| Smallmouth bass fishing at Lake Erie especially | | | | remember. |
| during summer is certainly too much fun. Although | | | | So if you are bass fishing at Lake Erie and want |
| when it comes to Smallmouth bass fishing in Lake | | | | to share with the typical smallmouth catch of |
| Erie, there is no such thing as too much fun. | | | | 80,000 smallmouths during a six week period |
| Lake Erie is also known as the Great Lake. It | | | | starting end of June, just after the spawning |
| nourishes the best smallmouth bass fishes in the | | | | period, you can come to Long point Bay. The |
| United States. | | | | smallmouth swims through this bay as they travel |
| Many anglers who do regular smallmouth bass | | | | back to the main lake after the spawning period. |
| fishing at Lake Erie have already made a minimum | | | | The Presque Island area is also a good ground for |
| catch of fifty smallmouth bass fishes averaging | | | | fishing smallmouth. You may do deep water |
| over four pounds each on a weekend! These are | | | | jigging and catch so much fish. |
| great numbers that would surely attract the | | | | Offshore smallmouth bass fishing at Lake Erie is |
| attention of any bass fishing enthusiast. | | | | highly variable. Walleye anglers often have to |
| What can be the reason why smallmouth bass | | | | travel more than a dozen miles to find fish, but |
| fishing at Lake Erie yields so much of the good | | | | this is normal in most of Lake Erie. |
| catches? Well Lake Erie aside from its being so | | | | While off-shore fishing may not come very |
| large a lake offers an excellent habitat and forage. | | | | attractive particularly to beginners or amateur |
| The massiveness of the lake has given the | | | | fishers, there is also a big chance to a good |
| smallmouth bass the ease of pressure usually | | | | shore-fishing, especially for white bass, from the |
| given by small lakes thus making this great lake a | | | | short pier. Channel catfish can be caught here, but |
| Mecca of small mouth bass fishes. | | | | to maximize catch in the shore fishing, you must |
| But when you're up for a bass fishing at Lake | | | | fish in the night or when the water is discolored. |
| Erie, you must be very vigilant with the weather. | | | | In recent years, it was noted that there is a |
| Although it is a lake, the waters often resemble | | | | phenomenon of increasing clear water in the lake |
| that of the ocean. A clear bright day may | | | | which can be attributed to the so called "zebra |
| suddenly turn into a bad one accompanied by | | | | water infestation" which has been driving the |
| forceful winds just like what happened to some | | | | smallmouth species to the deep waters even |
| ten bass boats fishing the lake sometime in | | | | during spawning thus trolling is still the number one |
| September of 1992. | | | | way of catching the smallies. |
| Certainly Lake Erie is one of the most diverse | | | | When you are along the 42 mile shoreline Lake |
| fishing grounds in the country. In this lake you will | | | | Erie in the State of Pennsylvania you may launch |
| not only find the most famous smallmouth bass | | | | at the harbor of Presque Isle Bay at the city of |
| fishes but also large quantity of yellow perch, the | | | | Erie. Here you will have an easy way to catch the |
| largemouth bass, the northern pike, white bass, | | | | abundant yellow perch, walleye, steelhead and the |
| the walleye and many other bass fish species. | | | | smallmouth bass. Perch and walleye fishing is |
| While bass fishing at Lake Erie you must | | | | generally excellent at north point of Presque Isle |
| remember some standard regulations which are | | | | while smallmouth bass fishing is best in east of |
| imposed in some states such as in Pennsylvania, if | | | | Erie. |
| you are to catch the walleye, it must already be | | | | Presque Isle Bay provides relatively calm water |
| at least 18 inches, smaller than this is not allowed. | | | | that is suitable for smaller boats. It also offers |
| In Ohio, which covers about 262 miles of | | | | good fishing for largemouth bass, northern pike, |
| shoreline, smallmouth bass fishing at Lake Erie | | | | crappies and bluegills along with smallmouth bass |
| during summer have limits as to number the of | | | | and yellow perch. |
| bags. You are allowed to have three bags only | | | | Well if you think this summer is the season for |
| instead of four and during any other time, you | | | | you to go smallmouth bass fishing at Lake Erie, |
| can catch up to a maximum of six bags. | | | | and your jumping point is Pennsylvania, worry not |
| During spawning period that is from March to April | | | | where to stay because there are numerous |
| you are not allowed to catch using the treble | | | | campsites and hotels there just along the |
| hooks. These are new regulations you have to | | | | shorelines of Lake Erie. |