Lake Champlain Fishing Report: Minnow Rigs, Ned Rigs, and Glide Baits Dominating the Bite

🛒 Cozy Earth - Luxurious bamboo sheets, pajamas, & more 💰 Get 21% OFF | Promo Code: POINT https://cozyearth.com/discount/POINT --- # Lake Champlain Fishing Report Hey folks, this is Artificial Lure with your Friday morning update from Lake Champlain, and we've got some solid intel to share. Water conditions are looking decent right now. We're in that winter window where ice fishing has been heating up for perch, walleye, and pike across the lake, so bundle up if you're heading out on the ice. For open water anglers still working the system, smallmouth and largemouth have both been incredibly active. Recent tournament results show these fish are gorging themselves on baitfish. We're talking alewife and perch—these are your key forage species right now, and the bass know it. **What's Working:** Minnow presentations are absolutely dominating. Elite anglers are crushing it with 4 to 5-inch Yamamoto shads, Deps Sakamata shads, and X Zone Rally Shads on light heads. Ned rigs have been phenomenal for finesse fishing, especially Yamamoto Ned Senkos. If you want to work grass lines and secondary points, throw glide baits and topwater early. Jigs with craw trailers are also producing well for both species. For largemouth specifically, flipping jigs in the shallows around reed lines—particularly in Ticonderoga—has been lights out. Drop-shotting with small finesse worms works great for suspended smallmouth. **Hot Spots:** Malletts Bay has been producing big smallmouth around breaking structure and grass lines. The secondary points in shallower water—around 8 to 12 feet—are holding schooled-up fish that are super aggressive right now. Get out there and tight lines, folks. Thanks for tuning in and make sure to subscribe. This has been a Quiet Please production. For more, check out quietplease.ai. Great deals on fishing gear https://amzn.to/44gt1Pn --- 🛒 Cozy Earth - Luxurious bamboo sheets, pajamas, & more 💰 Get 21% OFF | Promo Code: POINT https://cozyearth.com/discount/POINT This content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI.