Seth Feider, among other anglers, is largely focusing his largemouth catching efforts around marinas. Feider caught a 6-pounder early today flipping a jig to the corner of a slip.
Isolated milfoil, depth and an abundance of dock-dwelling baitfish like bluegill and perch are the drawing card. Large marinas on Lake Champlain are protected by breakwalls, which provide even more habitat, while providing protection to the boat slips.
Those offer ambush points for largemouth as baitfish swim past them. The milfoil, just like elsewhere on the lake, is a favored habitat of largemouth, which can blend in well with the stems. Some of the marinas are dredged out to accommodate the extended keels of the sailboats that are popular on this lake.
Add it all up and you have everything the largemouth needs to survive. Best of all, the visible cover is an ideal casting target.