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Lake Memphremagog Fishing Report

Updated Fri, Oct 23, 2026 from live gauge and weather data

Lake Memphremagog at Newport: a border lake shared with Quebec, where both sides now allow just 2 trout or salmon a day.

2/5
Slow. Work for them.Conditions favor short windows and patient fishing.
Water temp
~55 F est.
Air / High
50 / 50 F
Wind
N 8 mph

Sources: Open-Meteo, solunar calculated for these coordinates.

Satellite view
Friday
23
October 2026

Today's Fishing Report

Generated this morning from live readings: gauge, weather model, sun and moon. A fresh report is published here every morning.

2/5Slow. Work for them.Conditions favor short windows and patient fishing.

Lake Memphremagog feels the season turning: shorter days, grouping fish. Today brings clear skies, wind N around 8 mph, rising pressure near 1029 hPa and a high of 50. Water sits around 55 F for the season (estimated). With the waxing gibbous, the solunar majors run 9:22 AM-11:22 AM and 9:52 PM-11:52 PM: the windows to build the day around.

The plan, species by species

Rainbow troutExcellent

This band overlaps Vermont's 54-66°F stream preference: fish feed across riffles, runs and pocket water, and in lakes WDFW says spring and fall bring them near the surface.

Brown troutExcellent

Close to Vermont's 53-66°F optimum, browns feed more freely; in fall, pre-spawn fish move toward tributaries and gravel, so fish streamers and keep off the redds.

Landlocked salmonGood

Spring after ice-out and the fall cool-down are the surface seasons, with fish near shore and at stream mouths feeding on smelt: troll or cast streamers and smelt imitations.

Lake troutGood

Spring and fall bring lakers into 10 to 30 feet of water (Michigan DNR), within reach of casters and shallow trollers; fall is also spawning time over rocky shoals.

WalleyeGood

Spring: post-spawn fish scatter and can be slow for a couple of weeks. Fall: one of the best windows, with minnows on jigs and three-way rigs as the water cools toward ice-up.

SteelheadGood

Main tributary season: fish seams, pool heads and tails and structure with drifted eggs, beads, nymphs or streamers, and plan trips around rising or falling water.

Tomorrow: Similar at 53 F. The solunar majors shift about 50 minutes later.Next report: Sat, Oct 24, 6:30 AMHow this report is made →

Before you go

Vermont requires a fishing licence from age 15, from $28.00 for residents. What a Vermont licence costs and where to buy it →

Chasing landlocked salmon here? Check the size and bag limits with VTFW before you keep anything. The season dates for Vermont, read off the agency, are on the Vermont seasons page.

Water and weather

Live readings.

No live gauge on this water

Conditions here are modeled from weather, season and the nearest stations. Water readings appear when a USGS gauge is available.

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Right now

Latest readings

Air temp50 F
High / Low50 / 32 F
WindN 8-10 mph
Pressure1029.4 hPa, rising
Sky / Rain0% cloud, 0%
Sunrise / Sunset07:15 / 17:50
MoonWaxing Gibbous, 91%
Water temp (seasonal)~55 F est.

Bite planner

Hour-by-hour bite forecast for today. Tap a bar to see why.

5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PMsunrisesunset

Which day to fish Lake Memphremagog this week

The best day on Lake Memphremagog this week looks like Sunday Oct 25, at 4 out of 5, against 2 today.

Best day this week: Sunday, Oct 25 — good at 4/5, falling pressure, usually the best window of a week.

Today, Oct 23 — Tough

Conditions favor short windows and patient fishing.

Solunar majors
9:22 AM-11:22 AM and 9:52 PM-11:52 PM
Minor period
3:44 AM-4:44 AM
Sun
07:15 to 17:50
Moon
Waxing Gibbous, 91% lit
Sky and wind
Partly cloudy, 9 mph
Rain chance
0%

Forecast-based scores, less reliable further out: how the score is built.

Species guide

The species that matter on Lake Memphremagog: seasons, structure and how to fish each one. Today's ratings live in the report above.

Landlocked salmon illustration

Landlocked salmon

Spring and fall near the surface, deep in summer, and under the ice in winter

Landlocked salmon are Atlantic salmon that complete their whole life in fresh water, feeding mainly on rainbow smelt in cold lakes of Maine and the Northeast. Spring after ice-out and the fall cool-down are the surface seasons, with fish near shore and at stream mouths feeding on smelt: troll or cast streamers and smelt imitations.

Lake trout illustration

Lake trout

Spring and fall in shallow water, deep in summer, and through the ice in winter

Lake trout are slow-growing chars of large, deep, cold lakes, native from Alaska and northern Canada to New England and the Great Lakes, and introduced in many western lakes. Spring and fall bring lakers into 10 to 30 feet of water (Michigan DNR), within reach of casters and shallow trollers; fall is also spawning time over rocky shoals.

Walleye illustration

Walleye

Best: spring and late fall, around dawn, dusk and night

A cool-water perch of large lakes, reservoirs and rivers whose reflective eyes are built for low light, so it feeds most at night and in murky water. The Missouri Department of Conservation ranks it among the continent's most important freshwater game fish. Spring: post-spawn fish scatter and can be slow for a couple of weeks. Fall: one of the best windows, with minnows on jigs and three-way rigs as the water cools toward ice-up.

Rainbow trout illustration

Rainbow trout

Spring and fall in most lakes; rivers fish year-round while the water stays cool

A cold-water trout native to Pacific drainages from Alaska to Baja California, now stocked in most states and fished in rivers, tailwaters and lakes. This band overlaps Vermont's 54-66°F stream preference: fish feed across riffles, runs and pocket water, and in lakes WDFW says spring and fall bring them near the surface.

Brown trout illustration

Brown trout

Spring along Great Lakes shorelines; low light and overcast days in rivers; fall spawning runs

A European trout first stocked in the US in 1883 and now fished in rivers and lakes nationwide; it tolerates warmer water than other trout, and mature stream fish feed mostly at night. Close to Vermont's 53-66°F optimum, browns feed more freely; in fall, pre-spawn fish move toward tributaries and gravel, so fish streamers and keep off the redds.

Steelhead illustration

Steelhead

Great Lakes tributaries from fall through spring; West Coast rivers have both summer and winter runs

Steelhead are rainbow trout that migrate to the Pacific or the Great Lakes to grow, then return up rivers to spawn; unlike most Pacific salmon they can survive spawning and spawn again. Main tributary season: fish seams, pool heads and tails and structure with drifted eggs, beads, nymphs or streamers, and plan trips around rising or falling water.

When to come: the Lake Memphremagog calendar

Activity by species and month, and how the water warms through the year. Tap any cell.

Species activity by month

1 = slow, 5 = peak. Current month highlighted.

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Landlocked salmon
Lake trout
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Rainbow trout
Brown trout
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Water temperature through the year

Typical surface temperature for this water type; today is around 55 F (estimated, not a reading).

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Angler reports

Real reports from real anglers, reviewed before publishing. The water log below tracks each day automatically.

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Water log, last days

Auto-logged from live data
Thu, Oct 22

4/5 Good. Solid day ahead. Stable-to-falling pressure and workable wind line things up. Landlocked salmon led the card at excellent. High of 54 F, wind to 16 mph.

Wed, Oct 21

3/5 Fair. Fish the windows. A steady pattern: dawn and dusk carry the day. Rainbow trout led the card at excellent. High of 56 F, wind to 5 mph.

Tue, Oct 20

3/5 Fair. Fish the windows. A steady pattern: dawn and dusk carry the day. Rainbow trout led the card at excellent. High of 59 F, wind to 12 mph.

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Before you go

License

Vermont requires a valid fishing license for adults. Buy online from the state agency; one-day options exist for visitors.

Regulations

A Vermont fishing license covers the Vermont side. Vermont's special rule for Lake Memphremagog: brook, brown, rainbow and lake trout and landlocked salmon, 2 a day in total; lake trout minimum 24 inches. Other species follow Vermont's general lake rules, e.g. walleye 18-inch minimum, 3 a day, from the first Saturday in May to March 15 (Vermont guide, updated Dec. 16, 2025). North of the border, Quebec rules and licenses apply.

Access

Vermont's index lists state access with trailer launching. Clean boats and gear: the lake has Eurasian watermilfoil and zebra mussels.

About this water

A border lake between Newport, Vermont and Magog, Quebec; the Vermont part, including South Bay, is 5,966 acres in Orleans County.

Fishing Lake Memphremagog: the full guide

A lake that lies mostly in Quebec

The International Joint Commission describes Lake Memphremagog as lying on the Quebec–Vermont border between Newport, Vermont and Magog, Quebec, mostly on the Quebec side, though most of the water feeding it comes from Vermont. Vermont's regulation index lists the lake (including South Bay) in Newport, Derby and Coventry at 5,966 acres, with Eurasian watermilfoil and zebra mussels present.

Matching limits on both sides of the border

In 2022 Quebec changed its rules for the lake to match Vermont's: a combined 2 trout or salmon a day in any mix of brook, brown, lake and rainbow trout and landlocked Atlantic salmon. Before that, Quebec anglers could keep 30 salmonids a day. Vermont Fish and Wildlife expected the change to help the spawning runs in the tributaries.

Tributary runs

Vermont Fish and Wildlife names spring spawning runs of steelhead rainbow trout in the Barton, Black and Willoughby rivers, and landlocked Atlantic salmon runs in the Clyde River in spring (feeding) and autumn (spawning). On the Barton River from the lake up to the US Route 5 bridge nearest Barton village, rainbow and brown trout must be at least 10 inches, 2 a day.

Common questions

How many trout or salmon can I keep?

Two a day in total, on both the Vermont and the Quebec side since 2022, and lake trout must be at least 24 inches in Vermont.

Which tributaries have runs?

Steelhead rainbows run up the Barton, Black and Willoughby rivers in spring; landlocked salmon run the Clyde River in spring and autumn.

Does a Vermont license cover the whole lake?

No. Most of the lake is in Quebec, where Quebec's rules and licenses apply.

Is fishing good at Lake Memphremagog right now?

Check the daily report at the top of this page: it is regenerated every morning from live data. Today's read: Slow. Work for them. Conditions favor short windows and patient fishing.

Nearby waters

Clyde River3 miSeymour Lake13 miLake Willoughby18 miMissisquoi River43 miWaterbury Reservoir47 miFirst Connecticut Lake48 mi

Where this page's numbers come from

Weather and pressure
Open-Meteo forecast model
Queried at 44.9700, -72.2350 in this water's own timezone. A model, not an observation.
Moon and solunar windows
Calculated on this site
Astronomical calculation from these coordinates and the date, not a third-party feed. How much weight it deserves.
Pages checked
The facts in the written guide were checked against these pages, from the agencies and operators that manage the water, on October 6, 2026. Anything we could not verify was taken out.
The written guide on this page
Pablo Ruiz Quintero
How this page was made. The daily report is computed by our scoring engine from live readings; nobody types it. The written text was drafted with AI assistance from the official pages listed above, and its facts were checked against those pages by automated verification on October 6, 2026; anything that could not be verified was taken out. Pablo Ruiz Quintero sets every guideline, the data-verification system and the minimum standards a page must meet to be published, reviews page structure and approves what goes live; the responsibility is his, and the AI carries out the work. We work this way because it is how one person can keep every page current with named sources. Errors are published in the verification log; the full policy is in the editorial policy.

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