Crown Point State Historic Site Museum, Bird Banding Station open

Crown Point State Historic Site Museum, Bird Banding Station open

The Crown Point State Historic Site Museum and Bird Banding Station will open for the 2016 season Saturday, May 7.

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The Crown Point peninsula, jutting northward into Lake Champlain, serves as a trap for birds migrating north making it an ideal location for the banding station. 18,604 individual birds have been banded at this station since 1976 representing 106 different species of birds including 28 different species of colorful warblers. The Museum will be open from Saturday, May 7 to Monday, Oct. 17, Thursdays to Mondays from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.

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Peru boy lands potential record fish in Lake Champlain

A potential record fish was caught on Lake Champlain. A reported 20.345-pounds, 40-inch lake trout was caught on Lake Champlain. The big fish was landed near Plattsburgh by 12-year-old Alexander Mason from Peru, New York, who was fishing with his dad, Dennis Mason.

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It needs to be certified by the state to be recognized as a state record, but Lake Champlain International says as soon as it’s weighed by a biologist it will be.

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Lake Champlain’s Burton Island State Park Named in Top 10 New England Parks

Lake Champlain’s Burton Island State Park Named in Top 10 New England Parks

In a recent article the guardian.com named Burton Island State Park in Lake Champlain as one of the top 10 parks in New England. Here’s an excerpt from the article that features the piece about Burton Island State Park.

Burton Island State Park, Vermont

Lake Champlain's Burton Island State Park Named in Top 10 New England Parks

Sometimes called the sixth Great Lake, Lake Champlain drains most of Vermont’s Green Mountains, as well as New York’s Adirondack Mountains to the west. Stretching south from the Canadian border and forming the Vermont-New York state border, Champlain’s deep open waters, secluded bays and numerous islands offer a variety of boating opportunities. One of the best places to experience Champlain’s waters is Burton Island state park, near Saint Albans. No cars are allowed on the 253-acre island: it is reachable by boat, either in a canoe or the 10-minute long passenger ferry ride that runs from Kamp Kill Kare state park on the mainland. Several miles of well-signed scenic trails help you visualise and understand the island’s history: it was covered by glaciers, then became a peninsula, was inhabited by Native Americans, became a farm and is now a state park.

Top tip If you want to stay overnight on Burton Island, plan ahead. The campground offers 26 lean-to shelters and 17 tent sites but reservations are recommended and can be made up to 11 months in advance. The park also rents row boats, canoes and kayaks. Keep an eye out for “Champ”, Lake Champlain’s mythical version of the Loch Ness monster.
• vtstateparks.com

For the rest of the article and the other parts that were included from around New England go to: Top 10 national and state parks in New England, USA

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US Coast Guard Cautions Boaters This Spring

The boating season is starting early for 2016 season, thanks to the mild winter. But, the lake temperature is still dangerously cold in the event of a boater going overboard.

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Lake Champlain water temperatures arestill in the low 40’s… still very, very, cold. Water temperatures this cold can do a number on the human body. Hypothermia is one of the main concerns from the US Coast Guard. Make sure you have your life jackets with you, and preferably on you Another added step of safety, primarily during the spring season, is wearing a wet or dry suit. This will significantly increase your survival rate in the event of an emergency.

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VT Walleye Fishing Starts May 7

VT Walleye Fishing Starts May 7

The best walleye fishing in New England will begin soon in several Vermont rivers and lakes, according to the Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department. The department is reminding anglers that walleye fishing season starts in much of the state on the first Saturday in May and that regulations vary, depending on the water you are fishing.

VT Walleye Fishing Starts May 7

 

There is no open season on sauger, a close cousin to the walleye. Once more abundant in southern Lake Champlain, sauger may still appear there rarely. If caught while fishing for other fish, sauger must be immediately released. (See: VT Fish & Wildlife To Hold Hearings Lake Champlain Sauger Fishing Regulation Change)

In all waters of Vermont except Lake Carmi, Chittenden Reservoir and the Connecticut River, walleye have an 18″ minimum length requirement and three-fish daily limit. The open season is from Saturday, May 7 to March 15, 2017.

 

Lake Champlain Walleye Fishing

Excellent walleye fishing opportunities occur each spring in Lake Champlain and its tributaries: the Missisquoi River, Lamoille River, Winooski River, and Otter Creek. Vermont’s state record walleye weighed 14.55 lbs. and was caught in Lake Champlain by Richard Levesque of Swanton in 2010.

Other Vermont Walleye Fishing Hotspots

Lake Carmi has a slot limit for walleye because of the lake’s high productivity and high rate of walleye harvest. The minimum length is 15 inches, all walleye between 17 and 19 inches must be released. The daily limit is five walleye, but only one may be over 19 inches long. The season is open May 7 through March 15.

Chittenden Reservoir has special walleye regulations in order to produce large walleye that can help control its over-abundant yellow perch population and provide anglers with an opportunity to harvest a trophy walleye. The minimum length is 22 inches, the daily limit is two, and the season is open June 1 through March 15.

Connecticut River walleye fishing rules are set by New Hampshire. No walleye between 16 to 18 inches may be kept and the daily limit is four fish, of which only one may be longer than 18 inches.

The Northeast Kingdom also offers walleye fishing opportunities in Salem Lake, Island Pond, Clyde Pond, and the Clyde River.

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