Vermont Fishing News

WATERBURY, VERMONT - Planning a fishing or boating trip in Vermont just got easier. The Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department has developed a website to help boaters find access points to lakes and larger rivers for fishing and other recreational opportunities.

Colchester, Vermont-Lake Champlain International, Inc. (LCI) is pleased to announce Jolley Convenience Stores will return as a Principal Sponsor of the 28th Annual LCI Father's Day Fishing Derby. The nearly 30-year old family-oriented derby draws more than 5,500 people from more than 30 states for the weekend.

Colchester, Vermont-Lake Champlain International, Inc. (LCI) is pleased to announce that Brecks Inc., manufacturer of Williams and Mooselook lures, will return as a sponsor of the 28th Annual LCI Father's Day Fishing Derby. The nearly 30-year old family-oriented derby draws more than 5,500 people from more than 30 states for the weekend.

WATERBURY, VERMONT - With walleye fishing season starting Saturday, May 2, in much of Vermont, the Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department is reminding anglers of a new minimum length and daily limit set by regulation.

Colchester, Vermont-Lake Champlain International, Inc. (LCI) is pleased to announce Maniac Custom Lures will join LCI as a Sponsor of the 28 Annual LCI Father's Day Fishing Derby presented by Yamaha. The nearly 30-year old family-oriented derby draws more than 5,500 people from more than 30 states for the weekend.

WATERBURY, VT - Cold weather may have extended ice fishing on some Vermont lakes, but a state law requires that ice fishing shanties must be removed from the ice no later than Sunday, March 29.

The same Vermont law requiring the name and address of the owner be on an ice shanty also requires that the shanty be removed before the ice becomes unsafe or loses its ability to support the shanty out of the water, or before the last Sunday in March (the 29th this year), whichever comes first.

olchester, Vermont-Lake Champlain International, Inc. (LCI) is pleased to announce Flatstalker will join LCI as a Sponsor of the 28th Annual LCI Father's Day Fishing Derby. The nearly 30-year old family-oriented derby draws more than 5,500 people from more than 30 states for the weekend.

WATERBURY, VERMONT -- Governor Douglas recognized the winners of Vermont's 2008 Youth Hunting and Fishing Memories Contest on Saturday, January 17th at the Yankee Classic Sportsman's Show in Essex Junction.

The Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department announces that all water use restrictions associated with the Missisquoi River sea lamprey control treatment have been lifted. Monitoring indicates that the lampricide, TFM, has dissipated and that normal uses to the water may be resumed. The Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department thanks local residents and other people who have visited the area during the treatment for their cooperation in this program.

New Paris, Indiana and Colchester, Vermont - Starcraft Marine's pro fisherman Greg Yarbrough and Jeff Manz brought home the top honor at the Cabela's MWC World Walleye Championship held October 2-4, 2008 at Dundee, Michigan-Detroit River/Lake Erie. The pair edged out the competition with a fourth-day winning weight of 20.9 pounds.