there but kings bay has some nice pike, and monty bay can be really good perch, smelt, and laker fishing.  kings bay used to be the bay everyone hit at first ice for perch. 

[pikeslayer31]

yep, its been a couple of years since ive been over there but kings bay has some nice pike, and monty bay can be really good perch, smelt, and laker fishing.  kings bay used to be the bay everyone hit at first ice for perch.

Cool thanks! Just wanted a Vermonters opinion to see if it was worth the extra miles to fish across the pond. 

[VTWoodchuck]

Cool thanks! Just wanted a Vermonters opinion to see if it was worth the extra miles to fish across the pond. 

The extra miles aren't the issue for me.  I'm too cheap to buy an out of state license for the NY side.  As I understand it if you fish past the halfway point/VT-NY border marked on the nautical charts you are fishing without a license.  Same thing goes for the Canadian border just north of Isle LaMotte and Swanton

[FlyPredatorVT]

The extra miles aren't the issue for me.  I'm too cheap to buy an out of state license for the NY side.  As I understand it if you fish past the halfway point/VT-NY border marked on the nautical charts you are fishing without a license.  Same thing goes for the Canadian border just north of Isle LaMotte and Swanton

Vermont and New York have had a reciprocal fishing license for Lake Champlain for about 10 years now which means you can fish either side of the lake with a license from either state. There are exceptions (Mallett's Bay, the Inland Sea and Missisquoi Bay). Here it is directly from the VT Fish and Wildlife website: http://www.vtfishandwildlife.com/fish_reciprocal.cfm

Hope that helps!

[troutcrazy]

I've been curious about Bulwagga bay for a while.  Anyone know about that bay?

[VTWoodchuck]

Vermont and New York have had a reciprocal fishing license for Lake Champlain for about 10 years now which means you can fish either side of the lake with a license from either state. There are exceptions (Mallett's Bay, the Inland Sea and Missisquoi Bay). Here it is directly from the VT Fish and Wildlife website: http://www.vtfishandwildlife.com/fish_reciprocal.cfm

Hope that helps!

Outstanding!  Do you know if a Vermont fisherman has to originate his fishing from the Vermont side or can you launch a boat or enter the ice from the New York side?  The article on the link didn't get into that much detail.

[bootstrap]

you can walk on the ice from the ny side with a vt lic. bulwagga bay is a good choice. done very well there in the past. access from the camp ground on rt 9.

[cooljoe52]

you can fish anywhere on the NY side with VT license..The places you cann't fish in inland...rivers creek, ponds on the NY side

[Green Mountain Boy]

Besides Lake Champlain, it's worth it both for nearby fishing opportunities and supporting ongoing conservation efforts.

$50 bucks gets you a full year of fishing access to NY resources.

This is a recent improvement from the past where the license year was October 1st to September 30th at $70 bucks.

[tracker one]

now the NY non-resident license goes from the day you bought it to the following year,i.e.   6/6/14 to 6/6/15 all for 50 bucks,,imho a great deal

[troutcrazy]

With a VT license you can pretty much anywhere on the lake- even from shore on the NY side, if you want.  South Bay is not included.

I've bought an NY license the last couple years, because my girlfriend likes to camp and canoe in the Adirondacks (and visit her relatives), and I like to chase Adirondack brook trout.  The fact that the license goes a full year from the date of purchase definitely made me more willing to buy it this year.  That way, if I buy it for trout fishing in May, I can still use it for ice fishing the following winter!

Also, like Green Mountain Boy said: conservation efforts.  I am really impressed by the way NY has managed brook trout.  I'm generally pretty broke... and I might only catch one or two good brookies in a year in NY.  But I really like knowing that they are there in those remote lakes, so I figure it's a good use of $50.


Bootstrap: thanks for the intel!  I think I'll hit that bay this winter sometime.