Welcome to the Adirondack-Champlain Guide Service
Long Pond Lodge Update - July 2010
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Nathalie Grenier
Elizabeth City, NJ |
I'm sure I
don't have to tell you that this has been a record setting month when it comes
to high air temperatures and extremely high humidity levels. If you live on the
East coast I'm not telling you anything you didn't know and probably were
subjected to. We had clients who still wanted to fish and we were more than
happy to provide guides to take them out on Lake Champlain. We don't have air
conditioning at our lodge but that didn't deter people from coming north to
fish. The water temperature at the Burlington ferry dock is 76 degrees at 10
feet down. We are presently fishing the numerous reefs we have marked on our
GPS unit that have produced quality fish over the years. We locate the reef and
then put out a "Tall Marker" buoy, which we make and sell at the lodge ( see
picture). The buoy allows us to move back a couple hundred yards and it still
can be seen easily unlike many other buoy devices on the market today. We then
drift, with the wind at our back, toward the buoy and cast in front of the boat
as we slowly move along. This type of fishing is one of those rare
opportunities that largemouth, smallmouth and pike can all be caught off the
same deep water reef. The fish all move to the reefs because the water
temperature is cooler, there is normally grass on the reef and the bait fish are
there or very close by. Read the complete update
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Spring/Summer 2010 Newsletter
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Sunrise on Lake
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I hope all is well with you and you're family and that you are
ready for another great year of fishing.
Let me take a few moments to blow my own
horn and that of our guide service business. Roy Bain, Jr., a client, made a
fishing reservation with us for June and also mentioned at the time that in the
April issue of Outdoor Life magazine our Guide Service was mentioned.
There is an article starting on page 70 called "Fishing Bonus" which recommends
55 fishing trips of a life time. The author asked for input from professional
anglers, outdoors writers, friends, guides and the knowledgeable staff of
Outdoor Life magazine to determine the 55 best waterways. In the section
under smallmouth bass, Lake Champlain is highly recommended and for a guide it
says to contact yours truly and the Adirondack-Champlain Guide
Service. Well 32 years in the fishing business and we are finally famous
but don't let that stop you from making a reservation with us for this year. We
have the best prices, the best fishing and the best food in the entire
Northeast. We have clients who have been fishing with us for
over 25 years and
that should tell you something about the fishing services that we can provide.
Give us a try and you "could" catch the trophy of a lifetime. (See the pictures
on this newsletter of fish caught in the last two weeks).
Read the complete newsletter with photos.
Long Pond Ice Fishing Video with Backwoods Angler
The Backwoods Angler is a TV show that originates out of PA. Blaine Mengel from
Martins Creek, PA is the host of the show and is the Backwoods Angler. He had
never done a TV show about ice fishing so he contacted me to see if I could
accommodate his needs to shoot a show on Long Pond. He and his small TV crew
arrived at Long Pond Lodge in February of 2009 not really prepared for the
winter conditions of the Adirondacks. I spent two days on the ice showing them how to ice
fish using my equipment. My golden retriever Bear, who loves being on the ice,
joined us. The weather cooperated and the fish were pretty active which makes
for a decent TV show. Also, visit our Ice Fishing Page for ice fishing packages at our Lodge.
To view the videos visit their
You Tube Page, under the upload section look for the ice fishing videos.
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New PDF Version of our Printed Brochure
We have converted our paper brochure into a
PDF version for our clients to view online.
The Guide Service
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.
The
Long Pond Lodge
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.
