Opens: Day 2 on Champlain

Things are heating up on the water on Day 2 of the Bass Pro Shops Northern Open #2 presented by Allstate.

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Jeff Heppert and his co-angler were on fish early on Day 2 on Lake Champlain.
Jeff Heppert and his co-angler were on fish early on Day 2 on Lake Champlain.
Frank Sipple fights a fish to the boat.
Frank Sipple fights a fish to the boat.
Sipple’s Day 2 pro, Patrick Pierce, looks on as Sipple swings his fish into the boat.
Sipple’s Day 2 pro, Patrick Pierce, looks on as Sipple swings his fish into the boat.
Jeff Heppert fires a cast with a topwater bait.
Jeff Heppert fires a cast with a topwater bait.
A smallmouth takes a dive in an effort to come free from being hooked.
A smallmouth takes a dive in an effort to come free from being hooked.
Patrick Pierce fights a fish to the boat while Frank Sipple waits with the dip net.
Patrick Pierce fights a fish to the boat while Frank Sipple waits with the dip net.
Pierce wishes this fish was bigger…
Pierce wishes this fish was bigger…
…but places it in the livewell, hoping to cull it later in the day.
…but places it in the livewell, hoping to cull it later in the day.
Jeff Heppert’s rod loads with the weight of a heavy smallmouth…
Jeff Heppert’s rod loads with the weight of a heavy smallmouth…
…and drops to his knees after the fish came off.
…and drops to his knees after the fish came off.
Patrick Pierce makes a move north on Lake Champlain.
Patrick Pierce makes a move north on Lake Champlain.
Boo Woods hooks up with a Lake Champlain smallmouth.
Boo Woods hooks up with a Lake Champlain smallmouth.
His co-angler waits with the net…
His co-angler waits with the net…
…and secures the fish in the bottom of the dip net.
…and secures the fish in the bottom of the dip net.
Boo Woods started Day 2 in 35th place with 15 pounds, 11 ounces.
Boo Woods started Day 2 in 35th place with 15 pounds, 11 ounces.
Dave Wolak shares water with a couple of local anglers.
Dave Wolak shares water with a couple of local anglers.
Co-angler Chad Valentine started the morning in 18th place with 9 pounds, 9 ounces.
Co-angler Chad Valentine started the morning in 18th place with 9 pounds, 9 ounces.
Dave Wolak hooks up with one of his best fish of the day.
Dave Wolak hooks up with one of his best fish of the day.
A hefty largemouth is in the net.
A hefty largemouth is in the net.
Wolak started Day 2 in 10th place with 17 pounds, 6 ounces.
Wolak started Day 2 in 10th place with 17 pounds, 6 ounces.
Wolak was culling quality fish early in the day.
Wolak was culling quality fish early in the day.
Winds began to pick up early on Lake Champlain.
Winds began to pick up early on Lake Champlain.
Boats crowded onto some of the more popular community holes on Lake Champlain.
Boats crowded onto some of the more popular community holes on Lake Champlain.
The next sequence of photos show Charley Hartley fighting a keeper smallmouth to the boat.
The next sequence of photos show Charley Hartley fighting a keeper smallmouth to the boat.