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Lake Champlain
Vermont·lake

Lake Champlain

Vermont

Fishing Swimming Boating

Before you fish

Fishing rules, water conditions, and access change without notice. State fish-and-game agencies update regulations annually — sometimes mid-season for emergency closures. Real-time flow, water temperature, and stocking data are pulled from USGS, NOAA, and state agencies on a delay. Outdoors is not the regulating authority. Confirm current regulations with the state agency, check flow on the USGS gauge, and verify access if a section flows through private land. You are responsible for compliance.

Source:
Vermont Fish & Wildlife
Depth from:
Unknown / unsourced

Official sources & verification

Managed by Vermont Fish & Wildlife

Verify before you go

Source of truth

Managing agency

We display cached information from agency feeds. Hours, fees, permits, closures, fire restrictions, and conditions change without notice. Outdoors is not the permitting authority. Confirm current conditions for this water body using the links above before you go — you are responsible for compliance. Last verified by us: May 24, 2026. Our copy is more than a month old — please reconfirm with the agency before relying on it.Spot an error in our data?

Fish Species (6)

Channel Catfish

Ictalurus punctatus

Lake Trout

Salvelinus namaycush

Largemouth Bass

Micropterus salmoides

Northern Pike

Esox lucius

Smallmouth Bass

Micropterus dolomieu

Walleye

Sander vitreus

Fishing Access (2)

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