RECIPROCAL FISHING ON LAKE CHAMPLAIN
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here for a map of the Reciprocal Fishing Areas
on Lake Champlain.
(Map provided courtesy of the Lake Champlain Basin Program)
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this map.)
Anglers who hold a fishing license from either state
will be able to fish in
most of the big lake.
A person holding a New York fishing license may take fish from the Vermont
portion of Lake Champlain as far east as a line starting on the north shore of
the Poultney River where it empties into East Bay, proceeding generally
northerly along the shore to the old Rutland Railroad fill on Colchester Point,
then following the western side of the old Rutland Railroad fill to Allen Point
on Grand Isle, continuing northerly following the western shore of Grand Isle to
Tromp Point, then across The Gut to Bow and Arrow Point, then continuing
generally northerly along the western shore of North Hero to Pelots Point, then
across the Alburg passage to the Point of the Tongue, and then along the western
shore of the Alburg peninsula to the United States Border with Canada. When this
line crosses a tributary to Lake Champlain, the line shall proceed from the
downstream most point of land on one side of the tributary to the downstream
most point of land on the other side of the tributary.
An angler with a Vermont fishing license may fish Lake Champlain west of the
Vermont/New York border to the New York shore, but may not fish in South Bay or
New York tributaries to Lake Champlain.
Some fishing season dates, length limits and daily creel limits are different in
New York and Vermont. When fishing in Vermont, anglers must observe Vermont
laws. When fishing in New York, anglers must follow the laws that apply in New
York. Be sure to obtain copies of state's fishing regulations if you are going
to fish Lake Champlain.
With a surface area of over 435 square miles and a length of over 100 miles,
Lake Champlain offers a tremendous amount of high quality fishing for
Vermonters, New Yorkers and visitors to the region. In fact, the May issue of
Field & Stream Magazine recently named Lake Champlain one of America?s Top
25 Hottest Fishing Spots.