June 22, 2025 - Smallies Dominate Champlain as Summer Patterns Emerge
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June 22, 2025 - Smallies Dominate Champlain as Summer Patterns Emerge
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We’ve got sunrise this morning at 5:13 AM and sunset holding steady around 8:40 PM—plenty of daylight for long drifts or a few hours of evening dock casting. The forecast calls for bluebird skies and a gentle northwest breeze, with morning temps in the high 50s rising into the upper 60s by late afternoon. The main lake is running cool for June, with surface temps near 54°F, but the sun is warming up those shallower coves—exactly what you want for a variety of summer bites. Lake Champlain, being non-tidal, lets you focus on wind and sun cycles without worrying about tides.
Smallmouth bass are the main event this week. Reports from mid-lake—especially around Valcour Island, Willsboro Bay, and the Inland Sea—are lighting up with catches of 1-4 pound bronzebacks. Crews in the central basin bagged up to 20 smallies in a session, plus a few bonus northern pike. The bite is best early and late on topwater frogs, then it shifts as the sun rises: switch to jerkbaits like the PXR Mavrik 110 in Metallic Yellow Perch or a classic 5" Green Pumpkin Black Senko, Texas-rigged. If you’re targeting beds or rocky flats, tube jigs in green pumpkin and drop shots can’t be beat. Some anglers are finding success with sight fishing, but stained water in a few north shore bays means reaction baits could put more fish in the boat.
Largemouth are showing but not as thick as the smallies right now. If you want to hunt them, hit the weed beds in southern bays or try Shelburne Bay and Town Farm Bay, both known largemouth haunts. Spinnerbaits, chatterbaits, and soft plastics are the go-tos here.
Northern pike season is still productive, especially with those cooler lake temps. Pike are hanging around weed edges and submerged timber—throw big chartreuse or red/white Pike Bunnies, or drag a classic Clouser Minnow on the fly rod if that’s your jam.
Lake trout anglers are working the deeper ledges from Westport up toward Cumberland Head. The lakers are mostly deep by now, so break out your downriggers and troll narrow spoons or plugs that mimic smelt, the lake’s primary forage. Early risers have been rewarded, but a steady troll throughout the day can yield nice multi-fish boxes.
A couple of hot spots for this week:
- Valcour Island’s rocky points for smallmouth early and late
- The weed beds just outside Shelburne Bay for largemouth and bonus pike
- And for deep-water action, the stretch from Willsboro Bay north to Cumberland Head is prime time for lake trout
That rounds out today’s report. Thanks for tuning in—don’t forget to subscribe for the latest on bite windows, tactics, and all things Champlain. This has been a Quiet Please production, for more check out quietplease dot ai.
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