Lake Erie

The Great Lakes have become amazing smallmouth bass fisheries but sometimes finding big smallmouth bass in big water can be a challenge. These lakes are so vast, its hard to know where to start at times other than the spawn. The first time…

If you follow the Bass Anglers Elite Series, you probably already know that Chris Lane won the Bassmaster Elite East Plano Championship Chase and walked away with a check for $100,000. He ended up with 80 lbs of smallmouth bass for the…

In this recent article about Lake Erie, they discuss the effects of algae on the Walleye population but also tell the story of the continued improvement of smallmouth bass fishing. Lake Erie has benefited from catch and release fishing…

When booking a charter with me for small mouth bass on Lake Erie, I am often asked by new customers, “what quantity of fish can we expect to catch?”. My response for the last 25 of my 35 years in this business is 35 to 50 small mouth per…

By Jim Hanley The first time I was introduced to a "gitzit" was in 1978 Thousand Islands tournament. Like the fish I was enticing, I was hooked by this new technique. That first day I was paired with Greg Ward, grandson of legendary TV…

Jim Hanley, a native of the Buffalo, New York area, has been fishing and watching Lake Erie change over the past 50 years.  As a former BASS angler, having competed in the Bassmaster Classic, Jim has a deep understanding of bass fishing…

Lake Erie is changing due to high phosphorous levels. It is causing the the habitat to change to an environment more favorable to largemouth bass, white perch, catfish and potentially Asian carp. As the Asian Carp has moved up the…

There is a little known issue that concerns fishermen and boaters dealing with Lake Erie fishing regulations. Fish sanctuaries have been established in Lake Erie to assist the smallmouth bass and other gamefish species in thriving without…

Interesting stuff going on with the Round Gobys in the Great Lakes. If anyone has fished the Great Lakes and Lake Erie, you probably have heard mixed opinions on the issue of Gobys in the lakes.  Originally introduced into the St Clair…

Smallmouth bass fishing on Lake Erie is something that should be on everyone's "bucket list".  This is Lake Erie fishing in the fall.I could watch this stuff all day. Lake Erie used to be like a sewer pit. When the invasive species…