If you’re looking for the perfect place to cast a line, this majestic lake in Upstate New York is a reel catch. At a whopping 120 miles long, Lake Champlain spans a long stretch of the New ...

If I had to choose the best bass fishing lake in New York state, it would have to be Lake Champlain. In fact, I’d even say it may be the best in the Northeast. In 2007, it was the Bassmaster pros’ ...

2025 Major League Fishing circuit brings anglers to Lake Champlain Story by Press-Republican, Plattsburgh, N.Y. LUCA GROSS , The Press-Republican, Plattsburgh, N.Y. Wed, Jul 2, 2025 · ...

Lake trout populations in Lake Champlain are now self-sustaining, eliminating the need for stocking. This success follows a decades-long program to control sea lamprey, a parasitic fish harming lake ...

The final round of lake trout stocking in Lake Champlain in Spring 2025. Courtesy of the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department A decades-long effort to increase wild lake trout stock has recorded a ...

The Patrick Leahy-Lake Champlain Basin Program has issued its 2024 State of the Lake and Ecosystems Indicators report. Produced every three years, it documents efforts to manage the lake, its ...

More than 50 kinds of invasive species threaten the health of Lake Champlain, according to a report from the Patrick Leahy Lake Champlain Basin Program. Lake health is more than balancing the fish ...

PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. (KLTV) - Longview native Lee Livesay took home $10,000 at the 2024 Tackle Warehouse Bassmaster Elite at Lake Champlain in New York. On day one, Livesay caught five fish weighing 19 ...

State biologists are saying that a slimy creature lurks within Lake Champlain, preying on fish and frustrating anglers - but it isn't Champ.

There’s some big news for the eastern part of our region. Lake trout have been restored to Lake Champlain. The native species was decimated by pollution, overfishing and the invasive sea lamprey. But ...