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