As of spring 2025, Lake Champlain’s lake trout population is now self-sustaining, a goal that has been in the works for more than 50 years. After joining forces over multiple decades, Vermont, New ...

On a recent morning in May, a crew of scientists aboard a research vessel in the middle of Lake Champlain untangled a big commercial fishing net, preparing to drop it into the dark depths of the lake.

The New York shores of Lake Champlain are listed in a moderate drought or abnormally dry, and water levels in the region’s lakes and rivers are nearing record lows. The Lake Champlain Basin Program ...

There’s some big news for the eastern part of our region. Lake trout have been restored to Lake Champlain. The native species was decimated by pollution, overfishing and the invasive sea lamprey. But ...

The all-tackle record of a huge lake trout answers the question "What is the biggest trout ever caught on rod and reel?" But that question, in fairness, should ask what is the biggest trout ever ...