Went out today for a few hours on the Local pond. We've received a ton of rain lately, combined with the snow melt and we have some epic flooding in Vermont. Lake Champlain broke it's record level (previously set in 1869). However the lakes/ponds in the Champlain Valley have settled a bit and are completely fishable and on fire right now. 10:30am the pond was 52 degrees, the air was 45,that rain was good for getting the water temp caught up to where it should be. Anyway... Epic day, 6 Largemouth (NO PICKEREL!!!!) 6.20, 5.00, 4.78, 4.76, 2.70, and the runt 2.21. The biggest and smallest were caught on a Northstar Jig with a Whiskey River Craw as a trailer. The others were on a 6" Weedless Huddleston, my new FAVORITE bait. The hits on those Hudds were insane!!!! Heading back out tomorrow for some more!

Nice man, seems like you had yourself a decent outing. Hopefully I'll be fishing in VT soon. If only the d**n license wasn't so expensive .. ..lol

Found 45 degree water on Saturday up north. Still no fish. Went to the pond to get a few yesterday.

Hit it again yesterday, wind was blowing from the South(ish) and much brighter. Still managed 2 nice 3lber's, water was 55 at the surface and 50 6' down. Ran into a former FLW tour fisherman who said to keep an eye on the flooded woods/brush near the Sandbar/mouth of the Lamoile, "...it's warmer than you'd think." with a wink of his eye. Get in there before it recedes.

Had an hour or so. Hopped in the kayak got 3 smallies 2 18" and one at 21"

water temp 47 or so.