| Smallmouth bass fishing is extremely popular. | | | | smallmouth bass. |
| Many of the bass fishing tournament circuits have | | | | Door County is located in Wisconsin and Lake |
| tournaments on lakes that have largemouth bass | | | | Michigan surrounds this county. If you can get to |
| and smallmouth bass. Smallmouth bass are popular | | | | the Sturgeon Bay area during the spring, you |
| among anglers because they are such a strong | | | | have a chance at putting 50 or more smallmouth |
| fighter. A smallmouth bass will usually leap into the | | | | bass in the boat in one day. Advanced smallmouth |
| air a couple of times and make a couple strong | | | | bass anglers should be able to find plenty of fish |
| runs, depending on their size. They also taste | | | | scattered along the shorelines. Fishermen that |
| very good. Many bass fishermen believe in catch | | | | need some help can hire a fishing guide. There are |
| and release, but there is nothing wrong with | | | | plenty of fishing guides available. Throughout the |
| taking a fish home to eat every now and then | | | | summer and fall, you're going to be fishing in |
| and many anglers believe that smallmouth bass | | | | deeper water, most likely over 20 feet deep. If |
| taste better than largemouth bass. | | | | you can find the fish, you can land some real |
| Most fishermen head north to target smallmouth | | | | lunkers. Door County is also one of the best |
| becase the northern states have a lot of good | | | | vacation destinations in the midwest. |
| lakes that support healthy populations of | | | | The Boundary Waters of Ely, Minnesota is one of |
| smallmouth bass. These fish thrive in colder water | | | | the most unique places to fish. This area has |
| temperatures and the states of Wisconsin, | | | | plenty of pristine lakes and the fishing pressure is |
| Michigan, Ohio, Minnesota and many areas in | | | | light. Don't come to the boundary waters if you're |
| Canada have some of the finest smallmouth bass | | | | not up for a little bit of adventure. You will be |
| fishing in the country. | | | | most likely be portaging into different lakes and |
| Let's take a look at some of the top fishing | | | | fishing from a canoe. If this sounds exciting, plan a |
| destinations to help you plan a trip for catching | | | | trip to Ely and you won't be disappointed. |
| smallmouth bass. Remember that there are many | | | | Smallmouth bass in the 2 to 4 pound range are |
| other lakes up north that have good fishing for | | | | very common. |
| smallmouth that won't be in this article, but these | | | | Some of the other top smallmouth bass |
| areas will give you a great chance of landing | | | | destinations are Lake St. Clair in Michigan, Lake of |
| some quality fish. If you time it right, you can | | | | the Woods and Lake of the Woods in Canada, |
| catch them in bunches in the lakes listed below. | | | | Rainy Lake in Minnesota and Dale Hollow Lake in |
| Lake Erie is known more for its excellent walleye | | | | Tennessee. To find information on all of the fishing |
| fishery, but the smallmouth bass fishing is also | | | | destinations, check out our smallmouth bass |
| very good. There are numerous fishing charters, | | | | fishing trips page. |
| especially in Ohio, that can put you walleye and | | | | |