UTERJanuary
Ice on Champlain
Perch and pike.
Lake Champlain and the mountain streams
Vermont freshwater fishing
What's biting in Vermont freshwater in October: white perch, smallmouth bass and black crappie at their peak, with largemouth bass, bluegill and brown bullhead around too. Fish Scouter's season calendar follows 18 fish here month by month, from Lake Champlain to Lake Willoughby.
Brook trout
Lake Champlain's bass, pike, walleye and salmon, the Battenkill and mountain trout streams, and Willoughby's lakers.
Lake ChamplainLake MemphremagogBattenkillOtter CreekLake Willoughby
Updated
Now · October
Brook trout
Spawn.
Smallmouth bassNorthern pikeWalleyeLandlocked Atlantic salmonLake trout (mackinaw, togue)Brook trout
This month here
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White perch
Smallmouth bass
Black crappie (speck)
Yellow perch
Walleye
Northern pike
Chain pickerel
Channel catfish
Rainbow trout
Brown trout
Brook trout
Lake trout (mackinaw, togue)
Landlocked Atlantic salmon
Largemouth bass
Bluegill
Brown bullhead
Common carp
The water
Structure that matters
LakeReservoirRiverCreek / streamPond / pitDock / pilingsBridgeBoat ramp
Month by month
What's happening, and what to throwFebruary
Ice
Smelt and perch.
March
Last ice
Bays.
April
Ice-out salmon
Streamers.
May
Walleye
Northern pikeWalleyeLandlocked Atlantic salmonLake trout (mackinaw, togue)Brook troutBlack crappie (speck)
Missisquoi.
June
Bass
Smallmouth bassWalleyeLandlocked Atlantic salmonLake trout (mackinaw, togue)Brook troutLargemouth bass
Champlain.
July
Summer bass
Rock.
August
Deep lakers
Willoughby.
September
Fall salmon
Clyde River.
October · now
Brook trout
Smallmouth bassNorthern pikeWalleyeLandlocked Atlantic salmonLake trout (mackinaw, togue)Brook trout
Spawn.
November
Late
Pike.
December
First ice
Bays.
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