This morning, Ed Loughran III told me his best window of opportunity is between 10 a.m. and noon. Sure enough, his prediction is right on target, with his livewell fish getting caught between 9:22...

I just traded text messages with a good friend from Vermont who is a frequent tournament angler on Lake Champlain.He said the marina where Feider caught the 6-pounder yesterday is a very popular...

Digital scales are getting overly frequent use by the anglers this week at Lake Champlain. The reason why is the overabundance of 3-pound smallmouth."The 3.1- and 3.3 ounce smallmouth are so...

Last week, Paul Mueller relied on his Garmin Panoptix LiveScope to "see" smallmouth in the already ultra-clear water of the St. Lawrence River and Lake Ontario.This week, it's David Mullins who is...

Stetson Blaylock is taking advantage of the rare slick, calm water conditions on Lake Champlain. How he is doing that is searching for individual fish. It's an arduous task, but it paid off...

Look at the Day 1 leaderboard and it reveals just how many 3-pound class smallmouth are being caught. During my interviews this morning I asked the guys about the tight weights. All stressed the...

This morning I asked Jamie Hartman about how important timing is for being in the right place, at the right time. Weights are tight and there is no room to slip. So it seemed to me that you cannot...

Brandon Lester had a big smile on his face when he approached the ramp at the Plattsburgh Boat Basin."I just love this place," he said. "It's my favorite lake in the country."The reason why is Lake...

Expect to see the anglers catch a lot of smallmouth today on Lake Champlain. The fish are biting. That's the good news. The not so good news is how many times the anglers will be culling to reach...