The  last fishing trip of the 2011 season was for Lake Trout and salmon on Saturday, December 3rd in Lake Champlain.  I fished with Eric Backman from Norwalk, CT. and my son Casey.  We launched in Willsboro Bay and trolled for a couple of  hours but the results were not positive for that particular day.  This is why they call it "Fishing" and not "Catching."  We saw many other boats out trolling basically the same areas  we were using.  We were using a variety of  streamer flies and small spoons.  

 It's time once again to put the boats away for another season and get them ready for winter.  It has been an enjoyable season, but not great weather-wise, with more  windy days than I care to remember .  We didn't fish for long nosed gar at all this season because of the windy conditions.  We were only able to fish for largemouth bass later in the season because of the "Record Setting"  high waters of spring, so we missed that great early spring bite.  The monthly updates certainly showed we caught some real quality fish this year with page after page of big fish.  Many of our clients were thrilled to catch the largest smallmouth bass of their lives.  There were several smallmouth trips in the spring that over 100 fish were caught in a single day by a party of two and their guide.  A few new lures, ones we had never seen before, proved to be very effective in catching smallmouth bass.  Read the complete update with photos.

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The Adirondack-Champlain Guide Service specializes in Lake Champlain fishing for smallmouth bass in the trophy category.  We have been guiding clients for over 30 years working out of our Lodge on Long Pond, located in Willsboro, NY.  Our extensive knowledge of Adirondack fishing is unsurpassed, combined with our intimate knowledge of Lake Champlain has made us the number one guide service in the Northeast.  Fishing in the Adirondack inland lakes is another service we provide and excel at.  Adirondack fishing can be challenging and very rewarding plus you’re surrounded by so much natural splendor. Also visit our About Us page to learn more about the Guide Service. We are offering some great Guide Service Rates this year.

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The Lodge provides a vast array of fishing packages and can accommodate up to 18 people who come to fish. We provide meals and lodging packages, guide service only packages and full service packages where we combine all our services. We have support from 14 local guides who work with us to provide the best in service and knowledge. Long Pond, which is located directly behind our Lodge, is an excellent Adirondack Park fishery. It contains quality large and smallmouth bass, northern pike and a good mixture of large panfish. Rowboats are provided, free of charge, on all Lodge fishing packages. The fishing packages we offer for the pond do not include the guide service.  This is a great way to reduce your overall expenses and still enjoy a great fishing opportunity.  We do provide a detailed map that reflects all the hotspots and weedbeds. We also provide various ice fishing packages during the long winter on Long Pond.

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