Western champlain or saint Lawrence?

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Western champlain or saint Lawrence?

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Looking for suggestions for exploring ny fishing. I primarily walleye or pike fish. Looking at western champlain or possibly the saint Lawrence. Be June. I appreciate the help
19' boat.
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Re: Western champlain or saint Lawrence?

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the st lawrence river holds plenty of eyes pike and muskies. your 19 ft. boat is plenty for there. great fishing for eyes especially. champlain in june is a toughie for eyes.
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Thank you. Looks like might be fishing the waddington area.
Looking at maps looks like a good section of the river.
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Vtmopar wrote:Thank you. Looks like might be fishing the waddington area.
Looking at maps looks like a good section of the river.
coles creek is where you want to be or massena intake.
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Thank you. Thats where I was looking. Looks like theres a nice campground right there.
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Coles Creek state park has a nice campground. Easy access for that portion of the river at several nearby launches. Also consider Chippewa bay near the 1000 islands. Walleye and Pike fishing’s good there in June.
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Thanks, not that far away I'll check that out.
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