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