| If we were to actually take the time to look at a | | | | Ottawa, Grand, Saugeen and even the French |
| map of Ontario we would realize how lucky we | | | | river of the near north have world class Bass |
| bass anglers really are. From the southern Lakes | | | | fishing.Whether fishing from a canoe or from |
| of Erie and Ontario to Lakes Huron, Georgian Bay | | | | shore these rivers are a must for any |
| and northern Lake Superior to Ontario's near | | | | adventurous Bass angler. |
| north lakes of Nippissing and Muskoka to name a | | | | Ontario does have good sizes and numbers of |
| few, Bass fishing in Ontario is simply fantastic! | | | | Bass, but we must keep in mind the growing |
| Every one knows that the north shore of | | | | season here is cut in half in comparison to State |
| Ontario's Lake Erie is a Smallmouth factory with | | | | side. Our winters last more than 4 months which |
| huge fish being caught, but I have also seen | | | | means that a 'hog' of a Bass could be upwards of |
| monsters come out of Lake Simcoe tipping the | | | | 10 years of age depending on whether you're in |
| scales at 7lbs. WOW! That's a big Smallmouth! I | | | | the north or south. Lake Erie with its good |
| have fished small inland lakes in Ontario's Bruce | | | | population of Bass can handle the taking of a few |
| Peninsula and hooked 4 to 6lb Smallmouth and | | | | good fish. Even lakes of Simcoe's caliber can |
| Largemouth. Lake St. Clair in the southwest is | | | | stand to loose a few, but small inland lakes, in my |
| another Bass haven of Ontario along with the | | | | opinion, can't handle everyone taking trophy |
| infamous Kawarthas of south central Ontario. The | | | | Largemouth or Smallmouth. |
| Kawartha Lakes - Pigeon, Scugog, Rice, Buckhorn, | | | | Due to the short growing season taking big fish in |
| Sturgeon and Balsam get their fare share of Bass | | | | large quantities from these waters could be |
| angler traffic and still cough up a big supply of | | | | devastating to the bass population. Smaller fish |
| Largemouth and Smallmouth. | | | | can be harvested in smaller lakes, but lunkers, I |
| Ontario's Walleye waters of Bay of Quinte, is | | | | think should be released for the simple reason |
| becoming more and more of a Bass anglers | | | | that 'Big Bass make more Bass' for us to pursue |
| paradise, with bigger fish weighing in at the | | | | or harvest. |
| tournament podium every year. Lake Ontario | | | | I have been Bass fishing Ontario waters for close |
| from Kingston to the St. Lawrence is an excellent | | | | to 36 years now and if I live to be a hundred I |
| Smallmouth fishery, just ask Pro Angler, Shaw | | | | still will not be able to fish half of the lakes this |
| Grisby, from Florida where his favorite fishing | | | | province provides. Largemouth and Smallmouth |
| area is and he will mention Kingston. Lakes | | | | are here in abundance and untouched like Ontario's |
| Couchiching, Muskoka, Nippissing, the list is virtually | | | | wilderness. |
| endless for good Smallmouth and Largemouth | | | | When fishing for Bass in Ontario I would say that |
| lakes where weights of 5lbs and up are being | | | | from the Northern tip of Lake Superior and |
| caught. Some of Southern Ontario's river systems | | | | beyond to the southern most tip of Pelee Island, |
| like the mighty Niagara, Detroit, St. Lawrence, | | | | Ontario is truly a Bass angler's paradise! |