Tyler0420 Posted April 30, 2021 Report Share Posted April 30, 2021 Anyone fish the early bass season that opened up this year on lake Ontario? I was thinking about throwing some tubes around rock piles. Tony 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
мормышка Posted April 30, 2021 Report Share Posted April 30, 2021 Can't hurt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve_Guelph Posted April 30, 2021 Report Share Posted April 30, 2021 I was out crappie fishing a few days ago and can tell you the small mouth bass are bedding. The water was very clear and I could see so many bass just waiting to attack anything that come close. I personally don’t pull bass from their beds but I am sure if you target them you will have a slam fest. smerchly 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyler0420 Posted April 30, 2021 Author Report Share Posted April 30, 2021 Do they spawn out on the lake or more in the bays/harbors? if their on the beds then I’ll leave them there. There’s other species to fish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steellee Posted April 30, 2021 Report Share Posted April 30, 2021 2 hours ago, Tyler0420 said: Do they spawn out on the lake or more in the bays/harbors? if their on the beds then I’ll leave them there. There’s other species to fish. The erie creeks i have been steelheading last few days are absolutely loaded with smallies right now. Cant keep them off in some pools and i just walk away... by the time bass opener hits you wont find one in the creek or nearby lake Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DNorton Posted April 30, 2021 Report Share Posted April 30, 2021 Call me a rookie or uninformed, but why is there an early bass season this year? is this something new? Im not interested in pulling bass off beds so im kinda confused as to why its open early. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
мормышка Posted May 1, 2021 Report Share Posted May 1, 2021 They do that in NYS side Lake Erie, where you'd be allowed 1 fish. Its not like all bass are nesting shallow at the same time plus its pretty early for nesting. Usually early June when the shallows start to flourish. Go deeper you should be fine. If you fish for pike / walleye which open as well, you can risk catching a bass, so what do you do then? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyler0420 Posted May 1, 2021 Author Report Share Posted May 1, 2021 12 hours ago, DNorton said: Call me a rookie or uninformed, but why is there an early bass season this year? is this something new? Im not interested in pulling bass off beds so im kinda confused as to why its open early. Yes it’s new this year. Jan 01- may 10 early bass season zone 20 DNorton 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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