Lake Champlain Tournaments
Lake Champlain event dates, printed winners and DEC launches.
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DEC issues black bass tournament permits in New York but publishes no calendar, so the Lake Champlain rows were read from host, tourism and news pages, one link each.
Formats the hosts print for Lake Champlain: three-day pro/co-angler and three-day lake-wide derby.
DEC black bass tournament permit summary; host pages linked in each row; retrieved October 2026.
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| Event | Winner | Weight as printed | Date note |
|---|---|---|---|
| SPRO Bassmaster Elite at Lake Champlain (2026) | Bryan Schmitt (Deale, Md.) | 81 pounds, 7 ounces | Fishing dates not printed; results release dated Aug. 16, 2026. |
| Phoenix BFL Northeast Division at Lake Champlain (2026) | Ryan Latinville (Plattsburgh, N.Y.) | 23 pounds, 15 ounces | Fishing date not printed: recap dated Aug. 10, 2026 refers to "Saturday's event"; add once dated. |
Dates are left blank where the host or news page did not print the fishing days; nothing is inferred from a release date.
Tournaments and derbies on Lake Champlain
Lake Champlain turns up 4 scheduled events across the pages read, 2 still ahead of us, plus 2 published results. The Lake Champlain events are run by Lake Champlain International and Major League Fishing. Anglers check in at Plattsburgh City Marina, 5 Dock St., Plattsburgh City Marina and Plattsburgh.
2027-06-19 brings LCI Father’s Day Derby (2027), the next printed date.
Dates still to come on Lake Champlain
| Date | Event | Organizer | Launch or weigh-in | County |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2027-06-19 | LCI Father's Day Derby (2027) | Lake Champlain International | Essex County | |
| 2027-07-29 | MLF Toyota Series Northern Division at Lake Champlain (2027) | Major League Fishing | Plattsburgh City Marina | Essex County |
Host and news pages for New York (DEC prints no permit calendar), October 2026.
Winning names from Lake Champlain
| Date | Event | Winner | Winning weight | Per day (lb) | Big fish | County |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-27 | MLF Toyota Series Northern Division at Lake Champlain (2026) | Bryan LaBelle (Hinesburg, Vt.) | 60-6 | Thursday 6-3 Spike Stoker; Friday 5-2 Christopher Dam | ||
| 2026-06-20 | LCI Father's Day Derby (2026) | Frank E Trudeau (Peru, N.Y.), Northern Pike category, top points total (745.73) | 18.69 lb northern pike, 42.50 in | Category winners: smallmouth Austin Tourville 5.10 lb; walleye Mark Cross 11.52 lb; lake trout Collin Cross (Chazy, N.Y.) 14.99 lb; salmon category Joseph Couming 8.49 lb brown trout; sheepshead Michael Squires (Valley Falls, N.Y.) 21.55 lb; largemouth Curtis Stannard 5.50 lb |
New York winners exactly as the host or news page printed them, one link per row.
Finished events on Lake Champlain
| Date | Event | Organizer | Launch or weigh-in | County |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-27 | MLF Toyota Series Northern Division at Lake Champlain (2026) | Major League Fishing | Plattsburgh City Marina, 5 Dock St. | Essex County |
| 2026-06-20 | LCI Father's Day Derby (2026) | Lake Champlain International | Essex County |
Lake Champlain away from event day
Lake Champlain spreads over 277,117 acres touching Essex County, Clinton County and Washington County in the NYS Hydrography layer. DEC lists lake trout, landlocked salmon, smallmouth bass, largemouth bass, yellow perch, crappie, northern pike and carp for Lake Champlain. 5 boat launches on Lake Champlain appear in the DEC launch layer, Ausable Point Campground & Day Use Area, Point Au Roche State Park and Public Launch on Lake Champlain near Cumberland Head among them.
DEC marks Lake Champlain as open to ice fishing permitted. A New York license covers the New York side; whether it also counts across the line depends on DEC border-water agreements, so check before crossing. Residents pay $25.00 a year and nonresidents $50.00.
NYS Hydrography (NHD); DEC Recommended Fishing Lakes and Ponds; DEC boat launch layer; retrieved October 2026.
How Lake Champlain fields reach open water
Where New York fields put in on Lake Champlain
- Ausable Point Campground & Day Use Areahand launch, Keeseville
- Public Launch on Lake Champlain near Port Henryhard surface ramp, parking: 10 spaces (dec park field), Port Henry
- Wilcox Dock Launchhard surface ramp, parking: 35 spaces (dec park field), Plattsburgh
- Point Au Roche State Parkhard surface ramp, parking: 21 spaces (dec park field), Cumberland Head
- Public Launch on Lake Champlain near Cumberland Headhard surface ramp, parking: 40 spaces (dec park field), Cumberland Head
Lake Champlain event hosts by count
County pages behind Lake Champlain events
- Essex County
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New York event waters beyond Lake Champlain
- Lake Erie8 events
- Lake Ontario4 events
- Oneida Lake3 events
- Seneca Lake2 events
- South Shore of Long Island3 events
- St. Lawrence River0 events
Empire State water close to Lake Champlain, in pictures
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Waters and harbors near Lake Champlain, in pictures
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Common questions about Lake Champlain events
How crowded is the Lake Champlain event calendar?
4 dated rows on file, 2 not yet fished, and 2 published results.
What is the next printed date on Lake Champlain?
LCI Father's Day Derby (2027) on 2027-06-19.
What does a first place on Lake Champlain weigh?
No one-day five-bass winning weight is printed for this water; multi-day, derby and walleye results are listed in the tables instead.
Which organizers fish Lake Champlain?
Lake Champlain International and Major League Fishing.
Where is the Lake Champlain weigh-in?
The host pages name Plattsburgh City Marina, 5 Dock St., Plattsburgh City Marina and Plattsburgh.
What is the latest winning weight on Lake Champlain?
Bryan LaBelle (Hinesburg, Vt.) took first at MLF Toyota Series Northern Division at Lake Champlain (2026) (2026-08-27) with 60-6.
Must a Lake Champlain competitor carry a New York license?
A New York license covers the New York side; whether it also counts across the line depends on DEC border-water agreements, so check before crossing. Residents pay $25.00 a year and nonresidents $50.00.
How do I register for a Lake Champlain event?
The linked event pages explain how each host takes entries.
May a host submit a Lake Champlain event?
Use Add a tournament on this page to send the details.
Fish Lake Champlain ahead of event day
Every DEC launch on file is listed on the water page.
Know a tournament that is not listed?
Send it here with a link to the organizer’s event page or schedule. Weekly and monthly ones only need to go in once. If that page shows the name and the date (or the day of the week), it goes on this page right away. If not, we check it by hand within a week.
We keep what you send so we can check the event. Your email is never published.