If you can fish the Great Lakes of North America these lakes are great to
fish for smallmouth bass. They include Lake Ontario, Lake Erie, Lake Huron,
Lake Michigan and Lake Superior. Make sure to check the local fishing
regulations for dates that you are allowed to fish for smallies. The
smallmouth bass is said to be, one of the hardest fighting fish to catch.
The bass runs hard and jumps out of the water, tail walking trying to throw
the hook. You cannot horse this fish to the boat it will break your fishing
line. The St.Lawrence river is world famous for bass fishing. You
must first know what a smallmouth bass looks like. Smallmouth bass are
usually bronze to brownish green in color. Smallies have dark vertical bars
on the sides. You need to know that Unlike the largemouth, the upper jaw of
a small mouth does not extend beyond rear margin of the eye. The eye of a
smallmouth is reddish. Look at the fish's fins it has thirteen to fifteen
rays of soft dorsal fins. Its length would go from 12 to 22 inches. You can
catch smallmouth anywhere from one pound up to twenty pounds.
You can try a 3/4 ounce spoon , but heavier spoons can be used to help you
stay on top of deep fish in wind or current also spinners are good to use.
They are extremely good baits for deep smallmouth.
You should fish submerged islands or humps and shoals, try tipping
them with a live worm or night crawler. You need to vary your retrieve cast
and let the bait fall on a tight line, then bounce the spoon off the bottom
and let fall again.
You should watch your depth finder for rock ledges that drop off
quickly from about six to twelve feet. Look for fish along rocky structures
with and without light weed lines. You can use a live worm and light sinker.
Cast the bait and let it bounce along the top of shoals.
You are likely to catch several bass in the same locations especially near
rocks and drop offs to deeper water. You should fish along and over the top
of weed beds. You can try jigs tip with a worm or minnow. Try a plastic worm
it is a good strategy because even the most slow moving bass will respond.
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