Lake Champlain, VT

Lake Champlain: Fall. Fish 1/2 oz spinnerbait or a lipless crankbait.

Shad move into creek pockets and bass chase them on windblown banks. A fast retrieve with a few rod twitches.

Water temp

59.2°F

Fall

Pool elevation

93.81ft

Holding

Sea-level pressure

—

Wind

0mph N

Wind is lighter than this rule assumes.

That figure is a datum elevation, not how many feet the lake sits below full pool.

On this water · Lake Champlain at Burlington, VT2026-10-07T04:00:00+00:00USGS stationNWS + MET Norway

Pool elevation trend

93.81 ft

2026-10-06T16:15Now 93.81
USGS USGS-04294500 · 62614
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USGS USGS-04294500 · 62614

Sea-level pressure

0 inHg

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NWS + MET Norway hourly Sea-level pressure
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2026-10-07T04:00:00Z30.03 inHg
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2026-10-07T07:00:00Z30.02 inHg
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2026-10-07T09:00:00Z29.99 inHg
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2026-10-07T17:00:00Z29.81 inHg
2026-10-07T18:00:00Z29.77 inHg
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2026-10-07T20:00:00Z29.72 inHg
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2026-10-08T02:00:00Z29.71 inHg
2026-10-08T03:00:00Z29.71 inHg
NWS + MET Norway hourly Sea-level pressure

Tune the recommendation

What are you fishing around?

Wind is lighter than this rule assumes.

White shad or chartreuse shad. 15 lb mono, or 30 lb braid to a 15 lb leader. Improved Clinch Knot.

Matched setup

Fall shad search kit

  • 1/2 oz spinnerbait
  • Lipless crankbait
  • Trailer hooks

Setup price

$17.99

$24.99

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Questions this page answers

Is this the temperature in the middle of the lake?
Lake Champlain at Burlington, VT is on Lake Champlain, so this is a lake reading, not a river downstream.
Why does the pressure say sea level?
Anglers compare about 29.90 inHg at sea level. This page shows sea-level pressure so a high-elevation lake is not compared with a raw surface reading.
What season is this water temperature?
59.2°F is Fall.