Fishing
Seasons
May to October
Smallmouth
Bass
  
Lake Erie and the Niagara River have become world renowned for they're
consistent catches of trophy smallmouths.
Beginning May 1st and continuing until the 3rd Saturday of June, when
our regular bass season opens, the New York waters of Lake Erie are open
to a trophy smallmouth season. It is during this time that anglers are
allowed to fish the lake's giant prespawn smallmouths with the hopes of
catching the trophy "smallie" of a lifetime.
  
This season is one when hot, rod-bending action can be expected. These
prespawn bass readily take live and artificial baits, with catches of
20 to 30 smallmouths being the norm. Our average bass in this prespawn
season weigh in at about 2 pounds with many 4 plus pound fish and an occasional
6 pound bass boated in a day of fishing.
Tremendous fishing continues all the way into October as we follow our
bronzeback bass friends out onto the reefs of Lake Erie where they spend
the summer months.
This is a great time to bring the kids, as the bass fishing action is
usually fast and consistent.
This is one of Captain Ted's favorite fishing seasons.

Walleye
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As the 4th of July nears Lake Erie's well-known staple, the Walleye
begin to go on their open water bite.
Walleye fishing is not for the faint at heart. Many days begin with
a 10-mile run off shore to find these nomadic schools of "yellows".
Patience is a virtue when fishing Erie 'Eye's. Hours of trolling
can sometimes go by while waiting for the Walleye bite to turn on.
But if you have the patience and the stamina you can be rewarded
with a nice catch of some of the finest eating fish in the world.
Our main technique for the 'eye's is controlled depth fishing where
we utilize diving sinkers, and in-line planer boards to get our
baits out and down to fish.
Lake Erie Walleyes average 3 pounds with many 8 to 9 pounders caught
during our season.
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