Simcoe Smallies vs. Erie Smallies

[KraTToR]

Being from KW if find it a lot easier to get to the north shore of Erie when I'm out bass fishing.

 

Like Simcoe, these waters hold an abundance of big smallmouth bass. I was out yesterday afternoon drifting over a large shoal about 4 kms off shore and picked up 3-4 fish with every drift. I tried a Carolina rig (which boated me a 20lb catfish!) and a drop shot rig with a pumpkin sharp shooter by Yum. The drift was about .7mph so I had to use 3/4 oz drop shot weight.

 

The biggest came from the deepest water

 

 

 

 

[evster]

Nice! I bet that was a blast.

[Mister G]

When it comes to pickerel and smallies there is NO PLACE better then ERIE.........or I have been there yet.

[misfish]

I just wish they were closer together. Erie has some great toads, Simcoe will produce soon enough some of the same, once the feed bag starts.

[huzzsaba]

Here is a lake ontario smallie caught off the pier at night. looks very similar to yours. Same size and probably weight too.

 

[OhioFisherman]

 

 

There is a couple from the 1980's, the small one was 18 inches, Lake Erie had them in the 60's and 70's too.