| Lake Erie is an excellent fishery for Silver | | | | crankbaits, finesse minnows and worms, but my |
| Bass. The Bass are in abundance and the lake | | | | favorite is the 3"white Mr. Twister grub on |
| receives much less fishing pressure for them | | | | an 1/8th or 1/4 ounce jig head. Berkley has |
| than Perch. Silver Bass are easy to catch and | | | | the new 'Realistix' minnow power bait that |
| excellent eating. The only draw back is when | | | | worked very well combined with different |
| frozen, they develop a 'fishy' taste so keep | | | | style jig heads to fill the live well. |
| in mind that your Silver Bass outings should | | | | |
| be for the table that night or the night | | | | During the summer months you will find the |
| after. Trust me though when I say that the | | | | Silver Bass out in the open water feasting on |
| Silver Bass taste Superb! | | | | bait fish but they are still relatively easy |
| | | | to catch. Trolling with light weighted |
| During late May to the middle of June the | | | | spinners like the Erie-Dearie tipped with a |
| Silver Bass spawn by the thousands in | | | | worm and small crankbaits and minnow |
| outflows, river mouths, rocky shorelines and | | | | imitating baits will definitely work. You can |
| reefs. This is the best and easiest time to | | | | even stay on top of them using your bowmount |
| catch them. Some of the ways to hook Silver | | | | jigging with spoons and jig/grub combos. |
| Bass is by using small jerk baits, | | | | |