Smallmouth Bass
Season - Third Saturday in June to November thirtieth
Five fish limit per person
-Smallmouth bass are one reason that so many fishermen come to the Greater Niagara Region each year. Both Lakes Erie and Ontario hold huge numbers of smallies and they grow to trophy size as well. Lake Erie bass season opens a full six weeks before the rest of the state. This special season allows us to keep one trophy sized smallie, during this period the bass are on their spawning beds and will hit almost anything that you throw at them. This increases the chance of catching that six pound trophy you've been looking for. The state record came from Lake Erie and weighed in at eight pounds four ounces which was also hauled in during this early season. This early season runs from the first Saturday in May until the third Saturday in June when the rest of the state opens up. May and June are hot on Lake Erie three to five pound bass are common with six pound smallmouth bass being caught daily. June through September is great for kids on Lake Ontario and the Niagara River with steady numbers of two to three pound fish.
-Catches of fifty to one hundred bass a day are the standard. If you choose to fish the Niagara River trip, we leave from the very scenic boat launch of Lewiston. First class accommodations are available at the Barton Hill Hotel and Spa. If you will be staying at the Barton Hill Hotel then arrangements can be made for transportation to the docks. Our Lake Erie trip leaves from the Small Boat Harbor in Buffalo. From this site we have access to numerous shoals and reefs including the mouth of the mighty Upper Niagara River. These big waters are second to none for smallmouth. May through June this is the place to be!
