Waters · United States
Lake Champlain fishing — live bite forecast
A 120-mile border lake with a split personality: rocky smallmouth ledges in the broad lake, weedy pike and largemouth bays in the south — all under the Adirondacks.
Today's bite rating: good (75/100)
Largemouth Bass is the most promising species on Lake Champlain today. Water temperature is around 24.9°C and barometric pressure is stable.
Best time to fish today
- 17:00–19:00 local time — score 74/100
- 20:00–22:00 local time — score 73/100
- 05:00–07:00 local time — score 79/100
3-day outlook by species
| Species | Sunday 5 Jul | Monday 6 Jul | Tuesday 7 Jul |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smallmouth Bass | 73 — good | 74 — good | 79 — good |
| Northern Pike | 47 — fair | 41 — fair | 45 — fair |
| Largemouth Bass | 75 — good | 78 — good | 76 — good |
Why this score
Cast & Scan uses a deterministic, published scoring model — no black box. The strongest influences on today's Lake Champlain rating:
- water temperature: helping (+1)
- solunar period: helping (+1)
- wind: helping (+0.9)
- precipitation: helping (+0.9)
- cloud cover: helping (+0.85)
- season: helping (+0.85)
Forecast computed Sun, 05 Jul 2026 18:15:23 GMT · data: Open-Meteo · refreshed several times daily · see our published accuracy
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Nearby waters
- St. Lawrence River (Thousand Islands) — New York, USA (207 km away)
- Ottawa River — Ontario/Quebec, Canada (261 km away)
- Bay of Quinte — Ontario, Canada (317 km away)
- Susquehanna River — Pennsylvania, USA (556 km away)