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Lake Champlain, NY

Lake spanning Essex/Clinton counties, New York. Massive 120-mile lake on the NY-Vermont border. World-class smallmouth and largemouth bass. Lake trout, landlocked salmon, walleye, and northern pike.

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Overall bite score

Scored 15 min ago · recomputed every 30 minutes

Water tempUSGS100
Pressure trendNOAAsteady60
SolunarComputedmoon 45% lit44
Recent stockingState data50
Time of dayComputed50
WindNOAA50
Cloud coverNOAA35
PrecipitationNOAA50

Each instrument reads 0 to 100. The score is their weighted blend, tuned for lakes and reservoirs. No black box: every reading names its source.

What swims here

6 tracked species in Lake Champlain, with the months each fishes best.

Lake Troutcommon · best Apr-May, Oct-Nov
Largemouth Basscommon · best May-Sep
Northern Pikecommon · best May-Jun, Sep-Oct
Smallmouth Basscommon · best May-Sep
Walleyecommon · best Apr-May, Sep-Oct
Atlantic Salmonpresent · best May-Jun, Sep-Oct

Water facts

TypeLake
CountyEssex/Clinton
StateNew York
WaterFreshwater
USGS gauge04294500

Numerous public boat launches. Major access at Willsboro Bay, Port Henry, and Plattsburgh.

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