Artificial Lure here with your Lake Champlain fishing report for Monday, November 10th, 2025. The day kicks off with sunrise at 6:40 AM and sunset set for 4:32 PM, giving us a brisk window before that November chill really settles in. According to Waterbury Roundabout, lake levels are lower than usual, which has fish pushing a little deeper and tighter to cover, especially on midlake flats and secondary points.
Weather this morning is classic late fall Champlain: temps starting in the low 30s, climbing to just above freezing by the afternoon. Light winds out of the northwest—so dress warm and prepare for some clear, flat conditions. With these bluebird skies and falling temperatures, the bite has shifted to deeper structure, with lingering weedbeds and rocky breaks being the pattern to target.
Fish activity has stayed strong for smallmouth bass, which are schooling up hard on alewives. Major League Fishing's tournament wrap-up from earlier this year tells us the best recent hauls were coming off minnow imitations on flats and drop-offs. In the latest events, 18 to 22-pound bags weren’t uncommon, with most of the numbers coming on a minnow-style soft plastic—Yamamoto Shad Shape Worms, Deps Sakamata Shads, and PowerBait MaxScent Flatnose Jerk Shads have all been hot. Ned rigs are still producing on the edges, especially paired with a Picasso Rhino Ned Head.
If you’re in search of largemouth, look to the southern end near Ticonderoga, where flipping creature baits like a 6th Sense Bongo on a 7/16-ounce weight is turning up some chunky fish around shallow reeds during the warmest part of the day. For late season walleye, your best bet is trolling deep-diving crankbaits near river mouths or drifting jigs tipped with live minnows or leeches off the old bridge pilings.
Top producing lures today are finesse worms, swimbait minnows on jigheads around 1/4 to 3/8 ounces, and a popper or walking bait if you get an afternoon calm spell—the Berkley J-Walker and Strike King Sexy Dawg both got callouts from recent pro events.
Regulation reminders if you’re keeping fish: Walleye kept must be between 37 and 53 cm, lake trout over 60 cm, and muskellunge are catch-and-release only unless they clear 137 cm, as per Quebec’s Zone 8 rules from October 2025.
For hotspots, don’t miss the grass flats off Malletts Bay—anglers have reported steady numbers of quality smallmouth schooled up tight to weed clumps in 6-12 feet. The Inland Sea’s stair step ledges have also been producing, especially for those scoping for scattered schools. Down Ticonderoga way, work the shallow reeds for largemouth and keep an eye out for active crappie and perch when working small jigs.
Last tip: Stay mobile and cover water. Fish are schooling, and while there’s no tidal report to consider on Lake Champlain, that falling water level has fish constantly adjusting their positions. Don’t get discouraged by a slow start—mid-morning flurries have been common.
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